ELMWOOD PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY TEAMS UP WITH 2X GRAMMY®-WINNING ARTIST AND NY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LAUFEY FOR SPECIAL-EDITION LIBRARY CARD
The Elmwood Park Public Library is partnering with Laufey, the 2X GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, NY Times Bestselling Author of the children’s book, Mei Mei The Bunny, and her global Laufey Book Club to release a special limited-edition library card ahead of Library Card Sign-Up Month in September and in celebration of A Very Laufey Day on August 23rd – a worldwide fan activation designed to inspire community, creativity and connection. This year’s itinerary of stops centers around “A Celebration of The Arts” including museums, live performances, libraries and indie bookstores.
The Laufey Book Club connects readers across the globe through shared monthly book selections and online monthly meetings. In 2025, the Laufey Book Club launched a pilot initiative of collaborative cards with 5 library systems (LA County, Boston, Phoenix, Fulton County and Reykjavík) for A Very Laufey Day and most library systems broke single day sign up records with the launch.
After expanding the initiative to team up with Elmwood Park Public Library, the card launch aims to encourage more people to visit their local library, discover new books and services available, and connect with others in their community. This partnership also solidifies Laufey's role as the 2025 spokesperson for Library Card Sign-Up Month, an American Library Association initiative celebrating the power of libraries to support their communities.
The limited-edition Elmwood Park Public Library card design features a Laufey Book Club design, alongside the Laufey Book Club crest and Elmwood Park Public Library logo. This is our library’s first collaborative design.
The Elmwood Park Public Library design is one of nearly 50 Laufey Book Club collaborative public library cards launching around the world in celebration of A Very Laufey Day.
How to Get a Elmwood Park Public Library x Laufey Book Club Library Card
- Starting Sunday, August 23rd at Elmwood Park Public Library’s pop-up outside of the library entrance from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M., the card will be available free to both new and existing Elmwood Park Public Library cardholders. Beginning Monday, August 24th, the card will be available until supplies last! NOTE: The library is currently closed to the public on Sundays. This event is held outside of library hours.
- To get an Elmwood Park library card, adults 18 years of age and older must present the following identification in-person:
- A photo ID (current Illinois Driver’s License or State ID) with your name and current Elmwood Park address (not including those with a Chicago 60707 zip code).
- If your photo ID does not show a current Elmwood Park address, then we will require an additional piece of identification that displays your name and Elmwood Park address, such as:
- current utility bill
- current phone bill
- paycheck (with name, address, and date)
- Kids & Teens under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign for a card. This adult must show the same forms of ID as listed above.
- Both parent and child must reside at the Elmwood Park address and the child must be present at the time.
- Elmwood Park Public Library is located at 1 W. Conti Parkway, Elmwood Park, IL 60707. The library is currently open 6 days a week (re-opening on Sundays beginning September 13th).
- Monday - Thursday: 9 A.M. - 8 P.M.
- Friday: 9 A.M. - 6 P.M.
- Saturday: 9 A.M. - 5 P.M.
- Sunday: 1 P.M. - 5 P.M. (Closed Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends)
- Elmwood Park Public Library cardholders that get a new card or renew their card will be entered into a raffle for a copy of Laufey’s Children’s Book “Mei Mei the Bunny” and latest album “A Matter of Time: The Final Hour”.
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About Elmwood Park Public Library
Elmwood Park Public Library, located in Elmwood Park, Illinois, is celebrating its 90th anniversary after its establishment in June 1936. It services the community of Elmwood Park, as well as its neighbors Chicago, River Grove, Oak Park, River Forest, and beyond. The library is a member of the SWAN Library Services consortium, a system of over 100 libraries in the Chicagoland area. The library wrapped up the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year with over 25,000 participants to 1,275 programs! Elmwood Park Public Library uniquely features a Gaming Lounge, a communal gathering space for children and teens to play PS5, XBOX Series X, Switch games and more together. The Gaming Lounge is open most days in the hours after school, including weekends. Additionally, the Youth Services department is home to the PNG (Project Next Generation) Room. It hosts a series of educational and engaging technology classes with the goal of bridging the digital divide for students in grades 6 through 12. The library is a proud recipient of grant funding provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). In addition to the traditional library offerings, we lend out Mobile Hotspots, Chromebook Laptops, Roku Sticks, video game consoles, and more as part of our “Beyond Books” or Library of Things collection. Exclusive to resident cardholders, this collection provides internet access beyond our building.
The library continues to expand its offerings every year with the support of our wonderful community. We thank Laufey for the opportunity to collaborate and share our love of third spaces.
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About Laufey
Laufey (pronounced lay-vay) has captivated a generation with virtuosic songs of love and self-discovery by manifesting her vision of jazz and classical-infused pop music. Raised between Reykjavik and Washington, D.C., she learned piano and cello as a child, later studying at Berklee College of Music. There, she wrote her debut EP, 2021’s Typical of Me, whose striking single “Street by Street” debuted at #1 on Icelandic radio—the first of many achievements that have grown to include two GRAMMY Awards, seven billion combined global streams, a social media audience of over 25 million, the biggest jazz LP debut in Spotify history, a growing pile of Platinum plaques, a Forbes 30 Under 30 designation, being named one of TIME’s 2025 Women of the Year and being made an Icelandic Knight by Iceland's President, an honor called The Order of the Falcon. She’s sold out the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, multiple nights at Madison Square Garden and Crypto.com Arena, and London’s Royal Albert Hall; performed backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra and the China Philharmonic Orchestra; shared the stage with the likes of Noah Kahan, Hozier, Jon Batiste and RAYE; and collaborated on records with artists including Barbra Streisand, Role Model, Beabadoobee and Norah Jones. The deluxe version of her much-lauded 2025 album A Matter of Time has been released, and her first children's book, Mei Mei The Bunny, became a New York Times Bestseller.
For more information, visit Laufey's website at laufeymusic.com and connect on social media @laufey.
About the Laufey Book Club
Books and storytelling have always been very important to Laufey, especially as a songwriter. In August 2022, Laufey founded the Laufey Book Club to share her passion for reading with her fans. The club now has accumulated a dedicated following of 350K+ people across social media. The Laufey Book Club provides an important outlet for Laufey to communicate directly with her fanbase, share her inspirations, and deepen connections with club members through shared discussion of curated monthly book selections.
About A Very Laufey Day
A Very Laufey Day is an annual global fan activation in its fourth year that encourages fans to follow a curated itinerary of stops as they experience a perfect Laufey-inspired day. It focuses on activities and experiences with the goal of creating shared experiences for fans around the world. Learn more at averylaufeyday.com.
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