A painting commissioned by artist John Dawson hangs in the stairwell at the Orland Park Public Library. The painting represents the diverse wildlife in the Orland Park area. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

A banner celebrating the 75 years of the Orland Park Public Library hangs on the wall near the study room area in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Self-checkout kiosk in the youth services section at the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Mary Ann Ahl, who has worked for the Orland Park Public Library for 35 years, looks at the Peek-A-Book station in the children's area. The interactive audio-visual presentation teaches about the library's collection. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Liliy Lopez, 5, of Orland Park, works on a puzzle game in the preschool area at the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Bridget Bittman, public information coordinator, demonstrates how a library patron would enter a code in a keypad to pick up book orders from a locker at the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Liliy Lopez, 5, of Orland Park, works on a puzzle game while her grandmother Marta Ramirez looks at a book in the preschool area at the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

The pond with a wall of windows that give patrons a view from inside the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Donna O'Neill, of Orland Park, looks at a book in the Lucky Day in the Orland Park Public Library. The section gives patrons an opportunity to get popular books, movies and magazines without being on a long waiting list. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Main entrance of the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Main entrance of the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Orland Park Public Library Board secretary Mary Ann Ahl, who has worked for the library for 35 years, walks past the fireplace area at the library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Monika Przysiezna, 26, of Orland Park, relaxes in a quiet section of the teen time area while doing some of her college homework at the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Assistant director Robin Wagner describes some of the changes that have happened recently and during the 75-year history of the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

A banner celebrating the 75 years of the Orland Park Public Library hangs on the wall near the study room area in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Computer lab at the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

New tables and chairs have been installed recently in the computer section at the Orland Park Public Library in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Orland Park Public Library Board secretary Mary Ann Ahl, who has worked for the library for 35 years, relaxes in the easy-out chairs in the Next Chapter section at the library. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media