From the NORTH 1. Harlem Avenue south to Burlington Road (right turn) Burlington Road west
to Longcommon Road (4th intersection) (left turn) Go over the railroad
tracks. There are 2 buildings directly ahead of you as you cross the
tracks; the library is the smaller building on the right. Park as
available.
2. First Avenue south to Forest/Washington Avenue (1st light after
31st Street) (left turn) (Riverside-Brookfield High School on
northwest corner). Forest Avenue east to Longcommon Road (4th possible
right) (right turn). Go over the railroad tracks. There are 2
buildings directly ahead of you as you cross the tracks; The Library
is the smaller building on the right. Park as available.
From the SOUTH 1. Harlem Avenue north to Burlington Road (the light just north of the
Burlington Northern tracks )(left turn). Burlington Road west to
Longcommon Road (4th intersection) (left turn). Go over the railroad
tracks. There are 2 buildings directly ahead of you as you cross
the tracks; the library is the smaller building on the right. Park as
available.
2. First Avenue north Forest/Washington (1st light after Ogden) (right
turn) (Riverside-Brookfield High School on northwest corner) Forest
Avenue east to Longcommon Road (4th possible right) (right turn). Go
over the railroad tracks. There are 2 buildings directly ahead of you
as you cross the tracks; the library is the smaller building on the
right. Park as available.
3. Tri-State or Dan Ryan to Stevenson Expressway. Exit at 1st Avenue
or Harlem.
From the WEST 31st Street, Eisenhower Expressway, or Stevenson Expressway. Exit at First
Avenue or Harlem Avenue.
From the EAST 1. Cermak Road (22nd Street) or Roosevelt Road (12th Street) west to Des
Plaines Avenue (left turn). Des Plaines Avenue (name changes twice
south of 31st Street, lean to the right to stay on "Des Plaines")
south to Forest Road ("dead end") (left turn). Forest Avenue east to
Longcommon Road (2nd possible right) (right turn). Go over the
railroad tracks. There are 2 buildings directly ahead of you as you
cross the tracks; the library is the smaller building on the right.
Park as available.
2. Eisenhower Expressway or Stevenson Expressway to First Avenue or
Harlem Avenue.
Riverside Public Library
