(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Oak Park library system and a library in north suburban Gurnee will both be open Tuesday after bomb threats forced the closings of buildings Monday, officials said.
Oak Park library officials said they received a threat Sunday that explosions would occur Monday at the system’s three buildings. In Gurnee, an emailed bomb threat to the Warren-Newport Public Library was received Monday.
“Library staff swiftly evacuated the building and called 911 per our emergency procedures. The Gurnee Police Department and a local K-9 unit promptly responded. After an extensive search, library staff were given the all-clear to return to the building,” the Gurnee library said in a Facebook post.
Both the Oak Park library system and Gurnee library said they planned to be open on Tuesday.
“Please know your library continues to put people and safety first, and we look forward to opening our doors and welcoming everyone back into all three buildings tomorrow,” Oak Park Library Executive Director Joslyn Bowling Dixon said on social media.
Just last Thursday, the Gurnee library was closed because of a telephone bomb threat.
These appear to be the latest threats to libraries, which have recently become the targets of protests over the availability of materials dealing with gender identity and expression.
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