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Michelle Krooswyk says the New Lenox Public Library meets far more than literary needs and its most recent initiative, a library cabinet, is offering support for people who might be scared to ask for help directly.

The care cabinet, which opened Dec. 4 in the library lobby, provides free resources such as shower products, deodorant, toothpaste, gloves, chap stick, first-aid supplies, socks and Narcan, said Krooswyk, the executive director. The initiative was funded by a $1,000 grant from the Friends of The New Lenox Library.

Krooswyk said the cabinet was scheduled to open in January 2026, but Melissa Seaberg, administrative library coordinator, requested moving the opening to December after lower-income residents began facing cuts to needed f

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