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1. Aledo. Aledo. May 21, 1913. $10,000. 200 N. College Ave. In June 1974, the Mercer Carnegie Library was one of two buildings in Aledo named “Landmarks in Mercer County” by the Historic Sites Division of the Illinois Department of Conservation. Closed as a library in April 2019 upon opening of new location. 2.
The Reaching Across Illinois Library System is a regional library system consisting of approximately 1,250 public, academic, special, and school library members, representing more than 4,000 library facilities in Northern, West-central Illinois. The regional library system was created in 2011 when the Alliance Library System, DuPage Library ...
The Rock Island Public Library is located in Rock Island, Illinois. It serves the public from the Downtown Library, Southwest Branch, and the Watts-Midtown Branch, as well as a roving bookmobile (Library2Go) and a robust online presence. The Rock Island Public Library traces its beginnings to November 25, 1872, making it one the first public ...
The library’s collection had grown from 800 to 10,760 volumes. The library was dedicated on April 15, 1913. It was 30 years after Nehemiah Matson’s death. In 1920 the North End Library opened as a branch in the Chapter House building erected by the American Woman's League. The purpose of this addition was to provide more accessibility. In ...
Litchfield Public Library (Illinois) / 39.17778°N 89.65472°W / 39.17778; -89.65472. The Litchfield Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 400 N. State St. in Litchfield, Illinois. The library was built in 1904-05 through a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation.
The Edward Chipman Public Library is a historic public library located at 126 N. Locust Street in Momence, Illinois. Momence's library board was formed in 1901, and the town's first library opened in 1907 in three rooms in the Momence State and Savings Bank. Edward Chipman, the bank's main stockholder, left $10,000 for a new library building ...
The Mount Prospect Public Library is a public library located in Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago. A staff of 171 full and part-time employees work at the Library, in more than a dozen areas throughout the 101,000-square-foot facility. Currently more than 61,000 patrons are registered cardholders.
Lincoln Public Library (Lincoln, Illinois) / 40.14694°N 89.36111°W / 40.14694; -89.36111. The Lincoln Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 725 Pekin St. in Lincoln, Illinois. Built in 1902, the library was funded by a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Chicago architect W. A. Otis designed the library in the ...