History :
It is believed that interested businessmen started the first library in Marissa about 1891, in Mitze's Harness Shop. It was a subscripti...
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Prior to 1943, residents of Sparta relied on a library organized and run by the Monday Club. The Sparta Public Library was officially formed in Se...
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Library Hours
HOURS:
MONDAY-THURSDAY: 10am-7pm
FRIDAY: 10am-5pm
SATURDAY: 9am-12pm
SUNDAY: CLOSED
About
The Steeleville Reading Center was e...
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New Athens Public Library was established as a village library on April 16, 1963 in a regular village election. On the ballot was the proposal to e...
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Mission Statement: The Mascoutah Public Library enhances the quality of life for commuity residents of all ages by providing materials and services...
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History: Freeburg is an old community. It was settled in 1836 as Urbana, and incorporated as Freeburg in 1859. Some people who live here still poss...
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About Us :
The Friends organization supports the library primarily by raising funds. The major fund raiser is the annual Trivia Night held the fir...
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History Of The Library: Evidence of a library association active in 1875 and ending in 1901 has been found. It was sponsored by the independent Or...
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History: From its humble beginnings in the Assembly Room of the Pinckneyville Grade School in 1917, the Pinckneyville Public Library in 2000 is ho...
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History On March 5, 1878, the city fathers of Nashville, Illinois petitioned and were certified by George H. Harlow, the Secretary of State, to fo...
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Mission
Carbondale Public Library provides resources and services to support the educational, informational, cultural, and recreational need...
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Lebanon Public Library is to provide media, facilities, and programs to meet the desires and needs of citizen...
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History :
The Belleville Public Library was started over 170 years ago by German immigrants known as "Latin Farmers." To preserve their cultural...
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