Joliet Public Library
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| Joliet Public Library | |
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| 41°31′38″N 88°04′56″W / 41.5271°N 88.0823°W | |
| Location | Joliet, Illinois |
| Established | 1876 |
| Branches | 2 |
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| Size | est. 300,000 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 1 million |
| Population served | 145,803 (2005 census) |
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| Director | Megan Millen (as of November 2016) |
| Employees | 100 |
| Website | jolietlibrary.org |
The Joliet Public Library (JPL) is the public library system serving the city of Joliet, Illinois. The Joliet Public Library was founded on March 7, 1876, with 750 donated books. The first librarian was Charlotte Akin.[1] Today the majority of the 300,000 item collection resides in downtown Joliet at the Main Library, in a historic limestone building designed in by Daniel H. Burnham. On April 19, 1989, the library was firebombed.
- The Main Library is located at 150 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432. The building, built in 1903, was designed by Daniel Burnham and was expanded to its current size in 1989, the same year as the firebombing.
- The Black Road Branch (41°32′14″N 88°09′59″W / 41.5373°N 88.1663°W) is located at 3395 Black Rd., Joliet, IL 60431.
Library Board of Trustees
The Joliet Public Library Board is governed by a board of trustees. The trustees are appointed by the mayor for a two-year term. The library's board of trustees is responsible for establishing library policy, authorizing services provided by the library, establishing the library budget, hiring the library director, and requesting the collection of the designated library millage.[2]
- President - Gail Gawlik
- Vice President – Diane M. Harris
- Secretary – Elaine Bottomley
- Treasurer – Nancy K. Henricksen
- Trustee – Kelly Rohder-Tonelli
- Trustee – Emita R. Ostrem
- Trustee – Lynn Poper Samalea
- Trustee – Dr. Jack Markley
