Mount Prospect Public Library
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| Mount Prospect Public Library | |
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| 42°03′56″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0656°N 87.9360°W | |
| Location | 10 S. Emerson Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 |
| Established | 1930 |
| Branches | 1 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 1,509,362 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 754,681 |
| Population served | 61,000 patrons (Library District) |
| Other information | |
| Director | Su Reynders |
| Employees | 101 |
| Website | MPPL.org |
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. The collection has over one million items on file, with an annual circulation figure of approximately 750,000.[1]
The Library is governed by a Board of Library Trustees, consisting of seven members, who are elected by the voters of the Village. The Board elects every year from among its members appropriate officers. All members serve without remuneration. Regular meetings of the Board are held in the Library.
