Wauconda Area Library

Wauconda Area Library
Country United States
Type Public Library
Established 1939
Location 801 N. Main Street, Wauconda, IL 60081
Coordinates 42°16′14″N 88°08′42″W / 42.2706°N 88.1450°W / 42.2706; -88.1450Coordinates: 42°16′14″N 88°08′42″W / 42.2706°N 88.1450°W / 42.2706; -88.1450
Access and use
Population served Approximately 25,000[1]
Website www.wauclib.org

The Wauconda Area Library is a public library located in Wauconda, Illinois. The library district covers portions of Lake and McHenry Counties in Illinois and is a member of the North Suburban Library System (NSLS).

History

The library was founded in 1939 by the Wauconda Women’s Club and became a township library in 1962. It became a public library district in 1988. Its newest location building opened in 1997. The library earned the Distinguished Building Award in 1998 from the American Institute of Architects.[2]

Wauconda’s recently renovated and remodeled library is the library of the future, built to accommodate the changing ways that people learn, seek information and engage in community activities.[3]

Awards

The Wauconda Area Library was named Library of the Year in 2005 by the NSLS, a consortium of 650 academic, public, school, and special libraries in north suburban Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wauclib.org/about/Annual_Reports/annualreport_20072008.asp#libraryfacility
  2. 1 2 http://www.wauclib.org/about/history.asp
  3. ↑ http://wauclib.org/about/renovation_faq_update(3).asp
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/3/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.