Agency overview | |
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Formed | February 22, 1839 |
Jurisdiction | State of Illinois |
Headquarters |
39°47′57″N 89°39′10″W / 39.7992172°N 89.6528777°W |
Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Office of the Secretary of State |
Website |
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Footnotes | |
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The Illinois State Library is the official State Library of Illinois located in Springfield, Illinois. [2] The library has a collection of 5 million items and serves as regional federal documents depository for the state. [3] The library oversees the Talking Book and Braille Service which offers audio and braille library service to Illinois residents with print disabilities or other disabilities. [4] The library maintains the Illinois Center for the Book, the Illinois Digital Archives and the Illinois Veterans History Project. [5]
The original state library was located next to the office of Stephen A. Douglas while he was Secretary of State. [6] It moved into the west wing of the State Capitol's third floor in October 1887. [7] The Illinois State Library is currently housed in the purpose-built library rededicated as the Gwendolyn Brooks State Library in 2003. [8] The library which was designed by Chicago architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst and White. [6] Construction took five years to complete and cost just under 36 million dollars when it was complete in 1990. [6]