Poplar Creek Public Library District
| Poplar Creek Public Library District | |
|---|---|
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| 42°0′31.1″N 88°10′28.2″W / 42.008639°N 88.174500°W | |
| Location | 1405 S Park Ave, Streamwood, Illinois |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | March 18, 1967 |
| Service area | Streamwood, Hanover Park, Elgin, Schaumburg, Bartlett |
| Branches | 1 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 172,843 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 268,306 |
| Population served | 66,306 |
| Other information | |
| Director | Debra Stombres |
| Website | pclib.org |
Poplar Creek Public Library District is a public library in Illinois, which serves residents of Streamwood, Hanover Park, Elgin, Schaumburg, and Bartlett. Created by a 1966 referendum in Streamwood, it currently has one main Streamwood facility and one Hanover Park branch. It serves 66,000 residents, though many of its towns are served only in-part by Poplar Creek, with other residents being patrons of the Schaumburg Township District Library, Gail Borden Public Library District, or the Bartlett Public Library District.
Poplar Creek Library became a United States Federal and State document depository in 1980. Its collection contains approximately 160,000 books and 19,000 other items. It is a member of the DuPage Library System.
In 2009, an expansion and renovation of the facility was designed by Lonn Frye and AJ Rosales of Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects.[1] This expanded facility has been the recipient of a 2009 GE Edison Award of Merit,[2] a 2010 AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award for Interior Architecture,[3] and it was also awarded the title of #1 New Landmark Library in May 2011 by Library Journal Magazine.[4]
The Sonya Crawshaw Branch Library in Hanover Park was completely renovated and expanded in 2013. Itasca, Illinois based Williams Architects was the architect for the project.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Frye Gillan Molinaro - official website
- ^ 2009 Award of Merit Winners Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine - GE official website
- ^ 2010 Interior Architecture Awards Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine - AIA Chicago official website
- ^ 2011 New Landmark Libraries Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine - Library Journal official website
References
[edit]- "Poplar Creek Public Library District". Find-It! Illinois. Accessed 2 March 2005.
- "Libraries, Streamwood, Illinois (IL)". Village of Streamwood, 30 September 2004.
- "Libraries, Hanover Park, Illinois (IL)". Village of Hanover Park, 28 February 2005.
- "Streamwood Libraries and Schools". Streamwood Chamber of Commerce. Accessed 2 March 2005.
External links
[edit]- Poplar Creek Public Library, its official website
- Young Adult Book Blog
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