Warren-Newport Public Library District
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The Warren-Newport Public Library is located at 224 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee, Illinois, 60031. The library serves a population of 58,000 within a 55-square mile area that covers all or most of Warren and Newport Townships. Lake County, Illinois communities that fall completely within the boundaries of the district are Gurnee, Illinois,Grandwood Park, Illinois, Park City, Illinois, and Wildwood, Illinois. Partially included in the district are the communities of Beach Park, Illinois, Grayslake, Illinois Lake Villa, Illinois, Old Mill Creek, Illinois Third Lake, Illinois, Wadsworth, Illinois, Waukegan, Illinois and Milburn, Illinois. [1]
The Warren-Newport Public Library District began in 1971 when the Gurnee Women's Club began to look for a meaningful service which their club could offer the area. Opening day for the library came on January 10, 1973. The library opened its doors for 45 hours per week with 3,000 volumes. The library moved into its current location in 1978, and in 1997 opened a $5.6 million, 31,000 square foot addition. [2]
According to its mission statement, the Warren Newport Public Library "provides the community with access to information, kindles the imagination of chidren and adults, and supports lifelong learning." The Warren-Newport Public Library offers a collection of over 200,000 books, hundreds of magazines, and over 37,000 CDs, DVDs and audio tapes as well as programming for all ages designed to provide personal enrichment, education and entertainment. The library also delivers bookmobile service to 47 neighborhoods five days a week.
Steven Bero is the library's current director.
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Warren-Newport Public Library District
City of Park City
Villlage of Beach Park
Village of Grayslake
Village of Gurnee
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