New Lenox Public Library District

library hours
Hours
Monday - Thursday 10 am to 8 pm
Friday Closed
Saturday 10 am to 2 pm (summer)
Saturday 10 am to 4 pm (school year beginning the Saturday after Labor Day through the Saturday before Memorial Day)
Sunday Closed

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS:
New Year’s Day
Presidents’ Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans’ Day
Close at 5:00 p.m. the day before Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Eve Day
Christmas Day
Close at 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve Day


Policies
New Lenox Library Policy Statements
Freedom of Information Act Resolution


Mission Statement
The New Lenox Public Library District provides access to the universe of information and makes it available to the community in order to promote the communication of ideas, to enlighten citizens, and to enrich the personal lives of all district residents. View our Long-Range Plan!


Staff
Email your comments to a staff member:
Director, Jo Ann Potenziani: jpotenziani@newlenoxlibrary.org
Circulation Manager, Jennie Suttle: jsuttle@newlenoxlibrary.org
Head of Adult Services, Colleen Waltman: cwaltman@newlenoxlibrary.org
Head of Youth Services, Dana Russell: drussell@newlenoxlibrary.org



Trustees
Board meetings are held the second Monday of each month.

Linda Evans, President
Janet A. Ballerini, Vice President
Colette Loecke, Secretary
Dr. Edward A. Tatro, Treasurer
Louis J. Broccolo
James R. Lauterbach
Ann Podoba

Minutes
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History
The New Lenox Public Library celebrated its 60th anniversary in 1996. Begun in February, 1936 as a volunteer project run by members of the New Lenox Woman's Club, the first home was a small room in Haven School. The library had four other locations before it moved into its own building on Cedar Road in 1975. An addition was completed in 1986 increasing the library's size to 11,500 square feet.

In 1946 a referendum was passed and the tax-supported New Lenox Township Library was created. The library remained a part of the township government until 1987 when it became a library district, an independent unit of local government. The seven trustees are elected by the voters for six-year terms.

When the library first opened in Haven School in 1936, it housed 385 books. In 2000 the collection had grown to over 80,000 books, 200 magazines and newspapers, 3,000 CDs and tapes, and over 500 videos. These materials were housed in a building of 11,500 square feet.

Because the building was too small to adequately serve our rapidly growing population (projected to be 50,000 by 2010), the voters approved a referendum supporting construction of a new building.

The new building is located at 120 Veterans Parkway and opened on December 10, 2001. It is approximately 56,000 square feet, has room for over 200,000 books and seating for 176 people. While it was planned to meet current and future space needs, the layout is flexible enough to accommodate new information formats.