The Metropolitan Library System (MLS) was an association of academic, public, school, and special libraries in
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
and its suburbs in
Cook
Cook or The Cook may refer to:
Food preparation
* Cooking, the preparation of food
* Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food
* Cook (profession), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry
* C ...
,
DuPage and
Will
Will may refer to:
Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will
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counties. On July 1, 2011, Metropolitan Library System merged with Alliance Library System, DuPage Library System, North Suburban Library System, and Prairie Area Library System to form the
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
The Reaching Across Illinois Library System is a regional library system consisting of approximately 1,250 public, academic, special, and school library members, representing more than 4,000 library facilities in Northern, West-central Illinois. ...
. Sarah Ann Long, director of the North Suburban Library System, summarized the evolution of organizations in northern Illinois in a 2011 essay,"Context is Everything."
[Long, Sarah Ann. 2011. "Context is everything, follow the money, and change is the natural order." ''ILA Reporter'' 29, no. 5: 34-35.]
SWAN
SWAN (System Wide Automated Network) maintains a shared online catalog for its 80 members.
Member Libraries
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Grande Prairie Public Library
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Orland Park Public Library
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Richton Park Public Library District
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River Forest Public Library
References
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External links
Metropolitan Library SystemSWAN catalog
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Public libraries in Illinois
1966 establishments in Illinois
Burr Ridge, Illinois