The Illinois State Library is the official State Library of Illinois located in
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest ...
.
The library has a collection of 5 million items and serves as regional
federal documents depository for the state.
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.
The library maintains the Illinois Center for the Book, the Illinois Digital Archives and the Illinois Veterans History Project.
Building
The original state library was located next to the office of
Stephen A. Douglas while he was Secretary of State.
It moved into the west wing of the State Capitol's third floor in October 1887.
The Illinois State Library is currently housed in the purpose-built library rededicated as the
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetr ...
State Library in 2003.
Gwendolyn Brooks Illinois State Library building
/ref> The library which was designed by Chicago architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst and White.
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1839 establishments in Illinois
Buildings and structures in Springfield, Illinois
Education in Springfield, Illinois
Government agencies established in 1839
Public libraries in Illinois
State agencies of Illinois
State libraries of the United States
Libraries established in 1839