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The Eisenhower Public Library District is a public library located in Harwood Heights, Illinois, one of two suburbs completely surrounded by but not incorporated into Chicago. The Eisenhower Public Library District serves Harwood Heights and Norridge residents. Its mission is to "() patrons of all ages to be successful and informed members of their communities." ==History== pre-1972 - Chicago provided free library services for Norridge and Harwood Heights residents until January 1972. 1972 - The library was created with federal funds, named by local school children. Located in the basement of the Parkway Towers apartment complex on Harlem Avenue, the library was supplemented by a bookmobile, which made weekly stops at local schools, churches, businesses, and the village halls. The bookmobile held about 3,500 volumes. 1973 - Residents voted in support of a referendum for a library district, to be supported by property tax revenue (still the main source of library income). The state library provided funds to match the grant that initially came from the federal Project Plus program.〔 1974 - October: The library moved to the CANTOS sheet-metal factory at 4652 N. Olcott Avenue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Eisenhower Public Library District )〕 The Polish language collection was established. 1975 - Computers were first used to check out materials.〔 1976 - The bookmobile stopped running. 1982 - The library building was expanded and remodeled - from 7500 square feet to 11,250 square feet. 1984 - February: A computerized card catalog was added - the library became the 8th in the state of Illinois to offer this service.〔 1997 - A referendum for refurbishment or a new facility failed to pass. 1998 - A revised referendum for refurbishment or a new facility failed to pass. 2003 - April: A referendum for a new facility passed. 2008 - January: New LEED Silver-certified building at 4613 N. Oketo Avenue was completed, encompassing 44,550 square feet. The new building features a dedicated children's department called Kids World, a Quiet Room with a fireplace, study rooms, a computer lab, an independently-run cafe called the eCafé, and a display room for local history materials. 1972-2011 - The library, since inception, was a member of the Metropolitan Library System (formerly the Suburban Library System〔), a group of libraries made up of public, academic, special, high school and grade school libraries in the near south and west Chicago-area suburbs. This system, along with most others in Illinois, apart from the Chicago Public Library System, was incorporated into a statewide system called the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) in July, 2011.〔 File:EPLD_Bookmobile_outside_Parkway_Towers%2C_1972.jpg | Library employees with bookmobile, outside of Parkway Towers. File:Fred_Donnelly_Parkway_Towers_1974.jpg | First library director, Fred Donnelly, 1974. File:Exterior_of_EPLD_on_Olcott_with_flag.jpg | Eisenhower Library's Olcott location. File:Jan_Jones_at_EPLD_Olcott_location.jpg | Librarian Jan Jones works the desk at Olcott location. File:EPLD_Ground_Breaking_circa2006.jpg | Ground-breaking ceremony for Oketo location. File:Eisenhower_Public_Library_District_LEED_Silver_certified.jpg | Eisenhower Public Library District, LEED Silver certified File:Instagram_EPLD-Welcome_Desk.jpg | Eisenhower Public Library, view from Welcome Desk. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eisenhower Public Library District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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