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Vernon Area Public Library District is a public library in Lake County, Illinois, USA, serving the communities of Lincolnshire and unincorporated Prairie View, most of Long Grove, and smaller portions of Buffalo Grove, Riverwoods and Vernon Hills. It operates a single library in Lincolnshire. The population of the Vernon Area Public Library District was 41,055 as of the 2010 Census. The Vernon Area Public Library District offers a collection of over 255,000 items and subscribes to 530 magazines, as well as programming and instruction for all ages. The library also delivers materials to nursing facilities in the area. The Vernon Area Public Library District was counted among America's Star Libraries for 2010, 2011, and 2013 as named by ''Library Journal''. ==History== The Vernon Area Public library began in 1974 in a classroom in the Adlai Stevenson High School and later moved to a temporary building in the high school parking lot. On March 20, 1990, voters approved a referendum for the sale of $6.9 million to support the construction of a new library to be built on a site next to the existing library building. On September 15, 1993 the Vernon Area Public Library opened to the public at 300 Olde Half Day Road in Lincolnshire. The 50,000 sq. ft. building is designed to meet the needs of a growing library district. The library has a 16,000 sq. ft. Adult Services department, 12,000 sq. ft. Youth Services department, and shelves for more than 250,000 items. 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「Vernon Area Public Library District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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