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Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 382-1300
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History While the military campaigns of World War I were being organized, an educational campaign was being launched in the small town of Barrington, Illinois. The campaign started when widow Caroline
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History While the military campaigns of World War I were being organized, an educational campaign was being launched in the small town of Barrington, Illinois. The campaign started when widow Caroline
Ela
passed
away
and
left
$1,
000
in
her
will
to
help
form
a
public
library.
A
committee
was
formed
to
let
the
voters
know
about
the
benefits
of
a
tax-supported
public
library.
Unfortunately,
the
first
referendum
held
on
September
16,
1914
did
not
pass,
but
the
Barrington
Woman¿¿¿s
Club
decided
to
establish
a
library
with
donated
books
and
a
volunteer
staff.
Space
was
provided
at
Cameron¿¿¿s
Drug
Store
and
this
library
opened
in
early
1915.
As
the
book
collection
grew,
the
library
made
several
moves
to
larger
quarters
until
1924
when
the
Barrington
Village
Board
offered
space
in
Village
Hall.
During
the
next
year,
Barrington
residents
approved
a
library
tax
and
a
tax-supported
library
became
a
reality.
The
Barrington
Woman¿¿¿s
Club
turned
over
the
library
to
the
village
and
the
first
library
board
was
elected
in
1926.
The
library
remained
in
Village
Hall
until
1957
when
a
new
library
was
constructed
at
Monument
and
Hough
Streets.
In
this
colonial-style
building
designed
by
architect
Ralph
Stoetzel,
the
first
full-time
librarian
was
hired
in
1963.
In
the
coming
years,
interest
grew
in
forming
a
library
district,
which
could
serve
additional
communities.
In
1969
and
1970,
referenda
were
passed
which
made
the
village
library
a
district
library
serving
portions
of
four
counties
in
an
area
of
72
square
miles.
With
the
expansion
of
the
area
and
population
served,
the
Library
Board
began
negotiating
for
a
new
library
site.
The
Jewel
and
Kendall
Companies
in
Barrington
donated
seven
acres
of
land
on
Northwest
Highway
for
a
library
in
1972.
A
bond
issue
was
approved
for
a
new
library
building
at
this
site
in
1975.
Designed
by
the
architectural
firm
of
Coder
Taylor
Associates,
the
library
opened
its
doors
in
1978.
In
1989,
the
architectural
firm
of
Ross
Barney
&
Jankowski
was
hired
to
design
an
addition
to
the
library.
By
1993,
the
building
was
expanded
to
its
current
60,
000
square
foot
size.
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