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Beecher, IL 60401
(708) 946-9090
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The Beecher Community Library was begun in 1987 as a volunteer lending library sponsored by the Beecher Women's Club. A small collection was housed in the Beecher High School library. In
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The Beecher Community Library was begun in 1987 as a volunteer lending library sponsored by the Beecher Women's Club. A small collection was housed in the Beecher High School library. In
June
1989,
the
Beecher
Community
Library
moved
to
the
upper
floor
of
the
Washington
Township
Community
Building
at
673
Penfield
and
shared
the
space
with
the
Beecher
Community
Historical
Society
Museum.
Membership
was
$10
per
family
per
year.
After
a
year
of
campaigning,
a
successful
referendum
(1212-183)
was
held
in
November,
1994,
creating
the
Beecher
Public
Library
District.
The
Beecher
Community
Library
began
operation
as
a
tax-supported
public
library
in
August,
1996.
Cynthia
Hughes,
who
had
just
received
her
Master
Degree
in
Library
Science
from
the
University
of
Illinois,
was
hired
as
the
first
Library
Director.
As
the
library
expanded,
Trustees
began
searching
for
a
more
desirable
location.
Many
locations
were
considered
and
financing
a
new
site
posed
a
large
hurdle.
After
four
years
of
conservative
fiscal
budgeting,
the
Library
Board
had
accrued
$183,
000
in
the
capital
reserve
fund.
By
generous
donations
from
community
residents,
the
total
was
increased
to
$250,
000
and
the
Trustees
applied
for
a
matching
grant
from
the
Illinois
Live
and
Learn
Construction
Grant
program.
The
matching
grant
was
awarded
in
March,
2000.
The
First
Community
Bank
and
Trust
property
at
660
Penfield
Street
was
purchased
in
December,
2000.
After
extensive
remodeling,
the
Beecher
Community
Library
moved
into
its
beautiful
new
facilities
in
April,
2001.
Dedication
ceremonies
were
held
on
June
10,
2001.
Upon
the
resignation
of
Cynthia
Hughes
in
July,
2001,
Joyce
Horvath
served
as
Library
Director
until
July,
2002
when
Jennifer
Young
was
appointed.
Jennifer
continues
to
serve
as
Library
Director.
Carol
Harris
is
the
Assistant
Librarian/Circulation
Manager
and
Katie
Boss
is
Circulation
Clerk.
Volunteers
working
at
the
circulation
desk
include
Shirley
Biery,
Kathy
Czarnicki,
Karen
Nelson
and
Beverly
Wehling.
Marilyn
Rossler
processes
all
new
books.
Lucile
Satterthwaite
serves
as
bibliographer,
Sue
Rodgers
as
file
clerk
and
Gloria
Luecke
as
historical
researcher.
The
Beecher
Community
Library
is
located
at
660
Penfield
Street,
Beecher.
It
is
open
40
hours
per
week,
including
two
evenings.
Regular
hours
are
Monday
and
Wednesday
from
9
a.m.
to
8
p.m.
Tuesday,
Thursday
and
Friday
from
1
to
6
p.m.
and
Saturday
from
9
a.m.
until
noon.
All
residents
living
within
the
Beecher
Library
District
are
entitled
to
a
Beecher
Community
Library
Card.
Boundaries
of
the
district
are
Offner
Road
(south
side
of
road)
on
the
north,
State
Line
Road
(west
side
of
road)
on
the
east,
Country
Line
Road
(north
side
of
road)
on
the
south
and
Crawford
Avenue
(east
side
of
road)
on
the
west.
The
Beecher
Community
Library
is
a
member
of
the
Metropolitan
Library
System,
which
includes
87
public
libraries.
Beecher
patrons
have
access
to
materials
in
all
MLS
libraries
through
inter-library
loan
and
reciprocal
borrowing.
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