Cook Park Library Moves Forward

>> Monday, January 26, 2009

The Library Board approved a site design for the expanded Cook Park Library. The plan allows for an entrance into the new parking lot from Brainerd and an exit onto Church Street, which will create a one-way traffic flow in a clockwise motion. The plan will now be submitted to the Libertyville Zoning Board, which will meet on February 23.

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Aspen Drive Groundbreaking!

>> Saturday, January 24, 2009



The Cook Memorial Public Library District officially broke ground on the 20,000 square foot new Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 24. Photos Video

When completed, the new library will feature 120,000 volumes of materials, a quiet Reading Room, space for meetings and group study, a high-tech teen area, a giant fish tank, a colorful children’s area, and a Butterfly Garden.

EVS Construction of Aurora was awarded the $5.39 million construction contract. The new library is expected to be completed in April of 2010.

In 2006, the Village of Vernon Hills purchased land on Aspen Drive for the Cook Memorial Public Library District to bring a full-service library to Vernon Hills. On May 22, 2007, the library’s Board of Trustees approved plans to simultaneously build a full-service library in Vernon Hills and expand the existing Cook Park Library in Libertyville. Both projects will be completed without raising taxes.

In 2008, the Cook Memorial Public Library District circulated 1.4 million items and was named the busiest library in Lake County and the eighth busiest library in the state of Illinois. The Cook Memorial Public Library District spans 48 square miles and serves 60,000 residents from Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, Green Oaks, Mettawa, Indian Creek, and unincorporated Libertyville Township.

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Zoning Continuance Requested

>> Monday, January 12, 2009

The Library District requested a continuance from Libertyville's Planning and Zoning Board. The next meeting will be held on February 23.

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