Joliet Public Library
Library in Joliet, IL
The Joliet Public Library had its beginnings in 1876 with 750 volumes in its collection. Donations came from the Historical Society of Will County and the Joliet Literary and Musical Society. The collection contained a careful range of the finest of the literature then available in English. It included 76 volumes of history, 115 fiction titles, 96 volumes of biography, and a representation of the arts, classics, sciences, and religion. Today, the main body of the collection - which includes over 300, 000 books and 400 magazine subscriptions - is housed in the historical 1903 Daniel H. Burnham-designed building.