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LIBRARY HISTORYThe residents of the Village of Shorewood and Troy Township prior to 1972, were required to purchase a non-resident card from a neighboring library to receive library services.Arrangements were in 1972 made for the Bur Oak Library System bookmobile under the program Project Plus Books, to visit the Village twice a month. Funds to pay for the bookmobile were raised by a committee appointed for that purpose by the Village of Shorewood’s Park and Recreation Committee. In February 1975 the committee canvassed the residents to see if they would support a library of their own. The survey showed that 4 out of 5 residents wanted a library. A demonstration library was opened in Shorewood Plaza in August of that year, pending approval of a referendum planned for April of 1976. Voters approved the 1976 referendum by a 2 to 1 margin and the Village of Shorewood and Troy Township had their own official, tax supported library at the demonstration location. A few years later the library moved to a larger storefront in Shorewood Plaza. The library applied for and was awarded by the Illinois State Library a $250,000 Library Services and Construction Act Grant in June, 1984. Construction began on the current library. The library moved from the Shorewood Plaza into its own 15,000 square foot building in August 1985 and was opened to the public. In 1992-93 with the assistance of a $75,000 Library Services and Construction Act Grant, the Shorewood Troy Public Library completed the lower level where the Youth Services Department and meeting room are now located. Installation of an elevator and wheelchair accessible restrooms came in response to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Compiled by Patricia Bohler, Shorewood Troy Public Library June, 2008 |
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