Library services in West Chicago date back to 1856, when the Congregational Church included a library.
In 1894, a reading room was established in the Bolles Opera House which was open two nights a week.
The library began to organize and, by 1895, was open seven days a week.
A volunteer library opened in 1929 on the second floor of the old City Hall, and in 1934 the Library became a municipal library.
The library moved several times to different locations on Main Street before they moved to 332 E. Washington St. in February 1954, with State Senator Lottie Holman O’Neill as guest speaker at the groundbreaking.
 The West Chicago VFW stepped up to raise money for a new kardex and provide the new building with a flagpole.
Adult books were held on the second floor, where moveable shelves made it possible to get caught in the middle of two shelves when more than one person was searching for books.

A wing was added to the building in 1958.
The West Chicago Public Library District was formed on May 1, 1986 as the result of a successful referendum converting the Library from a municipal to a district library.
The Library District celebrated the opening of its current 27,052 square foot facility located on West Washington Street in August, 1993.

The West Chicago Public Library District was a member of the Library Integrated Network Consortium (LINC) until May of 2018, when it officially joined the System Wide Automated Network (SWAN) along with LINC's 7 other libraries and the MAGIC library consortium.
Library services in West Chicago date back to 1856, when the Congregational Church included a library. In 1894, a reading room was established in the Bolles Opera House which was open two nights a week. The library began to organize and, by 1895, was open seven days a week. A volunteer library opened in 1929 on the second floor of the old City Hall, and in 1934 the Library became a municipal library. The library moved several times to different locations on Main Street before they moved to 332 E. Washington St. in February 1954, with State Senator Lottie Holman O’Neill as guest speaker at the groundbreaking.  The West Chicago VFW stepped up to raise money for a new kardex and provide the new building with a flagpole. Adult books were held on the second floor, where moveable shelves made it possible to get caught in the middle of two shelves when more than one person was searching for books. 
A wing was added to the building in 1958. The West Chicago Public Library District was formed on May 1, 1986 as the result of a successful referendum converting the Library from a municipal to a district library. The Library District celebrated the opening of its current 27,052 square foot facility located on West Washington Street in August, 1993.
The West Chicago Public Library District was a member of the Library Integrated Network Consortium (LINC) until May of 2018, when it officially joined the System Wide Automated Network (SWAN) along with LINC's 7 other libraries and the MAGIC library consortium.
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