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Elmwood is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,097 at the 2010 census. The population was 2,097 at the 2010 census. Elmwood is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Elmwood Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 24,521 at the 2020 census. The population was 24,521 at the 2020 census. The community has long maintained a large Italian-American population, with a more recent influx of Polish-American and Hispanic residents.
The Elmwood Library Association loaned a thousand of its books to the village's new library. [1] The library formally opened in 1901. [1] In its first year, more than 500 borrowers registered with the library and more than 9,000 volumes were circulated. [1] Carnegie library in Wilmette, Illinois. Photo taken 1908-1912.
Northbrook Public Library. The Northbrook Public Library, located at 1201 Cedar Lane, serves the 35,222 residents [1] of the Village of Northbrook, Illinois. The library received 237,708 visitors and circulated 737,708 items from its collection of 239,294 books, audio materials, and videos in 2023. [2] Library Journal gave the Northbrook Public ...
The park district is responsible for the maintenance, operation and administration of parks and park facilities and is governed by five commissioners elected at large for overlapping, four-year terms. The Hanover Park Park District maintains 21 park sites encompassing128 acres (0.52 km 2). Poplar Creek Public Library District [12]
CMPLD is a member of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS). The former Cook Memorial Library building, in Cook Park at 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, Illinois, is a classical revival building constructed in 1879 as the home of area businessman Ansel Brainerd Cook; it is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The Pioneers , also known as Pioneers , is a bronze sculpture in Central Park in Elmwood, Illinois. The sculpture is one of several works by Lorado Taft in Elmwood, his birthplace. Taft was a prominent Chicago -based sculptor with a national reputation for his monuments and fountains, including works designed for the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
1982 – The library building was expanded and remodeled – from 7500 square feet to 11,250 square feet. 1984 – February: A computerized card catalog was added – the library became the 8th in the state of Illinois to offer this service. [8] 1997 – A referendum for refurbishment or a new facility failed to pass. [9]