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Library Facts
Fast Facts About Mount Prospect Public Library
Building Facts
- Architect / Interior Design: Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.
- Contractor: The Meyne Company, Division of Bulley & Andrews LLC
- Owners Representative: Owner Services Group
- Engineering: Arnold and O’Sheridan, Inc.
- Signage: Forcade Associates
- Planning Consultants: Library Planning Associates
- 101,290 square feet
- Friends of the Library area – 1,595 square feet
- Meeting Rooms / Entry / Youth Services – 23,851 square feet
- Adult Services / Teen Zone – 37,769 square feet
- Staff area – 24,970 square feet
- Public area – 62,170 square feet
- Non-assignable areas – 14,150 square feet
Meeting / Study Rooms
- Two public meeting rooms
- 11 study / small group meeting rooms
- Mount Prospect Public Library Foundation Conference Room
- Youth Program Room
Computers
- Internet-connected (e-Net) Stations, catalog stations, and free WiFi
Copiers
- Two color copiers on the first floor
- Two color copiers on the second floor
- Scanner / Fax (one on each floor)
Statistics
- Circulation: 353,426 items (2020)
- Collection: 429,812 items (2020)
- A staff of 151 full- and part-time employees work at Mount Prospect Public Library, including:
– Administration
– Human Resources
– Collection and Bibliographic Services
– Communications and Creative Services
– Building Services
– Research Services
– Fiction / AV / Teen Services
– Youth Services
– Information Technology Services
– Circulation Services
– Registration Services
– South Branch
Last modified: April 5, 2021