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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 copiers on the first floor (one color)
• Two copiers on the second floor (one color)
• Scanner / Fax

Statistics

• Circulation: 968,300 items (2015)
• Collection: 460,000 items (2015)
• A staff of 174 full- and part-time employees works at Mount Prospect Public Library, including:

– Administration
– Human Resources
– Community Services
– Building Services
– Research Services
– Fiction / AV / Teen Services
– Youth Services
– Technical Services
– Information Technology Services
– Circulation Services
– Collection Management
– Registration Services
– South Branch