Illinois State Library

Agency overview
Formed	February 22, 1839 (1839-02-22)
Jurisdiction	State of Illinois
Headquarters	300 South Second Street Springfield, Illinois, United States 39°47′57″N 89°39′10″W / 39.7992172°N 89.6528777°W / 39.7992172; -89.6528777
Agency executives	Alexi Giannoulias, State Librarian Greg McCormick, Director
Parent agency	Office of the Secretary of State
Website	www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/
Footnotes
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The Illinois State Library is the official State Library of Illinois located in Springfield, Illinois.^[2] The library has a collection of 5 million items and serves as regional federal documents depository for the state.^[3] The library oversees the Talking Book and Braille Service which offers audio and braille library service to Illinois residents with print disabilities or other disabilities.^[4] The library maintains the Illinois Center for the Book, the Illinois Digital Archives and the Illinois Veterans History Project.^[5]

Building

The original state library was located next to the office of Stephen A. Douglas while he was Secretary of State.^[6] It moved into the west wing of the State Capitol's third floor in October 1887.^[7] The Illinois State Library is currently housed in the purpose-built library rededicated as the Gwendolyn Brooks State Library in 2003.^[8] The library which was designed by Chicago architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst and White.^[6] Construction took five years to complete and cost just under 36 million dollars when it was complete in 1990.^[6]