Established in 1959, the library owns over 160,000 items, circulates over 400,000 items annually, and averages 18,000 visits per month. Member of the North Suburban Library System that provides NorthStarNet and many other library resources including the Union Catalog. Library Home Page with direct links to the Reference Desktop, Good Reading, Programs, Kids Page, Rolling Meadows Historical File online, Business and Community Profiles, Investment Help, Encyclopedias, and other informational sites. 34 Computer Stations provide access to the World Wide Web, CD-ROM databases, and the library's online catalog of fiction, nonfiction, recorded books, videos, CDs and all other items in the collections. Computer Lab with six Internet stations for public use and conducting Internet Classes.
Library cards are free to all residents and available to businesses located in Rolling Meadows.
Professionally trained staff are always on duty during regular library hours to help visitors find resources for the real-life issues they encounter every day. Night Owl Reference Service Call 259-6050 and find answers to your questions after the library closes until midnight, every day. Outreach Services include Homebound Deliveries and Services to Nursing Homes and Clearbrook. Biblioteca del Centro , a small gateway library in the Hispanic community. Programs for children , families, and adults all year round.