Arlington Heights library earns 5-star rating again

For the eighth consecutive year, the Arlington Heights Memorial Library has received a five-star rating in Library Journal's national rating of public libraries.

Five stars is the highest rating that a library can receive. Star ratings are based on the annual number of library visits, circulation, program attendance and public Internet computer use.

In 2015, 7,663 U.S. public libraries - more than ever before - were scored on the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. Nationally, 261 libraries earned a three, four or five-star status, including 19 in Illinois. Out of these 19 libraries, Arlington Heights Memorial Library was one of just five public libraries in the state to earn a top five-star rating.

"This is an honor for not only our staff and the library board of trustees, but also for you, our customers," read a notice on the library's website. "Thank you for making us a five-star library once again."