Palatine Library participates in 'Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Illinois Libraries'

The Palatine Public Library District joined libraries across the state on Wednesday, Feb. 10, to participate in "Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Illinois Libraries" to show how important academic, public, school and special libraries and library systems are to residents throughout the state of Illinois.

On Feb. 10, Palatine Library staff collected patron comments, photographs, and statistics to chronicle a typical day in the library. These numbers will be added to those of other libraries across Illinois to show how libraries provide invaluable services to Illinois citizens.

Palatine Public Library District Director Susan Strunk said, "Libraries are more important than ever to our communities, and library use is at record levels. We want all the citizens of Illinois, and particularly our Illinois lawmakers, to see what a typical day is like for an Illinois library. Lawmakers have reduced state funding that is vital to help libraries maintain current programs, collections and services. We hope this 'snapshot' makes the point to lawmakers that their constituents, our patrons, rely on us for critical services."

Please visit www.palatinelibrary.org to view comments and pictures from "Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Illinois Libraries" at the Palatine Library.

"Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Illinois Libraries" is a project of the Illinois Library Association. For more information, contact your local library or visit: www.ila.org.