Public Library Nonresident Updates Needed

This page lists the libraries that are overdue to report their latest annual nonresident services information.

• Full list of nonresident data for all RAILS public libraries.

The board of each public library is required by Illinois law to decide annually whether the library will participate in the state's nonresident fee program, and to inform the regional system about the board's action within 30 days. Nothing in the statute or administrative rules requires a public library to participate in the nonresident library card reciprocal borrowing program of a regional library system.

Library directors can update their participation and fee information by selecting the Update tab above or clicking the link next to your library's name in the list below. (Log in to see tab/link) You do not need to send us a copy of your non-resident card resolution or ordinance.

For more information about the Illinois public library nonresident services, including a series of memoranda that answer questions about specific issues, see the Illinois State Library's website.

If you have any questions about the action and notification requirements, or if your library is not listed below, please contact Susan Weinmann.

A library listed as "Not Applicable" is not the closest public library for anyone living outside the library's service area and has elected not to participate for that reason.