Reaching Across Illinois Library System
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Reaching Across Illinois Library System | |
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Location | Burr Ridge, IL |
Established | 2011 |
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Population served | Northern Illinois |
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Director | Deirdre Brennan [1] |
Website | https://www.railslibraries.info/ |
The Reaching Across Illinois Library System is a regional library system consisting of 1,300 public, academic, special, and school library members, representing more than 3,500 library facilities in Northern Illinois.[2] The regional library system was created in 2011 when the Alliance Library System, DuPage Library System, Metropolitan Library System, North Suburban Library System, and Prairie Area Library System merged.[3]
Regional library systems were established by state law. [4]
References
- ^ "About RAILS". railslibraries.info.
- ^ "Members". railslibraries.info.
- ^ "Merger 2011". systemsmerger.info.
- ^ http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=991&ChapterID=16