Ottawa Street Entrance and Lobby

Beginning Monday, May 3, the Ottawa Street Entrance and lobby will be closed due to construction. Please use the Chicago Street entrance on the east…

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Construction Begins

Construction has begun! Staff will be moving work spaces, as well as our collection to accommodate construction. Construction will begin on the Chicago Street side…

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Joliet City Council ratifies ordinance for Project Burnham bond sales

The bonds will be paid through library reserves and the Rebuild Illinois Community Development Initiative, a capital improvements grant. In the coming weeks, we will continue…

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Library Board voted to engage Shales McNutt Construction (SMC) as construction management company for Project Burnham 

After an extensive RFQ process, SMC has been chosen as the construction management company for Project Burnham. SMC has worked on 12 Illinois public library…

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Thank you, Senator Pat McGuire! 

On behalf of the Joliet Public Library and our staff members, our Library Board of Trustees and friends of the library in our community, we…

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Sale of Bonds Approved

Joliet City Council approved the sale of bonds for Project Burnham, which will be paid off through state capital funding over the next six years. 

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Deadline for Statement of Qualifications

Deadline for Statement of Qualifications: July 21, 2020

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Request for Qualifications: Construction Manager

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Joliet Public Library Selected for State Capital Appropriation Bill, Funding for Project Burnham 

The Joliet Public Library is excited to announce that Project Burnham, the library’s plan for therenovation of the interior of its Ottawa Street Branch at…

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Engberg Anderson Update

Engberg Anderson Architects will visit Joliet Public Library’s Ottawa Street Branch to meet with staff on March 18 to discuss interior design and the floor…

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Engberg Anderson Update

Engberg Anderson Architects will visit Joliet Public Library’s Ottawa Street Branch to meet with staff on March 4 to discuss mechanical systems.

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