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Barrington Area Library

Buildings and structures in Barrington, IllinoisLibraries in Cook County, IllinoisLibrary buildings completed in 1978Public libraries in Illinois

The Barrington Area Library, located at 505 N. Northwest Highway in Barrington, Illinois, serves the approximately 42,157 residents of the Barrington Public Library District. The largest geographic public library district in Illinois, the Barrington Public Library District covers a 72-square-mile (190 km2) area in Cook, Lake, Kane, and McHenry counties, and encompasses all or part of the communities of Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, South Barrington, Tower Lakes, Algonquin, Fox River Grove, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Palatine, Port Barrington, and some unincorporated areas. Located in the center of the library district, the 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) library building houses a collection of 330,000 books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, audio and video downloads, and other items. The library's park-like campus includes a sculpture garden, and a series of gardens designed to spotlight native plants. Wi-fi service is available throughout the building and grounds. Advanced self-check out and return systems are used, along with 3D printing services. The library presents cultural events, an art gallery, book discussions for all ages, computer and technology classes, business workshops, and a wide variety of children's programming in the library's meeting rooms, which are also used for meetings by over 300 nonprofit community organizations. Annual circulation is approximately 1,186,681, and more than 415,242 people visit the library each year.

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Barrington Area Library
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