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About Peotone Public Library District
Welcome to the Peotone Public Library District (PPLD). Our library has been around since 1934, and has evolved much since then. From a small Peotone women's club initiative to a tax-funded Library district that serves over 16,000 residents, the Library has grown over the years. The Library moved several times since 1934, finally ending up at our current location at 515 N. 1st Street, in Peotone, IL. In the mid 90's, most of Monee joined our Library population and now we serve Monee area, Green Garden, Wilton Center, some Will Township and all of Peotone.
Libraries are mission driven, meaning that we serve a higher purpose and are not out to make a profit but to use our publicly funded goals to better the communities we serve. Our official mission statement is as follows:
Mission Statement
The mission of the Peotone Public Library District is to provide educational, informational, cultural, and recreational resources and services to all ages of people in the Peotone Public Library District (Green Garden, Peotone, Wilton Center Townships and parts of Monee and Will Townships).
About Peotone Public Library District
Education, information, culture, and recreation covers a wide range of activities. In practice, our resources and services bring all manner of human beings inside, such as tutors helping others learn, kids singing and dancing in story time, lonely senior citizens, and eccentric teens seeking a place to belong, to name a few. Since 2014 when we started counting the number of people walking in our doors, we have seen over 369,000 people. On average, each year we see at least 25,000 people walk in our doors. In 2025, we circulated 58,526 items, had over 10,000 patrons attend programs, and over 28,000 patrons walked in our doors. Our Library continues to strive to be the best Library we can be for the communities we serve and to meet the mission set for us.
Welcome to the library. Please do not hesitate to speak to me with any questions, concerns or quandaries.
Sarah Ehlers
Library Director
Meetings
Below is a list of meeting dates, agendas, and minutes of the board meetings. Please contact the Library Director if you have further information requests regarding board meetings.
Year
Agenda
Minutes
2026
June 18th Minutes