Chillicothe Public Library
430 N Bradley
Chillicothe, IL 61523
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Opened: 2005
Holds 37,213 volumes
Circulates 85,168 items per year
Serves 13,250 residents
For pictures of the old Carnegie library building, which has been re-purposed as a bookstore, click here.
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Windows dominate the facade of the library. |
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The entrance is in the back of the library. Note the drive up window. |
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Close up of the drive up window. |
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The view when you walk in. Lots of natural lighting. |
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Johnston McCulley, prolific writer and creator of Zorro, is from Chillicothe. |
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A display case housing Zorro memorabilia. |
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Walt Disney’s Magazine and the iconic American lunch box featuring Zorro. |
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More recent Zorro Tchotchkes. |
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Cather on the shelf. Death Comes For the Archbishop stands alone |
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A patio awaits spring and summer. |
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Re-purposed card catalog–great idea–I want a coffee table like this! |
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Plants and a wall mural liven up the kids’ section. |
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Mural detail. |
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More mural. |
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Who doesn’t love Camelot? |
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The view from kids looking toward circulation. |
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The library globe. |
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Many libraries have a globe, but how many have fish? There are two fish in this bowl, the other was camera shy. |