Douglass Branch Library
Location: 504 East Grove St.
Phone: 217-403-2090
Bus Line: Gray
Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

This branch of the Champaign Public Library plays an integral role in the community surrounding Douglass Park. The Douglass Branch offers the convenience of a library close to home with services like those offered by any large library.

The Douglass Branch Library provides community members free access to materials throughout the Lincoln Trail Libraries system, including books, CDs, DVDs, videos, magazines, and audiobooks. Also available are free Internet access, computer games, and workstations with word processing and other software.

This community resource averages over 7,000 visitors per month. The Douglass Branch also offers several dozen free programs each month, including after-school activities, teen events, homework help, preschoolers' storytimes, and a book discussion club. You can learn more about the Douglass Branch on the Library's Web site, www.champaign.org.

History:

• The construction of a new building for the Branch in 1996 was made possible with an Illinois State Library Construction Grant. This grant allowed for the construction of the building and the purchase of most of the new furnishings.
• A cooperative agreement between the Champaign Park District and the Champaign Public Library was also established to provide the land on which the new branch could be constructed.

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