Williamsville Public Library & Museum
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Now Available While Supplies Last
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Helpful Links for Earlier Kits

Click here to learn about using herbs to attract caterpillars.
Click here to learn about microgreens.  
Click here to learn about plants that attract various butterflies.
Click here to learn how to grow and where to plant sunflower seeds.  
Click here to learn how to use the tornado maker.
Click here to play interactive games about being prepared for natural disasters.
 Click here to explore cloud types.
Now Available While Supplies Last  
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Click here to learn how to press flowers using the blotter paper in your kit. 
​Click here to learn how to use the lamination to make bookmarks
or gift tags with pressed flowers.
Kids, Teens, & Adults can
ALL earn a Bingo to win rewards!

Click here to have your own Bingo card generated to print or play on-line.
Turn in or register this Bingo by Sunday, August 7
to be entered into gift card drawings!
Kids:  $20 Target
Teens/Adults:  $20 Casey's or Interurban Merchant
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Click here to browse the selection of movies on Hoopla!
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​Click here to choose from over 50 different magazines, sample The Great Courses, or explore Curiosity Stream with a Binge Pass.
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One BingePass = One Hoopla Borrow 
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ONE borrow will give you 7 days of UNLIMITED access to
Any of the current issues of 50+ magazines
OR
Any of The Great Courses in the collection

Movies, Music, E-Books, & Audiobooks

1.  Click on the "Services" tab and choose "Digital Library".
2.  Choose "Get Hoopla app" to learn how to download the app for your device.
3.  Use your library card & e-mail address to sign up for Hoopla.
4.  You will receive a welcome e-mail from Hoopla and you can start streaming or downloading with the device of your choice!

About Us

The Williamsville Public Library and Museum strives to enhance the lives of the people who live in or visit our community. We aim to promote lifelong learning; to collect, preserve and exhibit materials pertaining to the Village’s history; and to encourage a love of reading. 

Come and visit us at our new location, our staff and volunteers will be happy to help you anytime at the service desk or over the phone.


WPLM is committed to being an integral part of the Village of Williamsville; providing an asset to our community and contributing to local historic preservation.
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Where to find us:
​217 North Elm Street
​Williamsville, Illinois 62693

HOURS
Monday through Thursday
10:00am-7:00pm
Saturday
​10:00am-2:00pm
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You can still "Grab & Go"
one of three ways:

1. Request through on-line catalog
2.  Call us at:  217/566-3520
​3.  E-mail us by clicking link below

Contact Us
Summer Reading
Bingo pages,
Bingo rewards,
and Prize Drawings
are for kids, teens,
​and adults!

Video Tours

Click on links below to view video tours of Courthouses around Illinois.

Franklin County

Greene County

McHenry County

Morgan  County

Pike County

Iroquois County
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The Libby app is replacing Overdrive.  Go to your app store to download Libby or click here.
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Click here to browse the on-line catalog!

Coloring Page

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Click here to download and print this page.  Stop by WPLM for more fun activity and color pages.
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Request FREE Copy

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Click here to request your own copy of this hardcover book to keep!
 Kelly Murray, Executive Director of
the Illinois Association of County Board Members and Commissioners, donated 20 copies for WPLM to share.

Stop by WPLM to pick up activity pages, or download this month's coloring page.

NEW Rewards

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Click here to get the app or download tracking sheets.

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​You can check out WPLM updates on Facebook or scroll down this page to
​see recent posts!

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Upcoming Events
& Take Home Kits

Questions, comments, or suggestions?
Contact Us 
QUESTIONS?  Call 566-3520
or

 Use the "Contact us" link above to e-mail questions

Extras for You with WPLM

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Click here to get started!
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​Explore More Illinois allows cardholders from participating RAILS and IHLS public libraries to reserve discounts for cultural attractions in Illinois.
Find discounts to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, Kidzeum of Health & Science, 

the Springfield Art Association, and more!
Click here to see what WPLM patrons can access!
Then, enter your library card number.
Password:  Last 4 digits of your card


Backyard Basics 2022

Thank you to Mrs. Smith for hosting and leading a great event in the WHS Greenhouse!
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Celebrate Arbor Day 2022!
You can buy and have trees delivered by a local business.

Click here to access videos about tree selection and care!
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Grants & Donations

The Friends of WPLM and WPLM have been awarded multiple grants towards the Outdoor Education Space being planned to transform the area behind the building.  The space will be used to display local history items and to host educational programming.
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The Lumpkin Family Foundation
$4,000 towards trees for the outdoor programming space and educational programming

Illinois State Library through the Illinois Secretary of State:
$18,500 towards components to be used in outdoor programming for patrons of all ages

Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Community Grants Program: 

$500 towards the perimeter fence needed to keep young kids safe as they explore 

Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln Access to Recreation Endowment Fund: 
$2,000 towards the sidewalks that will make the planned Outdoor Education Space accessible to everyone.

Jennifer Sellers and State Farm 
$500 towards transforming the area into usable space

The BRANDT Foundation: 

$5,000 towards transforming the area into usable space

Williams Township:
$3,500 as a planning grant, which made it possible to seek other grant funding


The Friends of WPLM received an amazing surprise from Set-Free Reading, which used to work in the Williamsville-Sherman area to help young readers and their families.  After ending their work as a non-profit, the organization donated $10,000 to WPLM.

Grant writing continues as WPLM strives to provide the best possible library and museum for our residents and visitors.  


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​​Local History

CELEBRATE WILLIAMSVILLE HISTORY

WPLM is currently switching displays.  Visit later this fall to see the new displays highlighting many important local organizations.  

Almost 2,000 items have now been recorded in the museum inventory database since we opened.  

Thank you to our dedicated museum volunteers Delores Fowler and
​Judy Krell!
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What's on Display

New Location
The popular one room school house exhibit has been moved next to the Nancy Richardson alcove.  

Our Services

  • Free Library Cards for Village Residents
  • Member of the Illinois Heartland Library System
  • Interlibrary Loan with over 3,000 libraries Statewide
  • Access to FirstSearch and OCLC Databases
  • Reciprocal Borrowing with Area Libraries
  • Free Access to Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center 
  • Public Use Computers with Internet Access, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
  • Wireless Internet Access
  • FAX machine $1 charged for up to 3 pages
  • Photocopying $0.25 a page 
    Color Photocopying for $0.50 a page
  • Printing from Computers for $0.25 a page
  • After-Hours Outside Book Return
  • Free Book Page Magazine
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Address
217 North Elm Street
​Williamsville, Illinois 62693

Contact Us
Phone: (217) 566-3520
E-mail: [email protected]
Hours
Monday thru Thursday
10 am -  7 pm

​Saturday
10 am - 2 pm


Closed Friday & Sunday
  • Home
  • Curbside Request
    • Curbside Tutorial
    • Online Catalog
  • Programming
    • Children Programs
    • Adult Programs
  • Services
    • Online Catalog
    • Digital Library >
      • Search Hoopla
      • Get Hoopla App
      • Search Library on the Go
      • Get Libby App
      • Search Cloud Library
      • Get Cloud Library App
    • Databases >
      • Ancestry - Library Edition
      • Heritage Hub
      • State Journal Register
      • Explore More Illinois
  • History
    • Past Events
  • Our Team
    • Staff Members
    • Board of Trustees
    • Friends Group
  • Event Calender
  • Blog
  • Under Construction