At The Library

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Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Library is currently not reserving any Meeting Rooms or hosting any Art Exhibits at this time.

The Friends Book Shop is now open.

The Library offers The Revere Ware Room, The Activity Room, The Board Room/Museum, and two small study rooms. The Library welcomes the use of its meeting rooms by individuals or organizations for informational, educational, cultural, civic and social events. Unfortunately, children's parties will not be scheduled in any of the rooms at this time.

By reserving a room, meeting room users agree to the Meeting Room Terms of Use. Please read this document before moving forward with a room reservation.

Printable Terms of Use and Meeting Room Application

The Revere Ware Room

The Revere Ware Room is located on the Lower Level and accommodates up to 150 people and offers an attached kitchen for catering. The fee during open hours is $10 per hour. VWPLD opens at 9 AM Monday – Saturday. Any group wishing to enter the building before that time must pay the closed hours rate until 9 AM. The earliest any group can enter the building is 8 AM. All event participants must be out of the meeting rooms fifteen minutes prior to library closing time (Monday-Thursday 8 P.M., Friday 5 P.M, and Saturday 4 P.M.) or must pay closed hours rate. The fee for the Revere Room on Sundays or holidays is $100 for the day. You can pay the reservation fee in person at the Library or online by visiting our ePay site.

The Activity Room

The Activity Room is located on the Children's Floor and accommodates up to 60 people. This meeting room can only be reserved during the hours the Library is open (Monday- Thursday 9AM-8 PM, Friday 9AM-5PM, Saturday 9AM-4PM). All participants must be out of The Activity Room fifteen minutes prior to Library closing time. The fee is $5 per hour. You can pay the reservation fee in person at the Library or online by visiting our ePay site.

The Board Room/Museum

The Board Room/Museum is located on the Children's Floor and accommodates 12 people at the table. This meeting room may be reserved for organizational meetings of non-profit groups for free during the hours the Library is open (Monday- Thursday 9AM-8 PM, Friday 9AM-5PM, Saturday 9AM-4PM). All participants must be out of The Museum fifteen minutes prior to Library closing time. The Museum may be reserved for after-hours special events for $400 for twelve hours. Reservation requires a $100 deposit. You can pay the reservation fee in person at the Library or online by visiting our ePay site.

Study Rooms

Study Rooms are located on the Children's Floor and can each accommodate 6 people. These meeting rooms may be reserved during the hours the Library is open (Monday- Thursday 9AM-8 PM, Friday 9AM-5PM, Saturday 9AM-4PM). All participants must be out of the study rooms fifteen minutes prior to Library closing time. There are no fees, but pre-booking is highly recommended.

The following equipment is available for use in the Meeting Rooms:

* Podium

* Projection Screen

* TV

* Chalk Board

* Overhead Projector

* LCD Projector

* DVD/Blu-ray Player

Please Note:

Patrons with delinquent accounts may not rent any of the rooms until their accounts are cleared.

The Library will charge a $800.00 fee for lost or stolen keys. The person who rented the room must pay $800.00 to cover the cost of having the building re-keyed and replacing all the keys. The $800.00 will NOT be refunded if the key is located after the building is re-keyed.

You can reserve a room by calling 217-935-5174, emailing Janet at , or filling out the form below. You will be contacted by Library staff to confirm your reservation.

Please note: Filling out the form below does not guarantee room availability.

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