About Us

The Warrenville Public Library District was established in 1979 to provide library services to the residents of Warrenville and nearby unincorporated areas. The District operates out of a single facility located at 28W751 Stafford Place, Warrenville, IL.

Through warrenville.com, 24/7 services include digital content availability, database use, event registration and the ability to place books and other items on hold through the catalog.

In 2020, WPLD joined the SWAN Library Services consortium, making over 8,000,000 items available to our members.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

The Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides that “all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials and public employees consistent with the terms of this Act. Such access is necessary to enable the people to fulfill their duties of discussing public issues fully and freely, making informed political judgments and monitoring government to ensure that it is being conducted in the public interest.” 5 ILCS 140/1 Section 1. The library is committed to providing access to applicable public records under the law.

Public Records Available for FOIA Requests

For FOIA requests, the types and categories of records that the library maintains include but are not limited to:

• Library Administration and Management contact information (located here)
• Library Board of Trustees contact information (located here)
• Library Board of Trustees meeting agendas, packets and minutes (located here)
• Library budget, levy, audit and other financial information (located here)
• Library policies (located here)
• Organization chart (located here)
• IMRF Employer Cost and Participation Information

Procedures - Making Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests

• Your Freedom of Information Act request must be submitted in writing, provide contact information, a detailed account of the documents you are requesting and whether the documents are intended for commercial use. There is no requirement under the law to respond to oral requests or to provide information other than what already exists in records.
  
  
• Requests should be addressed to Library Director/FOIA Officer, Warrenville Public Library District:
  • Mail or deliver in person to: 28W751 Stafford Place, Warrenville, IL 60555
  • Faxed to: 630/393-1688
  • Emailed using the form below
    
    
• Requests for public records are fulfilled under the guidelines of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 40). Requestors will be contacted within the time allotted by law with a response to their request. At that time, the requestor will be informed of any fees associated with their request.
  
  
• Records may be inspected on-site or a copy made for the requestor. If inspected, a library employee will be present throughout the inspection.

Procedures - Library FOIA Officer Response to Requests

• Within 5 business days following the date of the request, the library will respond with information regarding access to the information, request an extension under the law or deny the request in writing. If the request is for commercial purposes, the library will respond within 21 business days.
  
  
• The library is not required to copy a public record that is published on the library’s website. The library will notify you that the public record is available online and direct you to the website where the record can be reasonably accessed.
  
  
• The charge for copies of the records will be as follows:
  • First 50 pages of black & white on legal or letter size paper will be free
  • 10 cents per additional page for black & white on legal or letter size paper after the first 50 pages
  • 25 cents per page for color or oversized copies
  • If records are provided in electronic format, the actual cost of the media used for storage will be charged