Jerseyville Public Library

The Library moved into its Carnegie facility in 1904. As Jersey County grew, library use increased so in 1965 the Library joined the Lewis & Clark Library System. This made additional materials available for patrons through intralibrary loan. In 1986, with the assistance of a Build Illinois State grant, Federal Revenue Sharing, and a local fund dri... ve, a major expansion of the Jerseyville Public Library was undertaken. Completed in 1987, the Library more than doubled its size. The expansion and renovation also allowed the entire building to become handicap accessible. In 1991, the Library automated in the Lewis & Clark consortia, Gatenet. Through Gatenet and other online databases, the Jerseyville Public Library could easily request in materials for patrons. On July 1, 2012 the Lewis & Clark Library System merged with three other library systems in Illinois: Lincoln Trail, Rolling Prairie, and Shawnee. Together we are the Illinois Heartland Library System. As a result, the new library system also has merged each library's Local Library System Automation Program (LLSAP) to form SHARE. SHARE encompasses 427 libraries throughout the southern half of Illinois. On April 9, 2013, SHARE went live with a new automation platform with over 1,600,000 patrons and nearly 10,000,000 items! Our friendly and professional staff is eager to serve you. Welcome to the Jerseyville Public Library!Read More