Mounds Public Library

Mounds Public Library has a wealth of historical artifacts from the region, including some visuals of Abe Lincoln in the genealogy room, which I found fascinating. There’s a beautiful old roll top desk in the center of the building, among several other authentic antique tables and eclectic furnishings.
The interior is spacious and divided into a children’s area, stacks of fiction and a separate, walled-​off space for the genealogy room. The circulation desk is very accessible and the bathrooms are clean and spacious. There is also a clean, spacious break room with a refrigerator and coffee maker.
A group of people from Morris Library at SIUC in Carbondale has taken on the project of reorganizing the books to make the library functional again. The area residents who care for the library have wonderful, warm hearts, and care for the cultural legacy of their community.
Once it opens up to the public again, this library will offer its valuable assets to the people of Mounds and all of southernmost Illinois. It seems like saving this library will make a big difference, especially for the children and others who live nearby. A team of volunteers will be visiting the area next weekend, November 23 and 24, 2013.