After 13 years as head of the Vernon Area Public Library District, director Cynthia Fuerst will retire later this spring. No firm departure date has been set.
Vernon Area Public Library is counted among America s Star Libraries for 2021. The distinction places the Lincolnshire-based library among the top 4.5 percent of all public libraries in the United States.
Vernon Area earns 4-star rating among U.S. public libraries Lincolnshire-based Vernon Area Public Library has been recognized as a star library in Library Journal s national index.Vernon Area Public Library (file photo)
Updated 1/15/2021 2:49 PM
Vernon Area Public Library has been recognized as one of the nation s Star Libraries for 2020, as announced in the most recent edition of Library Journal. The magazine s 13th annual Index of Public Library Service evaluates the per capita measurements of 5,608 libraries nationwide and awards star status to 262. This top 5 percent represents the public libraries with the highest level of community engagement around the country.
The 2020 index was based on the most recently reported data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for fiscal year 2018, which ended in June 2019. The index rates libraries by volume of public use as measured by per capita circulation of both physical and electronic materials, library