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Library Hours
Monday - Thursday: 
10 am - 7:30 pm
Friday: 
10 am - 6:30 pm
Saturday:
10am-2:30 pm

HISTORY                                         

The Bookman Club organized in 1896

From a child's first picture book to accessing the World Wide Web, Beck-Bookman Library provides an invaluable resource to community members of all ages. An extensive collection (books, periodicals, large print books, books on tape/CD and videos/DVD's) are available in a comfortable, modern and fully accessible setting.                           
                      

Bookman Club Today!
 

With a bequest from the Jesse Bender Family and a generous trust from
Edward S. Beck, former managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, the current library facility was built and occupied in 1952.  The library is named in  honor of the memory of  Major and Mrs. M. M. Beck, pioneer residents of the town, and the Bookman Club. The children's room is the named The Bender Room in honor of the Bender Family. An addition was built in 1995 and a new circulation desk and computer stations were added in December of 2004. The library now houses a collection of 30,200 materials.

MISSION
The library is supported by municipal, county, and state funding as well as charitable gifts and trusts. It is governed by a seven-member board; administrative functions are directed by the library.

Board of Trustees:
Karen Leiker:  President
Trish McAllister: Vice-President
Tom Davies: Treasurer
Mary Morford: Secretary
Chad Adcock
Leslee Bowers
Teresa Nelson

Board Meeting Time:      
Third Tuesday evening of each month,
7 p.m., at the library