Fine-Free Libraries
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| Library Name (Type/System) | County | Shared Catalog | Fine Free Since | Exclusions From Fine-Free Policy | Last Updated |
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| Acorn Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | SWAN | 2023 | Library of Things, Hotspots, Rokus and Tablets |
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| Addison Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
DuPage | SWAN | |||
| Algonquin Area Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
McHenry | CCS | We only charge a late fee for three items available by reservation. |
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| Alpha Park Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Peoria | RSA | 2022 | ||
| Antioch Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Lake | n/a | |||
| Arlington Heights Memorial Library (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | n/a | 2021 | ||
| Astoria Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Fulton | RSA | 2021 | ||
| Atkinson Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Henry | RSA | |||
| Aurora Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Kane | n/a | |||
| Ayer Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Tazewell | RSA | 2023 | ||
| Barrington Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | n/a | 2020 | ||
| Barry Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Pike | n/a | 2023 | ||
| Bedford Park Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | SWAN | 2020 | ||
| Bensenville Community Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
DuPage | SWAN | 2021 | ||
| Bertolet Memorial Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Ogle | PrairieCat | March 2020 | Hotspots |
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| Bloomingdale Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
DuPage | SWAN | 2019 | ||
| Bloomington Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
McLean | n/a | 2020 | ||
| Blue Island Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | SWAN | 2023 | Special collection items and non-print materials |
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| Bradford Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Stark | RSA | 2021 | ||
| Bradley Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Kankakee | PrairieCat | 2021 | Library of Things, Hotspots |
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| Brimfield Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Peoria | RSA | 2022 | ||
| Brown County Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Brown | RSA | 2020 | ||
| Byron Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Ogle | PrairieCat | 2020 | ||
| Carlock Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
McLean | RSA | 2022 | ||
| Carol Stream Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
DuPage | SWAN | 2020 | ||
| Cary Area Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
McHenry | CCS | 2020 | Certain high priced Library of Things items, including Hotspots and GoPro |
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| Chatsworth Area Library (Public / RAILS) |
Livingston | RSA | 2021 | ||
| Chenoa Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
McLean | RSA | 2021 | ||
| Chicago Horticultural Society (Special / RAILS) |
Cook | n/a | 2022 | ||
| Chicago Ridge Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | SWAN | 2020 | We will be charging late fees on Hotspots, Laptops, Rokus, and Oak Lawn Children's Museum Pass. Everything else is fine free. |
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| Chillicothe Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Peoria | RSA | 2021 | ||
| Cicero Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | SWAN | 2021 | ||
| Clarendon Hills Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
DuPage | SWAN | 2020 | Library of Things |
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| Clover Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Henry | RSA | 2021 | ||
| Cook Memorial Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Lake | n/a | 2021 | ||
| Crystal Lake Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
McHenry | CCS | 2020 | ||
| Danvers Township Library (Public / RAILS) |
McLean | RSA | 2021 | ||
| Des Plaines Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | CCS | |||
| Dixon Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Lee | RRLC | |||
| Dominy Memorial Library (Public / RAILS) |
Livingston | RSA | 2022 | ||
| Downers Grove Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
DuPage | SWAN | 2020 | ||
| Dunlap Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Peoria | RSA | 2023 | ||
| Eisenhower Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | SWAN | 2016 | Fine-free for all Eisenhower Public Library District cardholders. All RBPs are charged fifteen cents a day per item. |
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| El Paso District Library (Public / RAILS) |
Woodford | RSA | 2021 | ||
| Ela Area Public Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Lake | CCS | |||
| Elk Grove Village Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | n/a | 2020 | High demand and/or high priced items, such as laptops and hotspots, are excluded. |
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| Elmhurst Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
DuPage | n/a | |||
| Elmwood Park Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | SWAN | |||
| Evanston Public Library (Public / RAILS) |
Cook | CCS | |||
| Farmington Area Library District (Public / RAILS) |
Fulton | RSA | 2020 |