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Address: 814 12th St., Lawrenceville IL 62439
Phone: 618-943-3016
*Holiday Hours: The library will be closed on November 28 and November 29 for Thanksgiving, December 24 and December 25 for Christmas, and December 31 and January 1 for New Year’s.
Library Hours:
Monday – Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
*Public computers are turned off 30 minutes before closing each day.
Eight monthly free classes will be held at the Lawrence Public Library and led by a University of Illinois staff October-May. Classes will begin at 3:30 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. Students 2nd grade and older are eligible. The classes will be held on the second Tuesday of each month. Class size is limited so sign up today! To register for the next class go to: December 10 – Salt Art.Lawrence County Newspaper Project
***Yearbooks from the early 1900’s were added in December 2022
Searchable online archives of Lawrence County newspapers, yearbooks, and other records.
Newspapers range from 1840-2019; yearbooks range from 1908-1939. To see a list of available yearbooks, click “See All” under the newspaper titles.
https://lawrencepublicil.historyarchives.online/home
Note: use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as browser, not Internet Explorer, in order to access the tools on the archive website.
Book Club
Legal forms – available free to everyone
Online reference materials available in the library or at home with a library card