Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library

Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library Public Library in Spring Valley, IL. The city of Spring Valley has maintained a library and reading room since 1893. Mautino January 4, 1992. Mr.

The enterprise had its origin by action of the Knights of Labor. They acted on one of their leading principles – that education is one of the most pressing needs of the workingman, and accordingly organized a library association with benefits free to all who reside within the Spring Valley city limits. The library was in the city hall until it moved in to the new Carnegie Library in 1912. Formerly

the Spring Valley Public Library, the library was dedicated to the memory of the late State Representative Richard A. Mautino was appointed to the Spring Valley Library Board in August of 1966 and served until 1973. The library board felt this was a fitting way to honor all of Mr. Mautino’s accomplishments for the library and for the city of Spring Valley. Mautino passed away August 29, 1991. A paved parking lot was added to the west of the building, along with an elevator and handicapped restrooms in 2001. Thanks to the generosity of the members of the American Legion, Dominic O’Berto Post 182; a matching gift from an anonymous family; a bequest from the late Anna Schlitt; and donations from many individuals, businesses and organizations; the Veterans’ Wing to the library was completed in 2004. Additional funding for the project was provided from the Illinois State Library, a Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, Jesse White using Live & Learn Construction Funds. The donations combined with library savings funds made the addition possible without any tax increase to the community. The new addition nearly doubled the original Carnegie building and includes a children’s library and community room. It was dedicated, during the June 13, 2004 grand opening, as the Veteran’s Wing in honor of the American Legion and its members who got the project started with their donation, and in remembrance of all our veterans.

It's September 2nd. . . do you have a library card? With your library card, you can check out books you can touch or yo...
09/02/2026

It's September 2nd. . . do you have a library card? With your library card, you can check out books you can touch or you can use the Libby App to read books online! Get yours today!

Happy September!Number One Reason for a Library Card . . . . We have books, large print books, fiction books, nonfiction...
09/01/2026

Happy September!
Number One Reason for a Library Card . . . . We have books, large print books, fiction books, nonfiction books, biography books, classics, science fiction, westerns . . . Did I mention, we have books!
Come into the library and let's sign you up!

The Richard A Mautino Memorial Library will be closed Monday September 7, 2026. We will open at 10am on Tuesday Septemb...
09/01/2026

The Richard A Mautino Memorial Library will be closed Monday September 7, 2026. We will open at 10am on Tuesday September 8, 2026

Thank you Dolly Parton for putting a book in so many hands of children. Thank you for sharing your love of reading.
08/26/2026

Thank you Dolly Parton for putting a book in so many hands of children. Thank you for sharing your love of reading.

Can you believe it? It's the last week in August! School is back in session. This means it is the last Wednesday of t...
08/22/2026

Can you believe it? It's the last week in August! School is back in session. This means it is the last Wednesday of the month. This means this Wednesday at the Richard A Mautino Memorial Library from 11:30-12:30pm, there will be free blood pressure and blood glucose checks!

08/05/2026

Hi everybody, Miss Jeri here. I just wanted to remind my Summer Reading finishers that our trophy/pizza party is tomorrow night, August 6th downstairs in The Large Meeting Room. Festivities start about 4:30ish. Hope to see you all there. 🥰😎👩‍🦳

Our summer reading has ended! We thank you so much! There were only 4 states not visited in your reading . . . they ar...
08/01/2026

Our summer reading has ended! We thank you so much! There were only 4 states not visited in your reading . . . they are Montana, Arkansas, Virginia and West Virginia. We had one state with 14 and another state with 12. Any guesses as to which state had the most stickers?

So many possibilities with a library card. . . Kanopy kids is live! Simply click the link and create an account. Unlimi...
07/22/2026

So many possibilities with a library card. . .

Kanopy kids is live! Simply click the link and create an account. Unlimited access . . . with kanopy kids, you don't have to worry about tickets.
Kanopy kids includes TV series, learning languages, anime, classic films, and "Animated Storybooks".

https://www.kanopy.com/en/springvalleyil/kids

Kanopy is live at the library! Stream movies and more with your library card. Simply click the kanopy link. Log in wi...
07/22/2026

Kanopy is live at the library! Stream movies and more with your library card. Simply click the kanopy link. Log in with library card and use the last 4 as your pin. You will receive 25 tickets per month. The tickets do not roll over. It will restart on the first of every month. Enjoy the movies!



https://www.kanopy.com/en/springvalleyil

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215 E Cleveland Street
Spring Valley, IL
61362

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 2pm - 6pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

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+18156634741

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