The Morton Grove Public Library serves residents and businesses of the village of Morton Grove, Illinois. Morton Grove is located 12 miles (19 km) north of downtown Chicago. The Library is located at 6140 Lincoln Avenue, Morton Grove, IL 60053 and serves a population of 23,270 residents. The mission of the Morton Grove Public Library is to provide a place offering materials, programs, and services to assist the community in its pursuit of personal growth and lifelong learning.
The library is a member of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS), a consortium of 1,500 public, private, academic, and school libraries located throughout northern and western Illinois covering an area of 27,000 square miles and one of three Illinois library systems. The library was formerly a member of North Suburban Library System (NSLS).
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