Vernon Area Public Library District is a public library in Lake County, Illinois, USA, serving the communities of Lincolnshire and unincorporated Prairie View, most of Long Grove, and smaller portions of Buffalo Grove, Riverwoods and Vernon Hills. It operates a single library in Lincolnshire.
The population of the Vernon Area Public Library District was 41,055 as of the 2010 Census.
The Vernon Area Public Library District was counted among America's Star Libraries for 2010 and 2011, as named by Library Journal.
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