About Rolling Meadows Library

Strategic Planning

Our Strategic Plan is centered on five key goals, all designed to help the library extend its reach and impact. In the coming years, you’ll see expanded programming for adults, children, and teens, as well as new partnerships and community events that bring us closer together. Learn more about the plan on our Strategic Plan 2025-27 page.

Our History

Since opening its doors to the public in 1960, Rolling Meadows Library is a vital community center for learning, culture, and recreation. The library owns over 185,000 items, and circulates over 220,000 items annually. RML is a proud member of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS), which supplies access to numerous additional resources and materials across the state.

RML is technology-forward, providing adult visitors with computer stations that give access to the Internet, subscription databases, and the library's online catalog of items. The Youth area also provides computer stations for youth use and a mobile computer lab is utilized to conduct regular Computer Classes in the spacious Community Room.

Library cards are free to all residents and available to businesses located within Rolling Meadows. The library is honored to provide programs and outreach for children, families, and adults year-round, in accordance with our mission to provide excellent customer service and information in a variety of formats that Educate, Inform, Enrich, Inspire, and Entertain, and to serve the citizens of Rolling Meadows, linking them with resources throughout the world and providing equal access for all.

Sources: City of Rolling Meadows External Link, Knight Lab (Northwestern University) External Link, The Rolling Meadows 1950s Museum External Link Wikipedia External Link, and Rolling Meadows Library Archives.