Bloomington Public Library

The Bloomington City Council approved a tentative $27 million combined tax levy on Monday, with plans to keep a flat tax rate of 1.4%.

A Bloomington Public Library expansion that's been in the works for over a decade could begin early next year, now that the city council has signaled its support for the nearly $23 million project.

A proposed $23 million expansion of the Bloomington Public Library is closer to becoming a reality, with the Bloomington City Council on Monday voting overwhelmingly to support the library board’s plan to use $17 million in bonds to finance most of the project.

The Bloomington Public Library has presented two options for expansion to the city council. One costs $20.7 million, the other $2 million more. The difference is a two-level parking structure.

After her passing in 2015, Irene Mischler left a trust in memory of her brother Charles Mischler to be used for economics and history materials. The…

The Bloomington Public Library (BPL) and Normal Public Library (NPL) are no longer charging fines on overdue items. All overdue fines prior to Wednesday…

Bloomington Public Library’s catalog has been open to the public with curbside pickup. But starting Monday the library will open its doors, too.Most of…

UPDATED 2:45 p.m. | The Normal Public Library this week joined Bloomington’s library in restarting curbside pickup, though both remain closed to the…

The Bloomington City Council is expected to get its first look at conceptual designs for a scaled-down $15 million library expansion by late summer.The…

Libraries across the country are ditching overdue fees after finding that the penalties drive away the people who stand to benefit the most from free…