The East Alton Public Library District is located at 250 Washington Ave. in East Alton,IL. The East Alton Public Library provides free services to all residents living within the district, patrons of any library within Illinois, and patrons of any library within the Lewis and Clark Library System.

The library system holds over 425,615 materials including over 394,000 books, and 28,000 compact discs, cassette tapes and books on cassette. Over 315 CD-ROMS are also now available for check-out.

In total, over 3 million items were checked out of the system during fiscal year 2004-2005! In addition to these items, thousands of people entered the library to utilize print and electronic reference resources, access the Internet through the Library’s fiber-optic connection, enjoy state-of-the-art Wi-fi service, participate in computer and Internet training, view a Library exhibit, or attend one of the Library’s many events.

Our friendly and professional staff is eager to serve you. Welcome to the Public Library!

Our Mission

The mission of the East Alton Public Library District is to bring people and the resources of the library together; all library operations exist for the purpose of providing the best services--educational, informative, cultural, and recreational--to the greatest number of people.