Holiday Closing

All library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25 for the Christmas Holiday.

Dundee Library Collection

Dundee Library Collection

This collection is comprised of various articles, historical documents, pictures, pamphlets, reports, and more, all pertaining to the history of the Dundee Library. The content in this collection ranges from 1876 to 2007.

    Index of Historical Figures of Kane County, compiled by unknown librarian from Dundee Library, exact date unknown.
    Library Funds Log Book, 1876-1893
    Physical Valuation Appraisal Report, February 19, 1965
    “Dundee Twp. Library System is Dissolved”, Valley Reporter, January 4, 1968
    Building History document compiled by Dundee Township Park District, c.1970s-1980s
    Real Estate Appraisal Report for Estimate of Market Value of Dundee Township Public Library, August 28, 1973
    “A Home’s History – Link to Spirit of Dundee”, Copley Newspapers, May 22, 1975
    “Fire Burns Old Library” Courier News, August 10, 1975
    “Court Battle Fails to Save Old Library” , Fox Valley Countryside, May 27, 1976
    History of Dundee Township Library pamphlet, 1979
    Annual Report for Dundee Township Library, fiscal year 1979-1980
    Annual Report for Dundee Township Library, fiscal year 1980-1981
    Picture and brief biography of aviator Wiley Post, dated July 1985
        Taken from a book or journal that had been part of the collection at Dundee Township Library
    “Library Nurtures Love of Reading in Children”, Daily Herald, December 11, 1991
    “Debate Hits Libraries Over Controversial Books”, Daily Herald, May 13, 1992
    “Flea Market Draws Budding Entrepreneurs”, Daily Herald, July 20, 1992
    “Library Gets Present From the Past” Daily Herald, November 7, 1992
    “Dundee Twp. Library May Suffer Chill” Courier News, November 8, 1992
    “Gambling Beneficiaries Accept Offer Cautiously”, Daily Herald, December 23, 1992
    Obituary of Alice Herron, former librarian at Dundee Township Library, Daily Herald, June 3, 1993
    “Sparking an Interest: Fire Department Sets Up Library Display to Spread Message of Safety”, Courier News, April 14, 1995
    “Dundee Twp. Offices, Library Clean Up After Flood”, Daily Herald, August 9, 1995
    “Dundee Township Public Library’s New Head Librarian Begins Duties”, Daily Herald, August 23, 1995
    “Dundee Remembers Library Director”, Daily Herald, April 12, 2003
    “Librarian’s Memory to Live On in Many Ways”, Daily Herald, April 25, 2003
    “Libraries to Get Hundreds of CDs From Settlement”, Daily Herald, February 29, 2004
    “Dundee Township Public Library” press release, Daily Herald, January 2005
    “Dundee Township Library Now Delivers”, Courier News, September 18, 2005
    “Dog a Teacher, Healer, Hero”, Courier News, March 2007