On April 11, while riding in a car, I visited the oldest Public Library in Illinois with my friend Lydia in Albion, IL. Albion is a small town of about 2,000 people about 2 hours away or 221.4 miles from home; if you want to be technical, here is exactly where I went: 38 degrees 22'38" N and 88 degrees 3'40" W. The librarians, Ms. Potter-Gates, Mrs. Hortin and Lydia's aunt, Mrs. Longbons gave me a little history about this library. It was founded in 1818 and not only was the Library the first in the state of Illinois, Albion also has the oldest Chamber of Commerce and the first agricultural fair!
The library is one of the most important places in any town and it was very exciting to come to the oldest one in Illinois! I even found a great book while I was there....
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