building is one of several Carnegie libraries on the National Register of Historic Places. The library was established in 1871 as an association which charged a membership fee and was transferred to the town under the new name Buffalo Township Free Public Library in 1891. Notable people George Perkins Clinton (1867–1937), botanist and mycologist George Peek, economist Kathleen Weaver, writer and editor See also Polo, Missouri, named after Polo, Illinois References External links Polo official website History of Polo Polo Community Unit School District 222 Polo Public Library District Cities in Ogle County, Illinois Cities in Illinois Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois 1856 establishments in Illinois