ies ▁in ▁Illinois ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Re aching ▁Ac ross ▁Illinois ▁Library ▁System ▁( RA IL S ). ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁library ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁by ▁the ▁W au conda ▁Women ' s ▁Club ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁town ship ▁library ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁public ▁library ▁district ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Its ▁new est ▁location ▁building ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁earned ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Building ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁library ▁under w ent ▁a ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁This ▁renov ation ▁project ▁not ▁only ▁brought ▁the ▁library ' s ▁interior ▁up ▁to ▁date ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁look ▁new ▁again , ▁but ▁it ▁set ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁providing ▁out standing ▁library ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁W au conda ▁Area ▁community ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁library ▁updated ▁the ▁front ▁entrance ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁accessible ▁and ▁modern . ▁The ▁concrete ▁st airs ▁and ▁r amp ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁non - per me able ▁pa vers . ▁The ▁st airs ▁are ▁less ▁ste ep ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁landing , ▁and ▁are ▁he ated ▁from ▁under ne ath ▁to ▁prevent ▁any ▁build - up ▁of ▁ice ▁or ▁snow . ▁ ▁Awards ▁The ▁W au conda ▁Area ▁Library ▁was