The Joliet Public Library serves 147,400 residents of Joliet City in Will County with two branch libraries. Having served the community for over 100 years, the library maintains 422,540 volumes and circulates over 1 million items annually, including books, movies, music, digital collections, kits, and video games. It has a local history room at the Ottawa Street Branch, providing access to a wide range of genealogy collections, microfilm copies, and local history and family research help. It provides meeting and study rooms, public computers, WiFi, printing/copying/scanning, exam proctoring, homework tutoring, museum passes, book clubs, and library events such as summer reading, storytime, and tech classes. The library is open seven days a week and offers drive up services at the Black Road Branch.