Reaching Across Illinois Library System

Welcome to the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS)! The system serves more than 1500 public, private, university, and school library members, representing more than 3,700 libraries in a 27,000 square mile area in northern and central Illinois.

RAILS was formed on July 1, 2011 through the consolidation of the Alliance Library System (ALS), DuPage Library System (DLS), Metropolitan Library System (MLS), North Suburban Library System (NSLS), and Prairie Area Library System (PALS).

RAILS staff is committed to providing our members with the best service possible. All of our libraries will continue to receive the same level of service they received prior to July 1 in our three areas of concentration: van delivery, LLSAPs (electronic catalogs) and Talking Book Services.

If you have any questions or comments about RAILS, please contact Mary Witt at mary [dot] wittrailslibraries [dot] info.