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Arlington Heights Library To Serve As Polling Place For April 6 Election

The library will be open its regular hours for customers, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., at which time all entrances to the library will be open.

On Tuesday, April 6, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., the Arlington Heights Memorial Library will serve as a polling place for voters from Precinct 31 and Precinct 69. Voters arriving before 9 a.m. must use the Dunton Avenue entrance. The library will be open its regular hours for customers, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., at which time all entrances to the library will be open. Voting will take place in the Hub on the first floor of the library.

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In accordance with current safety protocols:

  • Voters will be spaced six feet apart in queue for social distancing.
  • If needed, voters will remain outside the building until there is room to come inside and proceed directly to the Cardinal Room. There will be stanchions to guide voters from the Dunton Avenue entrance, up the staircase and into the Cardinal Room.
  • Voters will wait in the Cardinal Room until there is room to proceed into the Hub and it is their turn to vote.
  • Voters will be directed to exit through the Dunton Avenue doors prior to the library opening to the public at 9 a.m.

Current safety guidelines will remain in place on April 6 for customers using the library. Visitors over the age of two are required to wear a face mask in the library. Please follow social distancing procedures and guidelines while in the library.

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For more information about Election 2021, visit our Civics & Voting resource page.


This press release was produced by the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.