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Where to find free copies of The Real Mainstream
In Illinois
At public libraries in:
- Aledo
- Anna
- Bolingbrook
- Carbondale
- Colona
- DeKalb
- Dixon
- East Moline
- Freeport
- Galena
- Geneseo
- Moline
- Morrison
- Mount Carroll
- Odell
- Rock Island – Downtown
- Rock Island – Southwest
- Rock Island – Watts/Midtown
- Rockford
- Romeoville
- Silvis
Also, at these private, nonprofit, or agency locations in the Quad Cities (Illinois side):
- Circa ’21, Rock Island
- Hope United Church of Christ, Moline
- Nature’s Treatment of Illinois, Milan
- The Artsy Bookworm, Rock Island
- The Project of the Quad Cities, Moline
- Twisted Bo-Kay, Moline
Also, at these private, nonprofit, or agency locations in southern Illinois:
- Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, Carbondale
- CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health, Carbondale
- Cobden Village Shops, Cobden
- E Claire Salon, Carbondale
- First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale
- First Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg
- Happy Hair Salon, Carbondale
- Keith’s Place, Harrisburg
- Dr. Jeffrey Kellogg, Carbondale
- Morris Library, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
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Rainbow Café LGBTQ Center, Carbondale
- The Center for Empowerment and Justice, Carbondale
- Wander Community Art Studios, DuQuoin
You can also find a “house copy” of The Real Mainstream, available to read on-site, at these locations:
- Albion Public Library
- Alton: Hayner Public Library
- Belleville Public Library
- Biggsville: Henderson County Public Library
- Bloomington Public Library
- Cartersville: Anne West Lindsey District Library
- Centralia Public Library
- Champaign Public Library
- Clock Inc. LGBT Community Center, Rock Island
- Danforth: Gilman Danforth District Library
- Decatur Public Library
- Effingham Public Library
- Elgin: Gail Borden Public Library District
- Farmington Area Public Library
- Greenfield Public Library
- Griggsville: North Pike District Library
- Havana Public Library District
- Hennepin: Putnam County Public Library
- Herrin City Library
- Joliet Public Library
- McLeansboro: McCoy Memorial Library
- Mount Sterling: Brown County Public Library
- Moyer District Library, Gibson City
- Newark: Charles B. Phillip Public Library
- Newman Regional Library District, Newman
- Newton Public Library
- Normal Public Library
- Oak Park Public Library
- Osceola Public Library
- Peoria Public Library
- Pinckneyville Public Libary
- Prophetstown: Henry C. Adams Memorial Library
- Quincy Public Library
- Raymond: Doyle Public Library
- Springfield: Lincoln Library
- Urbana Free Library
In Iowa:
At public libraries in:
- Bettendorf
- Burlington
- Cedar Falls
- Cedar Rapids
- Clinton
- Coralville
- Davenport – Downtown
- Davenport – Eastern
- Davenport – Fairmount
- Decorah
- Des Moines
- Dubuque
- Eldridge
- Fairfield
- Fort Madison
- Iowa City
- Maquoketa
- Marion
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Vernon
- Muscatine
- North Liberty
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
- Tipton
- Washington
- Waterloo
- West Des Moines
Also, at these private, nonprofit, or agency locations in the Quad Cities (Iowa side) and Iowa:
- Early Bird Cafe and the Diversity Market, Iowa City
- Edwards United Church of Christ, Davenport
- Everybody’s Whole Foods, Fairfield
- Figge Art Museum, Davenport
- Mary’s on 2nd, Davenport
- MCC of the Quad Cities, Davenport
- ReAlive Metaphysical, Cedar Rapids
- Running Wild, Davenport
- Shakespeare’s Pub & Grill, Iowa City
- SugaPeach, North Liberty
- The Blazing Saddle, Des Moines
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities, Davenport
You can also find a “house copy” of The Real Mainstream, available to read on-site, at these locations:
- Albia Public Library
- Ames: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
- Atlantic Public Library
- Carroll Public Library
- Clear Lake Public Library
- Councl Bluffs Public Library
- Eddyville Public Library
- Emmetsburg Public Library
- Fort Dodge Public Library
- Grinnell: Drake Community Library
- Humboldt Public Library
- Indianola Public Library
- Orange City Public Library
- Osceola Public Library
- Marengo Public Library
- Marshalltown Public Library
- Mason City Public Library
- Monticello Public Library
- Newton Public Library
- Red Oak Public Library
- Sioux City Public Library
- Solon Public Library
- Spirit Lake Public Library
- Storm Lake City Public Library
- Unitarian Universalist of Ames
- Urbandale Public Library
- Vinton Public Library
- Waverly Public Library
- Webster City: Kendall Young Library
- West Branch Public Library
- West Liberty Public Library
- West Union Community Library
- Williamsburg Public Library
