Burlington Public Library, Public library in Heritage Hill District, Burlington, United States

The Burlington Public Library opened on Court Street on November 13, 2006, replacing the 1896–1898 building on Fourth Street. It is heated and cooled by a geothermal system fed by 132 wells drilled 267 feet (81 m) beneath the parking lot. The earlier library, designed by Boston architect T.S. Hoyt and built by J. C. Sutherland in a Renaissance Revival style, is now the Des Moines County Historical Society museum.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Heritage Hill Historic District, recognizing its architectural importance. This designation protects it as a significant component of the neighborhood's preserved heritage.

The library's name and origins tie to US Senator James Wilson Grimes, who gave $5,000 in 1868 to start a subscription library in two rooms of city hall. Philanthropist Philip M. Crapo then offered $20,000 toward a dedicated building if the city council matched it, which it did, and he also paid for much of the furniture. The old Fourth Street library building now houses the Des Moines County Historical Society museum.

The current building on Court Street opened on November 13, 2006, after ground was broken in October 2004. It is heated and cooled by a geothermal system fed by 132 wells 267 feet (81 m) beneath the parking lot. The earlier library on Fourth Street now houses the Des Moines County Historical Society museum.

The current library opened on November 13, 2006, after ground was broken in October 2004. It is heated and cooled by a geothermal system fed by 132 wells drilled 267 feet (81 m) beneath the parking lot. The project won the Main Street Iowa Award for Best Community Initiated Development Project in 2007.