Web sites are followed by brief descriptions which highlight some of the features of the site. Web sites contain additional information and the contents often change.
Batavia Resources
Kane County Resources
Illinois Resources
Batavia Access Television
Includes the video bulletin board and information about Batavia's local public access television cable channel.
Batavia Chamber of Commerce
Visitor and membership information, events.
Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence
Newsletter, FAQs, and grant application information are included. The foundation was established to enhance the educational programs of schools in School District 101.
Batavia Historical Society
Information about the society, the Depot Museum and the Gustafson Research Center. Site includes "ask us," a description of the collections, and Batavia history sections.
Batavia MainStreet
Batavia Mothers' Club
"Dedicated to improving the quality of life for the children in our community."
Batavia Park District
On-line brochure and on-line registration, information on Riverwalk and the Batavia Teen Center.
Batavia Public Schools
District office
Directory of Batavia schools, school board minutes and agendas, district calendar, Illinois history website.
Alice Gustafson School (K - 5)
Batavia High School (9 - 12)
Grace McWayne School (K - 5)
H.C. Storm School (K - 5)
Hoover-Wood School (K - 5)
J.B. Nelson School (K - 5)
Louise White School (K - 5)
Rotolo Middle School (6 - 8)
Batavia Renaissance Project
Promotion of cultural arts activities in Batavia with calendar of events, artists' registry, and gallery and band listings. Excellent links to arts-related groups and programs including the Albright Theater, Books Between Bites, Fermilab Cultural Activities, First Street Playhouse, Orion Ensemble, Batavia Artists Guild, Batavia Plaindirt Gardeners, and the Batavia Writers Group.
Batavia Township
Overview of property assessments and appeal procedures, property database on line search.
Batavia VFW
Information about Batavia Overseas Post 1197, VFW programs and activities, newsletter and Operation Support the Troops.
Batavia Woman's Club
A non-profit volunteer organization"
City of Batavia
City Council minutes, City Ordinances, Calendar of Events, Batavia History, City Officials and Departments, and links to the Park District and Chamber of Commerce.
City of Batavia
City Code
City of Batavia
Comprehensive Plan
City of Batavia
Elected officials
Elderday Center
Information about the Elderday Center in Batavia.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Facts on Fermilab, introduction to particle physics, cultural events.
League of Women Voters of Batavia, IL
Basic information about the non-partisan organization for men and women in Batavia.
Literacy Volunteers - Fox Valley
Provides free, one-to-one literacy tutoring to adults in Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, Elburn, Campton Township, LaFox, Lily Lake, Wasco, and Wayne; lessons help people learn to read, write, understand and speak English better
VillageProfile of Batavia
A publishing and multimedia community promotion program website provides an overview of Batavia.
Kane County
Kane County tax information, county board, county recycling, history of Kane County, and voter and passport information.
Kane County Code
A web-based version of the Kane County Code.
Kane County-County Clerk
The County Clerk is responsible for county records, vital records, voter information, marriage license information, passports, and birth and death records. The County Clerk's Tax Extension office files the annual budgets and levies of all taxing bodies and computes the tax rates for each unit.
Kane County-Elections
Information about voter registration, voting districts, polling places, and sample ballots, from the Kane County Clerk’s office
Kane County-Property Tax Information
Review property tax exemptions and payment status by entering parcel number.
Political Graveyard-Kane County
Information about Kane County and links to politicians who were born, lived, or died in Kane County. Links to cemeteries and memorial sites of politicians in Kane County.
City of Geneva
City Code.
City of Geneva
City Council minutes, City Code, Community Calendar, and City Officials and Departments.
Illinois Circuit Breaker
Information and forms for the Illinois Circuit Breaker and Illinois Cares from the Illinois Department of Aging.
Illinois State Board of Elections
The Illinois State Board of Elections web site explains how to register to vote, and tracks elections in progress. The Elected Public Officials section will search for districts and elected officials based on an address.
Illinois Department of Revenue
Illinois tax forms and publications.
Illinois General Assembly
Provides current bills and laws, the Illinois Compiled Statues, and web pages of Illinois State Senators and Representatives.
Interactive Illinois Report Card
Report cards for Illinois schools.
Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart provides a list of federal and state representatives based on an address which uses the nine-digit zip code (zip + 4 code). A link is provided to find the zip code.
State of Illinois
Links to government departments; find offices, statutes, and other important state government sites.
For magazine articles and other information, search the Library’s Reference Databases.
(A Batavia Public Library card number and PIN are required to access Reference Databases outside the Library.)
Links to Other Web Sites:
The Batavia Public Library provides links to other, external web sites as a service to its patrons and for informational purposes only, as part of its mission “to provide and ensure access to materials and services to meet the lifelong learning needs of residents and organizations.” However, use of other, external web sites is voluntary on the part of each individual visitor.
Such other, external web sites are not operated, controlled, or maintained by the Batavia Public Library. While the Library works to provide links to only those web sites that are accurate and useful to visitors of the Batavia Public Library web site, the Library is not responsible for the content of other, external web sites and cannot guarantee that such web sites will not change without the Library’s knowledge. Inclusion of such links in the Batavia Public Library web site does not imply the Library’s endorsement or approval of the linked sites, their sponsors, or content.