Event Venues
Museum Plaza
Host a memory-making evening at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum's beautiful rotunda and plaza.
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Union Theater
Rent our 250 seat theater for awards ceremonies, annual meetings, private performances, lectures, and more.
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Multipurpose Room
The conference facility is an ideal venue for clients hosting conferences, corporate meetings, seminars, educational workshops, and other events.
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Lincoln Reception Room
Consider our glass and stone rotunda for your reception, wedding rehearsal dinner, luncheon, or business meeting.
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Lincoln Atrium
This venue is a welcoming setting for social events, such as breakfasts, lunches, receptions, and dinners.
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Classroom
Continue your attendees’ education and training in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library's classroom.
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Stevenson Room
This interpretive, multi-purpose space offers a 65” interactive smart board for enhanced presentations and connectivity.
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Governor's Conference Room
The perfect place for a staff retreat or to develop plans for your business.
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Reception Gallery
The Reception Gallery serves as a great extension space for meetings or as a venue of its own for events such as lunches.
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Union Square Park
Conveniently located across from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. It is the perfect outdoor location for a picnic lunch.
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Learn more about our award-winning Venue Rentals program
Our world-class library and museum located in downtown Springfield, Illinois offer a variety of stunning, welcoming, and functional venues that accommodate an array of events. We are within walking distance to other historical sites, hotels, and a variety of restaurants and shops.
Voted Unique Venues 2023 Planner's Choice for Weddings.
Packaged Daytime Events
Host an easy to arrange lunch or delicious snack break for your convention attendees, corporate staff, tour, or community group in the Library. Museum admission included with these packaged offerings!
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Enhance Your Event
Make your event truly unforgettable by customizing it with enhancements such as a look behind the scenes of our Ghosts of the Library show or a special presentation by one of our historians!
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Catering
Through December 2025, work with a licensed caterer of your choice for your event hosted at the ALPLM. Please contact the Venue Rental Office to learn more.
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You can't go wrong hosting an event at the ALPLM. The friendly and attentive staff make event planning easy, and the venue never fails to impress our guests. I highly recommend the ALPLM.
Illinois Municipal League
Best Small Market Venue
Best Small Market Venue
Winner: Best Venue for Unique Experiences