Library to Host Naloxone Distribution Box to Combat Opioid Overdoses

Article Summary: The Frankfort Public Library will become a host site for a naloxone distribution box in partnership with the Will County Health Department, making the life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication available to the community.

Naloxone Distribution Box Key Points:

• The Board of Trustees unanimously approved making the library a host site for a naloxone box.

• Naloxone is a medication that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.

• The library will not dispense the medication; its only responsibility is to call the Will County Health Department for a refill when the box is empty.

• The box will be placed in the library’s entrance vestibule for privacy and accessibility.

The Frankfort Public Library on Thursday, July 24, 2025, approved a plan to become a community host site for a naloxone distribution box, making the opioid overdose reversal medication readily accessible.

The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to join other libraries in Will and DuPage counties in the public health initiative. Under the program, the library’s role is simply to provide a location for the box. The library is not the distributor and will not oversee the use or dispensing of the medication. Its only responsibility will be to contact the Will County Health Department to refill the box after it has been used.

Naloxone is a medication that can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and is a critical tool in preventing overdose deaths.

During the meeting, trustees discussed the best location for the distribution box to ensure both privacy and ease of access. They decided the vestibule at the library’s entrance was the preferred location. If any issues arise regarding storage temperature requirements for the medication, a secondary location between the East End restrooms will be considered.

Trustee Meszaros made the motion to approve the naloxone distribution box, which was seconded by Trustee Miner and passed unanimously.