El Paso District Library El Paso, Illinois - The Book Nook

library closing update

3/18/2020

We're sorry to announce this is the last day that we will be doing the holds processing with our 'Entryway Library'. We are following the Illinois Library Association's recommendation and other public health sources. We do not want to transmit disease to our patrons or other employees.

If you have a hold to pick up, please do so before 6 pm tonight. If you have a last minute hold, it would be best to call or email as the RSACAT updates our system in the morning and at noon, so if you do that now we will not see it in time.

We truly wish all the community our wishes for good health and patience in the coming weeks.

In short, the library will be fully closed starting tomorrow until further notice.

Please check our website or Facebook for further updates.

cancelling all extra events, club meetings, etc. for the month of april, 2020

3/17/2020

The El Paso District Library is cancelling all special events for the month of April. This includes children's story times, Makerspace, Writing Club, Cookbook Club, Craft Night, Lost Marbles, RIOT ACT, the Edible Book Contest, and the two speakers who were coming in April - Mary Kerr and Ken Zurski. And any other event that we may have forgotten to mention.

We are doing this to try to keep the most vulnerable among our populations safe. We thank you for your patience.

e-books

3/17/2020

We have two ways for you to be able to borrow free ebooks and audiobooks. You will need to know your library account number (the number on your library card) and your Library PIN#. You can call the library (527-4360) for your PIN#. The links to both platforms listed below can be found on our website, on the main page if you scroll all the way to the bottom or also on the Useful Links page.

1) Overdrive using the Libby App

The free Libby App is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines from your local library. Libby App is available for Android, iOS, Windows 10, some Chromebooks, and in your browser. If you have a device that is not compatible with Libby, you can use the Overdrive App to borrow and enjoy digital titles. The help menus are very good with the Overdrive/Libby products.

2) E-Read Illinois

eRead Illinois is funded by Secretary of State Jesse White through the Illinois State Library. If you have a library card from the El Paso District Library, you can download eRead Illinois electronic books to your tablet, computer, or other device. This platform uses the Axis360 shared collection. Once you get logged in, if you can find the Help Menu, choose Getting Started and it will guide you through the process.

tumblebooks

3/17/2020

Are your kids bored yet? Have you heard of Tumblebooks?

TumbleBooks are created by taking existing story books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic (e-book) story book making them come to life! TumbleBooks will help teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love!

There is a link on our website to this fun application. You can find it on the main page of the website if you scroll down or you can see Useful Links side button. You just need to look at your library card to get your library account number to be able to enter the application.

TAX FORMS

3/17/2020

We didn't get a lot of the IRS tax forms in this year, but we did add the ones we do have to our Entryway Library.

Here is a list of the ones we have:
IRS 1040 & 1040-SR booklet and instructions
Illinois State 1040
Illinois State Schedule IL-E/EIC Form & instructions
Illinois State Schedule IL-WIT Form & instructions
Illinois Schedule ICR Illinois Credits

Have a healthy day!

another way to order books....

3/16/2020

Besides RSACAT or calling the library, you can also send us a list of what you want in our email account.

The best way to do that would be to go to our website, www.elpasopubliclibrary.net (Make sure it is El Paso, Illinois you are looking at) and click the Contact Library Staff side button near the bottom.

I don't want to give the library email here as I think we will get lots of junk mail if I do it that way from hackers and such....

yet another update

3/16/2020

We've learned today that there will be no RAILS delivery until at least Wednesday, April 1st.

You can still place a hold on items from other libraries if you so desire, but they will not be delivered until at least April 1st.

So, if you really want something to read or watch in the near future, it would be in your best interest to pick something that we have here at our library.

change to library hours

3/16/2020

The library is closed through March 21st.

The library employees are working to fill holds and other projects. The library employees will work tonight, Monday, March 16 and tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17 until 6 pm.

Things are changing everyday so we will communicate information as best we can.

LOCATION OF HOLD SHELF

3/16/2020

We've decided to move the hold shelf to the entryway to the library to protect it from the weather. Holds can be picked up from this shelf. All items for a patron are put into a plastic bag with the patron's name attached.

We've also put a bookshelf of free items in the entryway. These are leftovers from our book sale. Please only take two to give others a chance to get some, too.

You can call the library if you have a request for certain items. You can also use RSACAT, our online card catalog to put items on hold.

The library is closed for the COV-19 outbreak until at least March 31st. So please do not come into the main part of the library during this period. There are no exceptions!

business not as usual

3/14/2020

Things are changing fast in these uncertain times. We make one plan and later find information has changed and we have to make a new plan.

The El Paso District Library will be closed to the public starting on Monday, March 16, 2020 to at least Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

Although the library doors will be closed to the public, we will have limited staff available to answer phones. You can call (527-4360) to place a hold or use RSACAT to place your hold at home. We will call you when your item is available and you can pick them up on the temporary hold shelf we have installed outside the front door of the library, weather permitting.

If you are in need of any materials, please call and talk to a staff member. As always, our online resources are available at any time, and we will have our WIFI available to anyone in the parking area during our open hours. Call us at 527-4360 if you need the WIFI password.

You can return items in the drop box anytime, but the due date of currently checked out items will be extended to April 1, 2020.

As of now we plan to reopen on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 9 am, but will be monitoring the situation and may revise based on more current information.

Please refer to our Website or Facebook page for more information.

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El Paso District Library
El Paso, Illinois