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

Hours starting next week (Monday, June 29 - Friday, July 3)

6/23/2020

The library will be open for appointments next week:
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 am to 5 pm
Wednesday and Friday from 1 pm to 5 pm
Saturday, July 4 we are closed! Happy Fourth of July!

Patrons can come in and browse the shelves for their own materials, make copies, and a limited number of computers will be available. Please maintain social distancing in the library.
The appointments are for 30 minutes, on the hour - so 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, etc.

Please come to the appointment on time, not 10 minutes early or 10 minutes late.

Masks are required in the library. If you cannot wear a mask, you can still place holds and pick them up in the "entryway" library.

The following week we plan on being open for appointments the same hours as above on Monday through Friday but in addition, Saturday the appointment hours will be 11 am and Noon.

more about appointment times

6/18/2020

Please try to be on time for your appointments. Our plan will work well if everyone is on time. If you are early, you'll have to wait to come in until your appointment time. If you are late, you will lose those minutes in the library that you are late.

Next week (starting Monday, June 22) in addition to the "entryway" library, patrons can make appointments to come into the library.

6/15/2020

Please note that if you need to use the computer and don't know how to use a computer, you should bring someone with you to help you.

Also, please note that we are going to be strict about the 30 minutes for the sake of fairness to everyone.

THINGS WE'VE NOTICED

6/11/2020

1) When you bring your materials back to the library, we are quarantining them. So, they may not get taken off your account for several days.

2) The "entryway library" being open means that you cannot come into the regular library. You can put holds on items by calling the library or by using the online card catalog, RSACAT. We will call you when the items are ready for you to pick up and we will put them in the entryway with your name upon them.

3) When using RSACAT, remember that the delivery between libraries has not resumed yet, so if you really want something soon, please make sure the El Paso Library has it available.

4) We are notified of your holds that you placed in RSACAT at specific times of the day when a process runs that produces a sort of report for us to look at. If you need it really quickly, you can call us to tell us to look for your holds on your account. Otherwise, wait for us to call you and then come to the "entryway library" to get your items.

Story Time Signs/Walk Postponed Until Thursday due to weather

6/9/2020

If you were anxious to go on a story time walk in the park in the rain or a thunderstorm, then sorry to disappoint you. No story time signs in the park outside the library today.

But, we will put the story time signs up outside the library on Thursday from around 10 am to 6 pm.

You can also listen and watch Lyssa read the story, "Cece Loves Science" online anytime. Click on the summer reading website link and then go to the Events Calendar tab.

extension of hours for the 'entryway library' on tuesdays and thursdays

6/4/2020

The "entryway library" is open for picking up holds and summer reading prizes, etc. No entry is allowed into the main library.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday hours:

Noon to 4 pm

Tuesday, Thursday

Noon to 6 pm

Also, the story time signs in the park will be out until 6 pm on Tuesday.

don't forget to finish week 1 activities for summer reading!

6/4/2020

Just a reminder....

The drawing for week one activities will occur next Monday, June 8th so make sure you complete them by then. Activities for children and adults can be found on the Events Calendar on the special Summer Reading Website under the Summer Reading tab.

story time today

6/2/2020

Story Time Today
You can watch the Lyssa's storytime video by going to the link to the special summer reading website

or

You can wander through the park outside the library to see the story signs. Start on the east side of the library.

Lyssa Mattson, the new children's Librarian

5/28/2020

We hope that everyone will give a warm welcome to Lyssa Mattson, our new children’s librarian. Lyssa has been working at the library for the past two years. She is married and has three children. She has been coming to the library in El Paso for the last 17 years. She has always loved reading and being around children. She loves books and wants to share that love with the children of the community. Her favorite books are children’s books. Lyssa had the idea for the story time pumpkin decorating that we have done in the fall. She has lots of wonderful ideas and is very good with children.

Summer REading - Yes, we are having it and Yes, it will be different!

5/28/2020

The theme for summer reading this year is “Dig Deeper – Read, Investigate, and Discover”. The program will start June 1st and end July 10th. Our children’s story hours will be available online, or as a Story Walk through the park outside the library (Jefferson Park) every Tuesday. As you walk down the sidewalks by the library, you will come across the pages of the story book attached to boards on posts stuck in the ground. As you continue on the walk, you can read the story. The library is trying to accommodate those who do not have an Internet connection. If you have an Internet connected device you can listen to Lyssa, the children’s librarian read the story, page by page by page. You will need to go to the El Paso District Library website to see Lyssa reading the story on your device. There is a special link on our website to summer reading and that is where you will find the video of Lyssa reading the book.

Crafts will be available as “take it from the library and make it at home” this year instead of “make it at the library and take it home”. And we will be posting fun activities each week on our website or inside the entryway. Visit our website and click on the Summer Reading tab for more information.

There is not a sign-up this year. If you have an Internet connection, go to the website and download the log to get started on June 1st. There will be a printed log available in the entryway for those who do not have Internet access.

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El Paso District Library
El Paso, Illinois