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Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: Closed

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109 S. Main Street
PO Box 98
Smithton, IL 62285

Phone: 618 233-8057
Fax: 618 233-3670

Email: smithtonpl@smithtonpl.org

To ask a question, call or email: ask@smithtonpl.org

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Summer Reading Program Update

It’s almost here!   We’re getting just as excited as you are!

The Summer Reading Program Registration begins June 3rd and our first program, Taleypo, the storyteller, is Wednesday, June 12th.  Participants who register before 8 PM on Tuesday, June 11th receive a bonus 10 tickets to use at the end of the program party.

This year, the end of the program party is going to be at the Smithton Senior Center on Wednesday, July 17th.  There will be pizza, water/capri suns, Bingo, cotton candy and Babaloo!  Prizes will also be distributed.

Please see the packet of information that you will get at registration for more details!

If you’d like to take a sneak peek at all the fun activities, visit our calendar page!

We hope to see you soon!

May Events at the Smithton Public Library

Check out the May 2013 Newsletter!

NEW Books Added to the Collection!

Did you know that you can place holds on our items?  Our patrons get in line for our items first!  Below is a list of recently added books that you can put on hold.  Simply search for them in the catalog and click “request”!
ADULTS

Author Last Name

Author First Name Title ISBN
Angelou Maya Mom and me and mom 9781400066117
Baldacci David Hit 9781455521210
Beram Nell Yoko Ono : collector of skies 9781419704444
Berg Elizabeth Tapestry of Fortunes : a novel 9780812993141
Burnett Carol Carrie and Me 9781476706412
Clark Mary Higgins Daddy’s Gone A Hunting 9781451668940
Green Jane Family Pictures : [a novel] 9780312591830
Gross Andrew No Way Back 9780061655982
Hance Jackie I’ll See You Again 9781451674774
Hannah Kristin Fly Away : [a novel] 9780312577216
Hill Jenna Beyond Belief 9780062248473
Johansen Iris Taking Eve 9781250019981
Kinsella Sophie Wedding Night : a novel 9780812993844
Lowell Elizabeth Dangerous Refuge 9780062132710
Macomber Debbie Starting Now 9780345528810
Margolin Phillip Sleight of Hand 9780062069917
Mazzetti Mark The Way of the Knife 9781594204807
Robb J. D. Delusion in Death 9780425250662
Roberts Nora Whiskey Beach 9780399159893
Scottoline Lisa Don’t Go 9781250010070
Storch Todd & Tara Taylor’s Gift 9780800721886

KIDS

Author Last Name Author First Name Title ISBN
Clare Cassandra Clockwork Princess 9781416975908
Freedman Russell Becoming Ben Franklin : How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty 9780823423743
Rosenthal Amy Exclamation Mark 9780545436793
Simon Seymour Seymour Simon’s Extreme Oceans 9781452108339
Urban Linda Center of Everything 9780547763484

POLARIS Search Box

Above, you will find the NEW Search Box to search the new POLARIS system!

If you’re having problems with the PIN, try using the last four digits of your phone number on file with us. If you have no number listed with us, the default code is 1234. Please call the library at (618) 233-8057 if you have problems or questions; we would be happy to help you!

A quick start guide (brochure) can be found by clicking here!

Alternatively, you can click here to visit the catalog for the Smithton Public Library!

Winter Reading Program Winners Announced!

The Winter Reading Program winners have been drawn!  Participants filled out reading logs to be entered in the drawing for their age group. The prizes for Birth – 5 year olds were a Lego Duplo set, and two Amazon Gift Cards.  Prizes for 6 – 12 year olds were a Lego Creator Log Cabin and Amazon Gift Cards.  Prizes for ages 13 to adult were a Kindle Fire, and Amazon Gift Cards!  Congratulations to Grace Staub, Gage Lang, Jackson Maxwell, Grace Majzel, Kinzie Carr, Addison Maxwell, Rachel Spearing, Patty Tinoco, and Devon Macke.  Congratulations to all of our readers!

New Software, Polaris, means access to over 10 million items!

News from Illinois Heartland Library System and the Smithton Public Library District

Over the next few weeks, the Smithton Public Library District will be undergoing some significant changes that you might be interested in.  As you may know, on July 1, 2012, the four automated library consortia in Illinois Heartland Library System, elCat, GateNet, LINC, and SilNet, merged to form SHARE (Sharing Heartland’s Available Resources Equally). SHARE encompasses 427 libraries throughout the southern half of Illinois.

On April 9, 2013, SHARE will go live with a new automation platform, known as Polaris.  Each of the former LLSAPs will change from having over 2,000,000 items in each of their online catalogs to 9.5 million, and from more than 250,000 patrons each to nearly 1,600,000 total.   Several library experts agree, SHARE is the largest library automation consortium in the country, and the Smithton Public Library District is a member!

What does this mean to you?  First, you will need to be patient with your library’s staff, as we all learn how to use our new software.

Second, there will be a new online patron access catalog, where you can search for items you’re interested in, place holds, pay fines, and so on.  The new PAC will be available beginning April 9.  Your library staff will be able to help you find it and learn how to use it.

Third, all of the member libraries will be using an offline version of Polaris from April 1 through 8.  During that time, you will be able to return books to your library, and check books out from your library.  You will not, however, be able to place holds, either at the library or on the PAC.  Arrangements are being made to manipulate due dates and fines so that nothing will be due during the period of offline circulation.

Finally, since the data on holds will not transfer to the new system, the holds function of our current automation systems will be turned off on March 15.  Neither patrons nor library staff will be able to place holds or request items until Go Live day, on April 9.  The library system will continue to fill holds, however, as long as possible, though all holds not filled by March 22 will be cancelled.  If there are items you have not received that you would still like to get, your library staff can assist you in making a list of those items so that they can be requested again in Polaris.

We’re all looking forward to these changes, and we hope that you are as pleased with them as we think you will be!

Schedule:

March 15th – No new holds may be placed.

March 22nd – All remaining holds will be cancelled.  The staff will have a copy of the holds you have placed, but we recommend that you keep track of any holds you have not received.  You will have to place new holds on April 9th, when Polaris goes live.

April 1st through 8th - The Smithton Public Library will begin to use our new software, Polaris.  However, we will not be able to order in items from other libraries or place holds yet.  We will only be able to check in and out items that belong to our library.  Patrons must have their library card to check items out!

April 9th - Go Live Day! Patrons and Staff members will begin using Polaris, with complete functionality.

Please bear with us as we learn how to navigate this new software!  We’re excited for these changes and we hope that this transition is a smooth one! Thank you!

Tax Forms

Various Tax Forms have arrived, and they can also be downloaded at:

Federal: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Forms,-Publications,-and-Other-Tax-Products

Illinois: http://www.revenue.state.il.us/taxforms/IncmCurrentYear/Individual/index.htm

Missouri: http://dor.mo.gov/forms/

The library is now accepting credit cards!

You can now pay library fines and fees, or give a donation, via credit card using The Illinois Funds e-pay service! This is a free service provided by the Illinois State Treasurer.

To make a payment, go to the library’s e-pay site.

Proposed Building Project FAQ

As we receive questions about the proposed building project, I’ll update this list of Frequently Asked Questions. You can access directly here: http://www.smithtonpl.org/building-expansion-project/faq