Bloomington public library receives an illinois state library s project plus grant, making it possible to send the bookmobile on stops to surrounding townships to demonstrate library service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the bloomington library bookmobile. The name withers public library was removed from the bookmobile as the. Bookmobile service monroe county public library, indiana. The bloomington public library offers many services such as librarian. Bloomington public library, illinois, has been offering quality services, programs, and resources for more than 150 years. Reserve your items ahead of time so that we have a chance to get the books aboard the bookmobile. With the goal of improving literacy and providing more access to books for children on bloomingtons west side, the bloomington public library hosted a bingo for books. Bloomington library bookmobile hours bloomington, il. Additionally, 1,362 golden prairie public library district residents possessed a bloomington public library card. The bookmobile visits preschools and daycares in the alameda county library service area to provide a storytime experience on the bookmobile. If you would like more information concerning outreach services, please call the library at 2702789184. This photo courtesy of the mclean county museum of history. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns.
A new bloomington public library bookmobile will start driving around town on april. Checkouts will be due june 3, and fines and fees will be paused. It offers everchanging collections of highdemand materials for all ages including bestselling books, recent and classic movies on dvd, audiobooks, music cds, magazines, and more. It can hold over 1,500 books and was driven by college students. Bloomington public library, illinois, bloomington, il. History of the bookmobile illinois library association. The bookmobile contains everything from children s books to adult. Those who use the bookmobile can also sign up for stopspecific text messages. However, in 1976, the bookmobiles lower panels had rusted and thus the bookmobile was reconditioned and given a beautiful new paint job. In accordance with state and local guidelines, the library is closed until further notice. Olive st bloomington, il 61701 3098286091 entrance and parking on the south side of the building.
Hold items on the bookmobile are kept until your next regularly scheduled stop. Sites seeking ongoing bookmobile service should send a. Any resident 17 years of age and older may receive an adult library card upon provision of a valid photo id and proof of current address. Bloomington public library bloomingtonnormal localwiki. Bloomington public library is located in bloomington, il. Materials not available on the bookmobile may be requested from the main library and then delivered to your nearest bookmobile stop. Your library card allows you to have up to 50 items checked out from bloomington public library with the following limits. It closed in 1880 due to lack of funds, but later reopened. You must use the same library card to request and to check out your hold item. The name withers public library was removed from the bookmobile as the new bloomington public library was set to open in 1977. Bloomington public library, illinois, 205 e olive st. Here are 10 things you may not know about the bloomington public librarys bookmobile program, along with archive photos of bookmobiles over the years. Funding for all illinois library systems chicago public library system, illinois heartland library system, and reaching across illinois library system is provided through the illinois state library and the secretary of state from revenue appropriated by the illinois general assembly or granted under the federal library services and technology act.
Checkout books, movies, music, audio books, and magazines get. See more of bloomington public library, illinois on facebook. Home il mclean bloomington bloomington library bookmobile bloomington library bookmobile hours bloomington library bookmobile hours libraries within 10 miles. Our bookmobile is a mobile library that brings books, dvds, and more to locations throughout skokie five days a week. There are 23 bookmobile stops around the city and county, so theres one close to you.
The bookmobile also offers holds pickup, materials return, and staff information assistance. The bookmobile schedule is listed below by name of stop. Bloomington public library, illinois home facebook. Pick any book or film you want use the library catalog to find books and other materials you want at any humboldt county library. The 35by11foot bookmobile travels the streets of bloomington. Bloomington public library bookmobile bloomington, il. We print books right and keep them on schedule, offering the perfect balance between technical innovation and traditional bookprinting values. Each khcpl bookmobile has a large collection of materials for young children to teens, as well as a small collection of adult materials. The bloomington public library is a center for culture, art, and communication for the residents of bloomington, illinois and surrounding areas. The campaign was successful and, in 1977, the library reopened in its current home at 205 east olive street as bloomington public library. It is a library on wheels, filled with an assortment of books.
Golden prairie public library district contracts with bloomington public library to provide library services to the residents of the following townships. Use your peoria public library card to watch eight movies a month free. For school site partnerships, consideration is given to a schools location, demographics, and its ability to participate in the library go program. Hoopla a digital streaming service with nearly 800,000 titles encompassing ebooks, audio books, comics, movies, television and music.
Olive st bloomington, il 61701 3098286091 entrance and parking on the south side of the building library hours contact us about accessibility room reservations. The library started as in a single room of a building on center street in 1857. Classroom visits, book delivery to homes, and story time at local preschools. Bookmobile we bring craftsmanship to short run printing. However, in 1976, the bookmobile s lower panels had rusted and thus the bookmobile was reconditioned and given a beautiful new paint job. As a result, a referendum is held and these townships arrowsmith, bloomington, dale, dawson and old town form the golden prairie public library. Bloomington public librarys mobile library the bookmobile makes 48 area stops every 3 weeks. The library, called withers public library at the time, bought a motorized book wagon and distributed books at 10 different offsite locations. Our book drops will open tuesdays only beginning may 12, from 9 am 9 pm. It has regular stops in the community to make accessing. Each bookmobile houses a collection of up to 6,000 books specially curated to meet the needs of the neighborhoods and events we serve. Bloomington library bookmobile brings the library to.
Bookmobiles carry library materials to schools, daycares, apartment complexes, and neighborhoods. The bookmobile is a mobile library service from the iowa city public library icpl. City of bloomington and golden prairie public library district residents. Bookmobiles map of libraries in the bloomington, il area. Currently, the library offers a number of public programs, including a bookmobile, first started in 1926 as library on wheels, that. Bloomington public librarys bookmobile program began in the fall of 1930. Bloomington public library bookmobile can be reached at 3098286091. A library on wheels, the bookmobile currently visits 48 stops every three weeks in the city of bloomington and the golden prairie public library district which contracts with bloomington public library for services to its residents. Use your library card to check out and return items just as you would inside the library building. Perry county public library tell city 2328 tell street tell city in 47586 or perry county public library cannelton 210 s 8th street cannelton in 47520 or any evergreen library. School stops are scheduled with classes all day, for smaller crowds and easier selection avoid these stops. Due to the covid19 pandemic, there will be no bookmobile stops until further notice. You may also return materials checked out from the main library or ellettsville branch to the bookmobile. Children get their first experiences visiting the mobile library and selecting books to take back to the classroom for further exploration.
Once youve signed up, youll receive a text reminder on the day that the bookmobile is coming to your neighborhood. Library cards are available to all residents of the city of bloomington and the golden prairie public library district arrowsmith, bloomington, dale, dawson and old town townships. In addition to a collection of new and popular books and dvds on the bookmobile, you can check out anything from icpls collection by placing a hold and requesting pickup at the bookmobile. We will continue to post updates as the situation evolves. Kiblerbradyruestman memorial home in bloomington is assisting with arrangements. The ala office for diversity, literacy and outreach services, in partnership with the association of bookmobile and outreach services, has assembled the following key resources to assist library and information workers in the provision of quality bookmobile and outreach services. Outreach resources for services to bookmobile communities.
Bookmobile customers should have safe and unobstructed access to the vehicle. Bloomington six new bookmobile stops on the citys west side have been added to new maps being distributed by the bloomington public library. Bloomington public library bookmobile is located at 205 east olive street bloomington, il 61701. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the digital library of illinois digital collection. See 2 photos from 7 visitors to bloomington public library bookmobile. Bookmobiles and directdelivery outreach services are, and continue to be an integral, vital part of libraries. Then ask that they be held for you for delivery by the bookmobile. Mclean county public library outreach services travels all over the county providing programs to those in our communities. At bookmobile, we appreciate the care, time, and effort that book publishers invest in their titles, and we devote the same high degree of care and attention to printing. Bookmobile schedule the bookmobile collection includes bestsellers, adult, young adult, and childrens books, compact discs, dvds, magazines, and booksoncd.
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