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Memorial Day Closing
The Library will be closed Monday, May 28th in observance of Memorial Day.

History Tidbit
The Robert R. Jones Public Library was begun as a tax-supported township library by voter referendum in 1967.  However, the Coal Valley Unit, Homemaker's Extension Association began a library as a community service in the early 1940s.  The library had no permanent home, and the collection was stored in garages and other facilities when no suitable location could be secured.


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FOIA Officer Jeffrey Stafford
Robert R. Jones Public Library
900 First Street, P.O. Box 190
Coal Valley, IL. 61240
Newspapers At the Library
Did your know our library currently receives our two local newspapers, the QC Times and the Dispatch, as well as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal?

HOLIDAY CLOSING
Memorial Day
The Library will be closed Monday May 28th in observance of Memorial Day.
BE A SMART COOKIE! READ!
Summer Reading 2012
All Coal Valley area children ages pre-school through 8th grade are invited to joint our 2012 Summer Reading Program-Be a Smart Cookie! Read!  Our kick-off party is Thur. May 24th at 6:00pm and features Zaney Janey with her balloon animals. 
 
 
We have very attainable reading goals, but also special incentive prizes and ribbons for those who read beyond their goals.  In other words, the reading program is as competitive as your child wants to make it.  At the end of the program we have a final party scheduled featuring Rob Erdman and Crew who will entertain us with songs, skits and lots of audience participation. 
 
This year as your child progresses toward his goals, he can place a numbered puzzle piece on the puzzle board in the children's room.  As more children move toward their goals, the picture will start to take shape.  Let's see how fast we can fill in the reader's puzzle! 
 
Sign up any time at the circulation desk, or for more information contact the library at 309-799-3047. 
TRANSITION TO NEW CATALOG
RiverShare Catalog Now Online

Our transition to the new RiverShare catalog is now complete. You can access your account through the LIBRARY CATALOG ONLINE button of this website to place holds, view your account status or search for materials. If you wish to access the catalog without going through this website, the URL is: http://rivershare.polarislibrary.com .

One useful feature you can activate in your account is Reading History. Once activated, Reading History will keep track of all the titles you have checked out until you delete them. You can avoid duplicating titles you have already read, or perhaps revisit authors you enjoyed and read more of their work.
 
Our automated system contacts patrons regarding available holds, overdues and unpaid fines.  The phone number from the automated caller appears as 563-823-xxxx with the last four digits varying by time of day. 
 
Please note: The Library no longer mails overdue notices in order to save postage costs and reduce our environmental impact.
E-BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
No Charge E-Books & Audio Books Available

We are pleased to now be able to offer free downloads of selected E-Books and Audio Books through the Omni Consortium of Illinois.

Patrons with a valid Robert R. Jones Library card can access the collection by going to www.omnilibraries.org, setting up an account and walking through the tutorials.

*Please Note: If you are a new e-reader owner, we strongly urge you to become familiar with the procedures for downloading to your particular device before using the OMNI collection. You may wish to attend an instructional class at the Rock Island Public Library on the use of e-readers. Contact the library at 732-7341 to enquire about future classes. There are also several helpful tutorials on the Omni Libraries website.

FAXING SERVICE
Available At The Library

Our library provides FAX service during our regular business hours.

Pricing for sending faxes is as follows:

50 cents per page for all local faxes

$1.00 per page first five long-distance fax pages, 50 cents for pages 6 - 10, and $1.00 per page for all pages over 10.

Please be sure you have a correct FAX number since a wrong number must be counted as a charge if the call is completed.

BOOK DONATIONS
Policies For Donations

Our library always welcomes donations of new best sellers, popular DVD's and high-interest non-fiction. However, due to our limited storage space we ask that you contact the library first before bringing other materials to donate. Generally, we cannot use old textbooks, magazines, condensed books, VHS-format videos or cassette tapes. Since we are no longer holding regular book sales, we suggest you consider donating these materials to a charitable organization, another library or recycling them.

We also ask that you NOT leave donations by the door after hours. We often find that the materials dropped off are not even suitable for sale and must be disposed of.

 

Thank you for your cooperation

BOOKPAGE
Book Review Magazine Now Available
Our library receives a 25-copy subscription to the book review magazine Book Page. Free copies are available at the desk each month, and we welcome your suggestions for possible new purchases. Book Page covers a wide spectrum of both fiction and non-fiction titles including travel, self-help and historical titles. It also covers teen and children's publications. Please stop by and pick up your copy of Book Page soon.