Pontiac Public Library

The Adult Book Discussion Group will be meeting next on Monday, June 1, 2009 at 6:00 PM. The earlier time is necessary to adapt to the library's new closing time of 7:00 PM. The book to be discussed is The World Is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman. Copies are available at the circulation desk.

The Alliance Library System has switched its OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) to a new web address. We are in the process of updating the library's computers now. If you have bookmarked the RSA CAT on your home computer, you should change the URL in that bookmark, or delete the old URL address and bookmark the new one: http://rsacat.alsrsa.org/

Due to new library hours, effective Thursday, May 28th, the Knitting Club will now be meeting from 5:45 to 7:00 PM. The club will then meet at that time on every other Thursday.

Please contact Janie at the library if you have any questions or concerns - (815) 844-7229.

We hope this will not be inconvenient for the club's members.

The Pontiac Public Library will be changing its hours of operation effective May 18, 2009.


NEW HOURS
Monday through Thursday - 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Friday and Saturday - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Sunday - Closed

Here are some really neat web pages especially designed for kids and parents. Check them out!

The Idea Place

ABC Teach

Family Fun

Pre-School Rainbow - Activity Central

Jan Brett's Web Page for Parents & Kids

Eric Carle Web Site

Random House - Kids@Random

Illinois Harvest is a free public website developed at the University of Illinois Library that brings together and organizes digital resources about Illinois, written by Illinois authors, or included among the growing digital collections of the University of Illinois Library. This database includes links to maps, books, photographs, journal articles, posters, and manuscripts from libraries and museums around the world. Illinois Harvest

Storytimes bring books to life! Stories come from places all over the world and feature all kinds of characters. Introduce your child to the MAGIC of books. Storytime is fun, educational, and promotes listening and learning. Come join us!

Tuesday - Preschool - 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (ages 3-5 years)

Wednesday - Tiny Tales - 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM (ages 1-3 years)

Wednesday - After School - 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM (ages 6-11 years)

Thursday - After School - 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Check out our fundraising progress! We are at $630,000 with only $370,000 to go! If you would like to contribute, contact us at vdoyle@pontiacpubliclibrary.org.

The Pontiac Public Library is expanding! We are bursting at our seams with materials and lack of space for programs to offer you. To address these issues we will be expanding into space upstairs in our building at 211 E. Madison St. This space was formerly leased from us by Livingston County. Some of the benefits to you include:

• New, dedicated space for Children's Services. The kids will move into the new upstairs space.
• Space for increasing the library's collections by over 1/3. That means more books, more music, more video for you to choose from!
• More comfortable seating for quiet reading. Space to kick back and enjoy a book or magazine.
• A specific space for young adults to enjoy the library.
• Much much more....

Of course, all of these exciting new developments do cost money...$1 million to be exact. We're already over halfway there, but we'll need your help to get to our goal. Look for more details on ways to help coming here soon!

The Pontiac Public Library is now bringing you free e-books for children. Just click on the banner below to read and enjoy our new collection of TumbleBooks.