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PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY  The Prairie du Chien Memorial
Library is customer-driven with a mission to provide quality
resources and services to fulfill individual informational,
educational and recreational needs. The Library provides these
resources and services to the people of Prairie du Chien,
surrounding communities, and the state.
The Library upholds the principles of intellectual freedom and provides information and materials which reflect all points of view. The Library serves customers of all ages at all levels of need. Access and guidance in using library services is provided by a trained staff, using effective technology, in an atmosphere that is welcoming, respectful, and businesslike. The Prairie du Chien Library is governed by the Library Board of Trustees which controls the Library’s budget and oversees all Library operations. Visit our website at www.pdcpubliclibrary.org
NEWS FROM THE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN LIBRARY City Employees Rich Stovey and Dirk Steiner have spent quite a few hours at the library over the past few months, and we would like to show you the results of their hard work.
We still have some carts that we have to find room for, but Rich and Dirk have much improved our situation, and we'd like to give them a big THANK YOU! Links Southwest Wisconsin Library System Home Page: http://www.swls.org Mediacom - for local library photos and news: http://prairieduchien.mediacomtoday.com Badgerlink:http://www.badgerlink.net/ Heritage Quest Online - access it
from home!
http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ipbarcode?aid=15107
Become a member of the Friends of the Prairie du Chien Memorial Library! The Friends provide support for the Library in many ways. They help host and supply refreshments for Library functions, enlist volunteers to give information about the Library and its services at community events, participate in special Library events and do fundraising as needed. Pick up a brochure at the Library or contact Maurie Oehler (326-6036) or Helen Valley (326-2178) for membership information. Donations The Library is pleased to accept donations of books, audiobooks, videos, DVDs and other material. We do evaluate each donation. If it is not needed for our collection, we reserve the right to transfer it to another library, sell it, or otherwise dispose of it. If materials or funds for specific materials are donated in memory or in honor of a person or group, we will affix a bookplate or label to that effect before we make the item available for public use. We are restricted by union rules from accepting any volunteer help for library duties, but we welcome volunteers for special events and occasionally for other reasons. Please come talk to us if you are interested. DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO BOOKS & VIDEOS - Go into OVERDRIVE! Library Cards & Access Library Cards: Your Prairie du Chien Memorial Library Card can be used at any other library that is a member of NetSouthwest – ask us for a directory! Library cards are issued FREE for Wisconsin residents; Iowa residents pay $20 per year. Replacement library cards are $3. All applicants are required to provide a driver’s license or state ID number; patrons under 18 must have parent or guardian signature and ID number on the application. Please bring your library card with you when you come to use the internet or check out library materials. Patrons are legally responsible for all items borrowed on their card; parents/guardians are legally responsible for all items checked out on cards for which they have signed the applications. Materials, Check-out and Overdue
Policies: We have books, magazines, kits (books with cassettes
or puppets), large print books, audiobooks on CD and cassette,
CDs, videos and DVDs available for checkout. All videos and DVDs
have a three-day checkout; everything else can be checked out for
two weeks. Most items can be renewed. We also have many
reference, community information, local history and genealogy
materials and newspapers which can be used in the library. All
materials may be returned through the outside book return slot
when the library is closed. The library needs to get materials
back on time so that they are available for other patrons, so we
do charge fines for overdue materials. The rates are $1.00 per
day for video/DVD and $.10 per day for all other materials. If
an item is lost or damaged, the patron will be charged the
replacement cost plus a small
If you have internet access at home, you can place holds on materials you want, and renew items you have already checked out (see Online Catalog link) Internet Access: All patrons are welcome to use the internet, but patrons under the age of 18 must have a consent form signed by a parent or guardian. We require patrons to read and adhere to the library’s internet policy. |
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The
first project was a new shelving unit which gives us better
sightlines in the Children's area, takes up less space and holds
more books than the old ugly unit. Because of the serpentine
design with triangular pieces and the heavy-duty materials, it
was a difficult project to put together.
