We are a small town library with much to offer.
We have some great services for our patrons at the library. Some are old and some are new.
We have just switched from Millennium Library System with 160 libraries to Share Polaris Library System with 427 libraries.
-Website for Share: www.illshareit.com
We have a bigger selection of books, audio books, DVD's, videos and magazines to check out.
We have e-books available for your iPad, Kindle, Nook or e-reader through Overdrive.
-There is a $20.00 one time fee for a pin number to access Overdrive.
We have 6 computers with internet access for public use, hoping in the near future to upgrade.
We have added Wi-Fi and a coffee station for your convenience.
We have a new color copier, printer, scanner and fax all in one.
-Price List: Black & White Copies $.10 each
Color Copies $.25 each
Fax Donation
Microfilm $.10 each
Coffee $1.00 a cup
We have the Virden Recorder newspapers on microfilm.
We just added Ancestrylibrary.com for our genealogists.
We also have a notary public and a deputy registrar to sign up new voters or change addresses for voters.
Every year we have a summer reading program for our young readers, ages 12 years and under.
We also have a movie night to follow the summer reading program for all the participants who complete his or hers reading logs.
We have an annual book sale in September in our library with the proceeds going towards purchasing new books for our patrons.
-If we don't have a book your looking for in our library, we can order/place a hold for you. We will be more than happy to help you find what your looking for.
Come check us out.
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