SHELBYVILLE, IL. —
Shelbyville Public Library offers more than just books on a shelf. Many of your favorite titles can now be borrowed for your electronic readers.
Shelley Koehler, director of the Shelbyville Public Library, told members of the Interagency about the recent opportunities through the library’s website to keep patrons reading.
With the use of a valid library card and the library’s website access, patrons can download books onto their home computers and select mobile reading devices.
“You are still borrowing books. The books will be self-deleted after two weeks,” Koehler said. “You cannot renew them. You would have to check it out again.”
Koehler noted that the required software does not currently work on the Amazon Kindle or the Apple iPad yet, but hopes that it will in the near future.
“We know that it does work on the Barnes and Noble Nook, iPods, and Sony Readers,” Koehler said.
Available are eBooks, audiobooks, music and movies from new releases to classics.
To see what is offered electronically, visit http://shelbyville.lib.il.us and click on “Library on the Go”.
The website also offers access to the genealogical web assistance Heritage Quest Online. A library card and access codes are necessary to be able to work on the site for free.
Students can get live homework help through tutor.com, also accessible through the library’s website.
“You get real people for live help. They won’t give you the answers but will help you find it,” Koehler said.
The tutoring service offers young students and adult learners help in areas such as math, filling out forms, and resumes. The service is free through the library’s access codes.
Other databases, such as Consumer Reports.org, Illinet Online, and A to Z the USA, are also available using the library’s access information.
“Anybody who has a computer at home can access these websites through their library card,” Koehler said.
Library cards are free of charge for those living in Shelbyville. Those living outside the city limits can purchase cards for $103 per family per year.
The Shelbyville Library is funded through property tax and funding from the state.
“I can assure you your tax dollars are being used wisely,” Koehler said.
The library continues to offer a large selection of books, newspapers, magazines and movies. Computers are available for use by patrons and meeting rooms are available to groups free of charge.
Shelbyville Public Library is part of the Rolling Prairie Library System. Books are shared through other libraries in the system.
“If we don’t have a book you want, we can order it for you,” Koehler said.
The Shelbyville Public Library is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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