The Library will be closed until further notice!
The Colona District Pubic library is committed to the well-being of its patrons. The library Board of Trustees, with careful consideration and in accordance with Governor Pritzker's mandated stay-at-home order, has decided to close the library to patrons until further notice.
Please keep in mind:
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All library materials due while we are closed will have an extended due date.
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No late fees will accrue during the closure.
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There will be no delivery of library materials during this time.
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All items placed on hold will be suspended until services begin again.
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All hold requests will be temporarily suspended.
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Any patron with a library card expiring while we are closed will have the card automatically renewed until April 30, 2020.
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You can access digital books and audiobooks through OverDrive and Biblioboard.
Check back here and our Facebook for further updates!
Distance & Alternative Learning
Keep up-to-date with what is happening at your local schools!
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Frequently Asked Questions (updated regularly!)
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Online Resources for Parents & Students:
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Storyline Onilne-listen to stories
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FreeRice- play educational games & get rice donate!
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Abdo Zoom (Primary)- Online research for beginning readers
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Abdo Digital (Elementary)- Online research for K-8
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Abdo Digital (Secondary)- Online research for teens
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Vocabulary- Learn new words & explore language
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Khan Academy- Remote learning resources for all subjects & grades
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ABCYa- Educational games
Explore More Illinois
Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by your library that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues. All you need to do is log in with your library card credentials and browse for passes by date or attractions.
Find More Illinois
Are you having trouble locating some hard-to-find books? We now have Find More Illinois available! All you need to do is Find it! Click it! and Get it! The Find More Illinois resource searches through libraries across the state of Illinois. Your book will then be sent to our library to check out.
Biblioboard Now Available!
Colona library now has access to Biblioboard, an free online resource for patrons living in Illinois! On Biblioboard you can access both new and Classic e-books, historical documents, and more!
*When you access Biblioboard for the first time, you will need to allow it to pinpoint your location to confirm that you are an Illinois resident. Create a free account to easily save your information and favorites!*
Introducing
Inkie!
Inkie.org is a suite of resources - available to everyone in Illinois at no charge - that supports local authors with online creation and publishing tools and allow readers to access locally-produced content! These resources, Pressbooks, Indie Author Project Select, and the Biblioboard Library, are free to anyone in Illinois.
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Create: Pressbooks enables writers to convert their manuscripts into a variety of e-book and print formats. Pressbooks helps writers format their books with professional design templates and includes tools to assist with book organization. After converting their book into different formats, authors can distribute their book however they choose.
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Share: Writers have several free potential options for sharing e-books through inkie.org:
- Indie Illinois: A statewide collection of e-books promoting independently published local authors.
- Indie Author Project Select: A Library Journal reviewed collection of adult and young adult fiction available to readers across the country.
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Soon To Be Famous Illinois Author Project: An
annual author contest in Illinois.
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Read: BiblioBoard Library is the place where readers find independently-published content. The Library provides access to e-books in the Indie Illinois collection and Indie Author Project Select collection. BiblioBoard Library features work from a wide variety of genres, including history, art, graphic novels, young adult novels, and romance. Unlimited checkouts and no return periods give readers instant access to all titles all the time. A library card is not needed to access these titles.
Self-publishing is not one size fits all. Individuals are welcome to use the inkie.org resources together as a cohesive process or to select individual tools that work for them.
Family Passes Available Now!
NEW!
We now have a family pass to the Quad City Botanical Center.
You are are also still able to check out family passes for the
Putnam Museum and Niabi Zoo, as well!
All of the passes are good for free admission of two
adults and four children, and can be checked out for
two
days.
*ID will need to be provided at time of use.*
The
passes will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
Pay Fines Online With Credit Cards!
You can now pay for fines and fees online through Encore. Simply log into your account with your card number and you PIN, and you will see the option to pay using E-Commerce. Any fine listed must be paid in full, and there is a minimum amount of $1.00. There is no charge to use this service. See staff for help with this convenient service.
Read About the Latest Library News with the Newsletter online
We are happy to provide access to our newsletter online here. You
can check it out online just in case you recycled yours or it's not
at hand at the moment. We hope you'll find this handy access to the
lastest news and program information helpful!
Summer 2019 Newsletter
New Children's Resource
Visit ABC Mouse Early Learning Academy for exciting educational activities. It's a website that helps kids learn to read through phonics, and teaches lessons in math, social studeis, art music and much more! For kids ages 2-7+!
This resource is free to use at the library
Check out our Miscellaneous Links page for some great sites to find reviews of movies, TV shows, games, and more!
Recycle at the Library
Colona Public Library is collecting aluminum cans (empty and rinsed please!) The aluminum is sold by the pound and the profits go towards funding various library programs.
~Please do not drop off bags of mixed recyclables!~
Library Cards
If you are living in the area and don't yet have a library card, please stop in to apply for one today!
Did You Know?
We have free internet usage on library computers and wi-fi access. If you're 18 or over, you can borrow movies and television shows on DVD - we have most new releases, in addition to holiday shows and old favorites! We now have videogames available, too! We have books for any age for recreation and research. We can show you how to get books from any other library in our system to be delivered here for your convenience. You can request books or renew them on-line. You can even download audiobooks and e-books for free from the comfort of your own home! We also have a copier which has great features to print, scan or copy in color.
Donations
Thanks to the following patrons who have donated to the library:
Sandy Tallent, Judy Junis,Robert Oehrlein,Pat Perkins, Marian Welty, Marlene Schwartz, Kimberly Hicks,Loren Rathjen, Yuri Parker, Jackie Stickle, Harold Bennitt, Kari Clements, Eleanor Norville, Jane Forest, Betty Fisher, Marco Romero, Nancy Hamerlinck, Roland Behnke, Dennis Kelley, Jeannie Gless, Rosalie Duncan, Ramona Oltmann, Susan Brown, Sharon DeWulf, Lisa Shaw, Arlene Parker, Sandy Schneider, Jim Ausmus, Jolly Jackson.
And thanks to everyone who donates their aluminum cans, too!
Contact the Colona Library Board