Morrison and Mary Wiley Library
206 West Main Street
P. O. Box 467
Elmwood, IL 61529
309 742-2431 Phone
309 742-8298 Fax
Staff
Michelle Armbruster - Library Director
Carroll Inskeep, Pat Keefer and Eulail Huffcutt
Hours
Monday, Tuesday and Friday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Banned Book Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read will happen September 25th- October 1st. Stop by to see a display of books that have been challenged or banned.
The library will host a Book Signing for Bob Fidler for his book, Alone, But Never Lonely (about Gus D’Aoust (1897-1990) who was a legend of the Northwest Territories) on Thursday, September 29th at 6:00 PM. Please stop by to meet Mr. Fidler & purchase a copy of this interesting book.
Eulail Huffcutt is joining the staff at the library as of September 19th. Please stop by & introduce yourself to her. She is a great addition to the library & we are happy to have her! Please stop in & welcome her!
Programs will begin again in October. Toddler Time will resume on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday (October 12th & 26th) from 10:00-10:30 AM, Family BINGO will resume on the 2nd Thursday (October 13th) from 6:00-6:45 PM & Story Time will resume on the 4th Thursday (October 27th) from 6:00-6:45 PM with Halloween Story Time. We will continue to updated you here about other programs. We apologize for any inconvenience
& appreciate your understanding.
Thank you to those who attend Coffee Chat with State Senator Chuck Weaver on September 23rd.
Play Group happens from 9:00-10:00 AM every Wednesday when school is in session in the Conference Room. This is a play group run by the moms & caregivers of the children who attend the program. Children 0-5 (not yet in Kindergarten) and their caregiver are invited to join the fun!
Sit & Knit is another group run by the group. It takes place on the 1st Thursday of each month from 6:30-7:30 PM. If you are interested in knitting with friends or learning to knit, please join the group. Please bring your own needles. Yarn is available, but you are welcome to bring your own.
The Morrison & Mary Wiley Library is not supported by tax money. A library card is free to Elmwood Township residents due to the generosity of the Morrison & Mary Wiley family. Rosefield Township pays for their residents to have a library card at our library. To register for a card, please bring a photo ID & one other form of ID with your home address (Ameren bill, water bill, etc.). The library issues family cards, so parents must be the one to register for the card. Please call 742-2431 with any questions.
The library offers a delivery service for patrons who are unable to get to the library due to a medical issue. If you are in need of this service, please call the library.
Please check out our two Little Free Libraries. One is located in Central Park near the bench on the NW corner of the park. The other is by the benches by the front door of the elementary school. Please stop by to take a book, leave a book!! https://littlefreelibrary.org/
Little Free Libraries a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by and pick up a book (or two) and bring back another book to share. You can, too! The library will soon have two Little Free Libraries around town. The first Free Little Library was in Hudson WI in 2010. By 2014 there were around 15,000 around the world! Elmwood has become part of this great movement to promote literacy and encourage community. We are so proud to bring this great idea to Elmwood!
Be sure to check out the links below to be connected with some great online resources! You can use these sites from the library or from home. You will need your library card number for World Book. Please stop by to get your number or apply for a card if you live in Elmwood Township & don't have one yet!
Rocket Languages is a totally web-based language learning platform. It includes 14 languages and each language has more than 100 hours of lessons. Lessons include: written exercises, spoken exercises, grammar games and more. The lessons can be downloaded to a mobile device or streamed. We have free mobile apps for Apple and Android devices and the service is unlimited and simultaneous use. Languages include: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Korean, English, ESL programs for both Japanese and Spanish speakers and American Sign Language.
Tumble Books is a collection of Tumble Books (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), Tumble TV which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books and Tumble Puzzles & Games. Tumble Books are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the Tumble Book format.
World Book Online is a creative, educational product that meets the highest standards of editorial excellence and ignites and inspires a lifelong love of learning. Learning isn’t ‘one size fits all. World Book Online offers a diverse suite of products for every age, ability and interest to suit the needs of all patrons. World Book Kids has fun, easy-to-read articles, illustrations and activities for the youngest library patrons. World Book Info Finder is an optimal research site for elementary and middle school-age patrons. World Book Reference Center is a powerful tool for all research needs.
FreeTestPrep.com is a free online resource for your students to prepare for the ACT, SAT, and GED. Featuring over 700 practice questions all with video solutions, over 1100 flashcards, over 1500 real college admissions essays, and over 100 articles and guides, created FreeTestPrep.com because there is a clear need for high quality, no cost
test preparation that is available to students anytime, anywhere. FreeTestPrep.com is designed with students—and educators—in mind. FreeTestPrep.com provides students with free, high quality test preparation.
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P. O. Box 467
Elmwood, IL 61529
309 742-2431 Phone
309 742-8298 Fax
Staff
Michelle Armbruster - Library Director
Carroll Inskeep, Pat Keefer and Eulail Huffcutt
Hours
Monday, Tuesday and Friday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Banned Book Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read will happen September 25th- October 1st. Stop by to see a display of books that have been challenged or banned.
The library will host a Book Signing for Bob Fidler for his book, Alone, But Never Lonely (about Gus D’Aoust (1897-1990) who was a legend of the Northwest Territories) on Thursday, September 29th at 6:00 PM. Please stop by to meet Mr. Fidler & purchase a copy of this interesting book.
Eulail Huffcutt is joining the staff at the library as of September 19th. Please stop by & introduce yourself to her. She is a great addition to the library & we are happy to have her! Please stop in & welcome her!
Programs will begin again in October. Toddler Time will resume on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday (October 12th & 26th) from 10:00-10:30 AM, Family BINGO will resume on the 2nd Thursday (October 13th) from 6:00-6:45 PM & Story Time will resume on the 4th Thursday (October 27th) from 6:00-6:45 PM with Halloween Story Time. We will continue to updated you here about other programs. We apologize for any inconvenience
& appreciate your understanding.
Thank you to those who attend Coffee Chat with State Senator Chuck Weaver on September 23rd.
Play Group happens from 9:00-10:00 AM every Wednesday when school is in session in the Conference Room. This is a play group run by the moms & caregivers of the children who attend the program. Children 0-5 (not yet in Kindergarten) and their caregiver are invited to join the fun!
Sit & Knit is another group run by the group. It takes place on the 1st Thursday of each month from 6:30-7:30 PM. If you are interested in knitting with friends or learning to knit, please join the group. Please bring your own needles. Yarn is available, but you are welcome to bring your own.
The Morrison & Mary Wiley Library is not supported by tax money. A library card is free to Elmwood Township residents due to the generosity of the Morrison & Mary Wiley family. Rosefield Township pays for their residents to have a library card at our library. To register for a card, please bring a photo ID & one other form of ID with your home address (Ameren bill, water bill, etc.). The library issues family cards, so parents must be the one to register for the card. Please call 742-2431 with any questions.
The library offers a delivery service for patrons who are unable to get to the library due to a medical issue. If you are in need of this service, please call the library.
Please check out our two Little Free Libraries. One is located in Central Park near the bench on the NW corner of the park. The other is by the benches by the front door of the elementary school. Please stop by to take a book, leave a book!! https://littlefreelibrary.org/
Little Free Libraries a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by and pick up a book (or two) and bring back another book to share. You can, too! The library will soon have two Little Free Libraries around town. The first Free Little Library was in Hudson WI in 2010. By 2014 there were around 15,000 around the world! Elmwood has become part of this great movement to promote literacy and encourage community. We are so proud to bring this great idea to Elmwood!
Be sure to check out the links below to be connected with some great online resources! You can use these sites from the library or from home. You will need your library card number for World Book. Please stop by to get your number or apply for a card if you live in Elmwood Township & don't have one yet!
Rocket Languages is a totally web-based language learning platform. It includes 14 languages and each language has more than 100 hours of lessons. Lessons include: written exercises, spoken exercises, grammar games and more. The lessons can be downloaded to a mobile device or streamed. We have free mobile apps for Apple and Android devices and the service is unlimited and simultaneous use. Languages include: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Korean, English, ESL programs for both Japanese and Spanish speakers and American Sign Language.
Tumble Books is a collection of Tumble Books (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), Tumble TV which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books and Tumble Puzzles & Games. Tumble Books are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the Tumble Book format.
World Book Online is a creative, educational product that meets the highest standards of editorial excellence and ignites and inspires a lifelong love of learning. Learning isn’t ‘one size fits all. World Book Online offers a diverse suite of products for every age, ability and interest to suit the needs of all patrons. World Book Kids has fun, easy-to-read articles, illustrations and activities for the youngest library patrons. World Book Info Finder is an optimal research site for elementary and middle school-age patrons. World Book Reference Center is a powerful tool for all research needs.
FreeTestPrep.com is a free online resource for your students to prepare for the ACT, SAT, and GED. Featuring over 700 practice questions all with video solutions, over 1100 flashcards, over 1500 real college admissions essays, and over 100 articles and guides, created FreeTestPrep.com because there is a clear need for high quality, no cost
test preparation that is available to students anytime, anywhere. FreeTestPrep.com is designed with students—and educators—in mind. FreeTestPrep.com provides students with free, high quality test preparation.
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