Thank you to the Farmers State Bank in Elmwood for their donation to the Summer Reading Program. We have many great businesses, organizations and individuals who donate to the program. We would not be able to hold the program without all of the donations! If you would like to make a monetary or other donation, please let us know.
Morrison and Mary Wiley Library
206 West Main Street
P. O. Box 467
Elmwood, IL 61529
elmwoodlib@gmail.com
309 742-2431 Phone
309 742-8298 Fax
Staff
Michelle Armbruster -Director
Pat Keefer, Eulail Huffcutt and Jen Williams
Volunteer: Franke Keefer
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
Please like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/elmwoodlibrary.
Mid Century will present a HOW TO STREAM Program on Wednesday, April 25th from 4:30-6:30 PM. The team will be on hand to demonstrate how to steam movies, television shows and more. They will also be available to answer questions on SmartHub and any other questions you may have. We hope to see you!
Children's Book Week is April 30th-May 5th and we will be sharing bookmarks and pencils will all children who stop by and check out a book! We will also have a drawing for BOGO Casey's Pizza Coupons. We hope to see you at the library!
Congratulations to Mary Howard & Samantha McLeese for being drawn to win the dozen cookies to celebrate National Library Week! We appreciate all of our patrons and thank you for using your library!
RSAcat will be upgraded on Tuesday, April 24th starting at 2 AM.
This is a major backend upgrade requiring a full migration to a new operating system and a new server. EBook searching will take a day or so to sync back up based on previous upgrades.
Things you may notice:
1. The help file will be reworked to an FAQ format
2. A new option to automatically checkout out a digital hold when it becomes available. For vendors that support this feature, a checkbox labeled "Automatically checkout item when available" appears next to the item on the hold screen or on the window that appears after you select Place Hold. ADML (OverDrive) supports this, but not eRead IL (Baker & Taylor).
BiblioBoard: If You Build It, They Will Come
As the 1989 movie Field of Dreams taught us, Americans love a good story about baseball. It is America's "favorite pastime" after all, and whether you are at a school, academic, special, or public library, BiblioBoard has something for all your patrons who love the game.
Through RAILS’ partnership with BiblioLabs, any Illinois resident has access to thousands of e-resources free of charge and without needing a login or library card. Items on the BiblioBoard platform have no holds or waiting for titles and can be read by multiple users at the same time. See more information on all our BiblioBoard offerings.
Beginning March 1st we will have a Spring Reading Challenge BINGO Sheet for all ages to pick up. The BINGO sheet will run from March 1st through April 30th. The sheet will have instructions to follow. You will return the completed sheet (6 hours) between May 1st through 8th & receive a ticket for the opportunity to win a gift certificate for a local business. We hope you Enjoy the Reading Challenge! You may turn in the Holiday Reading Challenge BINGO (once it is complete-all spots must be marked off-this is 6 hours of reading between January 2nd to 9th. We will announce the winners soon. Congratulations to Kristina Tull & Lana Westerdahl for being chosen as the winners of the gift certificates for the Holiday BINGO Challenge Sheet.
Please be sure to check out the links at the bottom of the page to connect with some great online resources! You may use these sites from the library or from home (unless noted below in description). You may need your library card number. Please stop by to get your number or apply for a card if you live in Elmwood Township & don't have one yet! The link to connect to the online catalog is also at the bottom of the page.
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 has the following magazines for patrons to check out:
American Girl Martha Stewart Living
Better Home & Gardens Midwest Living
Birds & Bloom People
Country Prevention
Country Living Real Simple
Country Woman Redbook
Family Circle Reminisce
Fine Gardening Taste of Home
Good Housekeeping This Old House
Good Old Days US Weekly
HGTV Woman’s Day
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 (it will be re-installed soon). Please stop by to take a book, leave a book!!
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!
Here is a description of the online resources:
RSA Catalog is the catalog the library uses to check out, renew or request items from other libraries for ILL. You are able to connect from home to renew or request items. You need your library card number & password. Please stop by if you need either of these numbers.
ABC Mouse is an award-winning curriculum designed to help young children (ages 2–7+) build a strong foundation for academic success. It is 100% educational, with more than 4,000 learning activities across all major subject areas-reading, math, science, social studies, art and music. (This resource is only available at the library.)
Driver's Education Program is a program that will help you prepare online for the theory part of the DMV test. It includes: 10 car practice tests, 5 motorcycle practice tests, 3 CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) practice tests, 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL) and an FAQ section with detailed answers to 100+ DMV-related questions.
Heritage Quest® is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more. Discover the amazing history of you with Heritage Quest Online. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.
Jobs For Teens is a resource for teenagers looking for jobs. As a teenager, finding a job may seem like a difficult task. Usually the most frustrating thing about the process is that employers want you to have work experience in order to consider you for a job, but if you've never worked before then you don't have any experience. But that's okay, this page is here to help you find a job regardless of your age or previous job experience.
NewsBank America's News is an online site to stay connected with National & Local news. Search the archives for full editions of thousands of newspapers from across the country, including the Peoria Journal Star and over 100 others from Illinois. They may be searched as a collection or individually to find articles, obituaries, editorials and more. Available for use from home as well. We have a link below that will take you to the Peoria Journal Star.
NoveList has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. NoveList's expertise in books and reading means that you'll always get the best help for finding just the right books. To log in from home you must use this link http://search.ebscohost.com & these credentials:
Username: s9066307
Password: password
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.
Tuition Funding Sources is a free internet resource. It represents 24 years of scholarship research that has produced the largest source of scholarships in the world. Hard economic times are forcing students to either find a scholarship or get a loan if they want to go to college. Most students have no idea where to find scholarships and choose student loans only to learn after they graduate that it is much easier to borrow money than pay it back.
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.
LendEDU
Below is the link to a guide about how refinancing for college works, the most reputable lenders, the eligibility requirements, who should consider it, how it saves borrowers money, the risks and benefits, how parent or guardian cosigners are affected and much more.
https://lendedu.com/blog/refinance-student-loans/
Here is a guide for students looking for help to pay for college who don’t have cosigners.
https://lendedu.com/blog/student-loans-without-a-cosigner/
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
https://medlineplus.gov/
MedlinePlus for Children
If you are looking for information about children, this page is for you!
https://medlineplus.gov/childrenshealth.html
MedlinePlus for Seniors
If you are a senior, this page is for you!
https://medlineplus.gov/seniorshealth.html
MedlinePlus for Teens If you are a teenager, this page is for you!It includes materials specifically for you - not for your parents - about health and safety for teens. There are quizzes, games and lots of cool web sites for you to explore. Have fun!
https://medlineplus.gov/teenspage.html
National Institute on Aging
Health information related to aging and older adults from the National Institute on Aging at NIH.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/
P. O. Box 467
Elmwood, IL 61529
elmwoodlib@gmail.com
309 742-2431 Phone
309 742-8298 Fax
Staff
Michelle Armbruster -Director
Pat Keefer, Eulail Huffcutt and Jen Williams
Volunteer: Franke Keefer
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
Please like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/elmwoodlibrary.
Mid Century will present a HOW TO STREAM Program on Wednesday, April 25th from 4:30-6:30 PM. The team will be on hand to demonstrate how to steam movies, television shows and more. They will also be available to answer questions on SmartHub and any other questions you may have. We hope to see you!
Children's Book Week is April 30th-May 5th and we will be sharing bookmarks and pencils will all children who stop by and check out a book! We will also have a drawing for BOGO Casey's Pizza Coupons. We hope to see you at the library!
Congratulations to Mary Howard & Samantha McLeese for being drawn to win the dozen cookies to celebrate National Library Week! We appreciate all of our patrons and thank you for using your library!
RSAcat will be upgraded on Tuesday, April 24th starting at 2 AM.
This is a major backend upgrade requiring a full migration to a new operating system and a new server. EBook searching will take a day or so to sync back up based on previous upgrades.
Things you may notice:
1. The help file will be reworked to an FAQ format
2. A new option to automatically checkout out a digital hold when it becomes available. For vendors that support this feature, a checkbox labeled "Automatically checkout item when available" appears next to the item on the hold screen or on the window that appears after you select Place Hold. ADML (OverDrive) supports this, but not eRead IL (Baker & Taylor).
BiblioBoard: If You Build It, They Will Come
As the 1989 movie Field of Dreams taught us, Americans love a good story about baseball. It is America's "favorite pastime" after all, and whether you are at a school, academic, special, or public library, BiblioBoard has something for all your patrons who love the game.
Through RAILS’ partnership with BiblioLabs, any Illinois resident has access to thousands of e-resources free of charge and without needing a login or library card. Items on the BiblioBoard platform have no holds or waiting for titles and can be read by multiple users at the same time. See more information on all our BiblioBoard offerings.
Beginning March 1st we will have a Spring Reading Challenge BINGO Sheet for all ages to pick up. The BINGO sheet will run from March 1st through April 30th. The sheet will have instructions to follow. You will return the completed sheet (6 hours) between May 1st through 8th & receive a ticket for the opportunity to win a gift certificate for a local business. We hope you Enjoy the Reading Challenge! You may turn in the Holiday Reading Challenge BINGO (once it is complete-all spots must be marked off-this is 6 hours of reading between January 2nd to 9th. We will announce the winners soon. Congratulations to Kristina Tull & Lana Westerdahl for being chosen as the winners of the gift certificates for the Holiday BINGO Challenge Sheet.
Please be sure to check out the links at the bottom of the page to connect with some great online resources! You may use these sites from the library or from home (unless noted below in description). You may need your library card number. Please stop by to get your number or apply for a card if you live in Elmwood Township & don't have one yet! The link to connect to the online catalog is also at the bottom of the page.
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 has the following magazines for patrons to check out:
American Girl Martha Stewart Living
Better Home & Gardens Midwest Living
Birds & Bloom People
Country Prevention
Country Living Real Simple
Country Woman Redbook
Family Circle Reminisce
Fine Gardening Taste of Home
Good Housekeeping This Old House
Good Old Days US Weekly
HGTV Woman’s Day
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 (it will be re-installed soon). Please stop by to take a book, leave a book!!
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!
Here is a description of the online resources:
RSA Catalog is the catalog the library uses to check out, renew or request items from other libraries for ILL. You are able to connect from home to renew or request items. You need your library card number & password. Please stop by if you need either of these numbers.
ABC Mouse is an award-winning curriculum designed to help young children (ages 2–7+) build a strong foundation for academic success. It is 100% educational, with more than 4,000 learning activities across all major subject areas-reading, math, science, social studies, art and music. (This resource is only available at the library.)
Driver's Education Program is a program that will help you prepare online for the theory part of the DMV test. It includes: 10 car practice tests, 5 motorcycle practice tests, 3 CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) practice tests, 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL) and an FAQ section with detailed answers to 100+ DMV-related questions.
Heritage Quest® is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more. Discover the amazing history of you with Heritage Quest Online. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.
Jobs For Teens is a resource for teenagers looking for jobs. As a teenager, finding a job may seem like a difficult task. Usually the most frustrating thing about the process is that employers want you to have work experience in order to consider you for a job, but if you've never worked before then you don't have any experience. But that's okay, this page is here to help you find a job regardless of your age or previous job experience.
NewsBank America's News is an online site to stay connected with National & Local news. Search the archives for full editions of thousands of newspapers from across the country, including the Peoria Journal Star and over 100 others from Illinois. They may be searched as a collection or individually to find articles, obituaries, editorials and more. Available for use from home as well. We have a link below that will take you to the Peoria Journal Star.
NoveList has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. NoveList's expertise in books and reading means that you'll always get the best help for finding just the right books. To log in from home you must use this link http://search.ebscohost.com & these credentials:
Username: s9066307
Password: password
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.
Tuition Funding Sources is a free internet resource. It represents 24 years of scholarship research that has produced the largest source of scholarships in the world. Hard economic times are forcing students to either find a scholarship or get a loan if they want to go to college. Most students have no idea where to find scholarships and choose student loans only to learn after they graduate that it is much easier to borrow money than pay it back.
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.
LendEDU
Below is the link to a guide about how refinancing for college works, the most reputable lenders, the eligibility requirements, who should consider it, how it saves borrowers money, the risks and benefits, how parent or guardian cosigners are affected and much more.
https://lendedu.com/blog/refinance-student-loans/
Here is a guide for students looking for help to pay for college who don’t have cosigners.
https://lendedu.com/blog/student-loans-without-a-cosigner/
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
https://medlineplus.gov/
MedlinePlus for Children
If you are looking for information about children, this page is for you!
https://medlineplus.gov/childrenshealth.html
MedlinePlus for Seniors
If you are a senior, this page is for you!
https://medlineplus.gov/seniorshealth.html
MedlinePlus for Teens If you are a teenager, this page is for you!It includes materials specifically for you - not for your parents - about health and safety for teens. There are quizzes, games and lots of cool web sites for you to explore. Have fun!
https://medlineplus.gov/teenspage.html
National Institute on Aging
Health information related to aging and older adults from the National Institute on Aging at NIH.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/
