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YO GABBA GABBA! Dance Party!!

Ready to dance the winter blahs away? Come to a YO GABBA GABBA! dance party!! Saturday, February 25th at 1 pm with Annette Clark and DJ Lance, Muno, Foofa, Brobee, Toodee and Plex. Costumes and silliness are highly encouraged!!

We Recommend...

Book reviews by Julie the Youth Librarian

Chalk by Bill Thomson (E Thomson)
On a rainy day, three kids find a bag of chalk on a playground dinosaur. When they start to draw, magical things start to happen. This wordless picture book has amazing illustrations that will entertain readers young and old.

11 Experiments that Failed by Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter (E Offill)
... This hilarious picture book details the ill conceived experiments of the rambunctious narrator. While teaching the scientific method, she discovers the results of such questions as "Is it possible to eat snowballs doused in ketchup—and nothing else—all winter?" and "Can a washing machine wash dishes?"

Star Wars ABC by Scholastic (EB Star)
This large format board book sends readers on an A-Z trip through the Star Wars universe featuring popular characters, spaceships, and droids. Using alliteration, color patterns and eye-grabbing, images, this is a sure hit with even the youngest Star Wars fans.

Pretty Please?

Cleaning out your attic or closets?  Do you have gently used and complete puzzles (50 pieces or less), board games for kids (complete with all pieces), large Legos or wooden blocks?  Consider donating them to the library!  Contact Julie Dorn at childrens@wcplibrary.org or 734-3166 with questions. 

Book-a-Librarian

The Book-a-Librarian service from the Warren County Library allows patrons to reserve appointments with librarians for up to one hour of uninterrupted, personalized assistance.

Get help with:

If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please contact Larisa at 734-3166 or email your request to lgood@wcplibrary.org.

(Please note: The purpose of Book-a-Librarian is to provide one-on-one instruction for beginning learners. Unfortunately, we cannot help with secretarial work, online purchases, forms that require confidential information, computer problems, or connectivity issues.)

Reference Spotlight!

Do you know that city ordinances are maintained online by the Municipal Code Corporation (MCC) at www.municode.com. Click on "Search Free Municipal Code Library," then the state of Illinois. You will see Monmouth listed.

Now Available: Legal Aid

The library now has access to a new internet-based legal self-help center.  The new center will provide legal information to lower income people in Warren County who are not able to find a lawyer to represent them in court.  The internet-based center also provides legal information on a variety of non-court legal issues such as unemployment compensation, Medicare, Medicaid and many other topics.   The Warren County Legal Self-Help Center can be found at http://warren.illinoislegalaid.org.  For those individuals who do not have a computer with internet access, public access computers are available at the Warren County Public Library in Monmouth. 

Genealogy Assistance Available
Every Tuesday, 1pm- 4:30pm

Need help searching your roots? Meet at the Warren County Genealogical Library (located on the 2nd floor). Volunteers will be available to answer questions and give some directions. All are welcome.

With downloadable books available 24/7, the library will always be open!

Click on the above logo to begin. To checkout, you will need your library card number (ex: P12345, include the P, no space) and password. Call the library at 309-734-3166 to learn your password or email lgood@wcplibrary.org.

Pay Your Fines Online

The Library has partnered with the Illinois E-Pay Program to provide you with a secure, convenient, and easy way to make payments for fines and fees, lost materials, item(s) purchased, gifts and donations to the library.
Please note: convenience fee will apply.

Click here for more details.

Knowledge is Power

A “Kill a Watt EZ” power meter is now available to check out.  The power meter measures the amount of electricity needed to operate your appliances. Along with the meter is an informational brochure containing detailed information on reducing electric usage. Meters can be checked out for up to one week.

Meters donated by the Ameren Illinois Utilities’ WATT solutions program and P. Joan Larsen.

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Kirkwood Branch Library
134 South Kirk
Kirkwood, Illinois 61447
Phone: 309-768-2173
Hours:
Monday - Wednesday, Friday 3:30-5:30 P.M.
Thursday 5:00- 7:00 P.M.
Saturday 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Sunday Closed