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Summer hours at the library

Summer Hours
Monday- Thursday 8 AM- 6 PM
Friday- Saturday 8 AM- 5 PM

Sunday Closed

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Summer Reading Program Events: It's a Circus in here!

Thursday, July 24 from 2 PM- 3 PM
TJ Power Tumblers...CANCELLED


Friday, July 25 from 2 PM- 3 PM
Summer Reading Program Final Party
All done! Good job! Let’s party!

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Computer Classes in July
The library will be offering the following classes in the computer lab:

Tuesday, July 29 @ 10am
Email Basics
Learn how to create a free email account, write and send emails, open attachments and other email bascis. Space is limited so sign up today. It costs $1.00 to reserve your spot.


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Book Discussion Group at the Warren County Public Library

Join our new book discussion group.  This is not your ordinary book club--we won’t all be reading the same book.  Each month, a theme is selected to be the focus of our discussion.  Choose a book related to the theme, or pick one of our suggested titles.  For August, the theme is “Memoirs

Our August meeting will be held on August 19th @ 7 pm.

Suggested books for this discussion (or pick your own book to talk about):
Born standing up: a comic's life
By Steve Martin.
The author shares the stories of his years in stand-up comedy in a humorous memoir that recalls a first job selling guidebooks at Disneyland, his early magic and comedy act, his years of honing his craft, and the sacrifice, discipline, and originiality it took to take him to the top, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s.

The glass castle: a memoir
By Jeannette Walls.
The author recalls her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcohol father and distant mother and describes how she and her siblings had to fend for themselves until they finally found the resources and will to leave home.

Animal, vegetable, miracle: a year of food life
By Barbara Kingsolver
Follows the author's family's efforts to live on locally and home-grown foods, an endeavor through which they learned lighthearted truths about food production and the connection between health and diet.

A long way gone : memoirs of a boy soldier
By Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.

Night
By Elie Wiesel
A true account of the author's experiences as a Jewish boy with his family in a Nazi concentration camp.

Angela's ashes: a memoir
By Frank McCourt
Frank endures poverty, near-starvation and the casual cruelty of relatives and neighbors--yet lives to tell his tale with eloquence, exuberance and remarkable forgiveness.

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Login to your Account

You can see what items you have checked out, view fines, place requests, and renew your books-- just “login” to your account from the catalog page. You will need a user name and password.  Please contact the library to set up your account password.  Note: Previous passwords were lost when we migrated to the new system.  Please contact the library to set up to your account in the new system.

Click here to learn in more detail how to access your account. To open this .pdf you will need to have Adobe Reader.

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New Book drop at the Main Library!

Now you can return your books, movies, and music at any time.  The book drop will be open 24 hours, 7 days a week for your convenience.  It is located on the square, in front of the children’s room.  Always looking for additional ways to better serve our public, we hope you enjoy this new service. 

book drop

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Friends of the Library Meeting
The Friends is a dedicated group of community volunteers who support the library. Do you love the library? We welcome you to join us, whether child, teen, or adult. We meet each 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 7pm at the Warren County Public Library.

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Be a part of We Recommend…

Love to read?  Have a book you want to share with the world? Consider taking part in We Recommend… Write a brief book review to be included as a “Community Pick.”  If selected, your review will be posted in the library and on the website.

The Warren County Public Library reserves the right to choose the reviews to be posted.  Submission does not guarantee selection.

Library Locations
Main Branch
62 Public Square
Monmouth IL, 61462
Phone: 309-734-3166
Hours: Winter
8am-8pm Monday -Thursday
8am-5pm Friday-Saturday
Closed Sunday

Summer
8am-6pm Monday- Thursday
8am-5pm Friday- Saturday
Closed Sunday

Roseville Branch Library
145 West Penn
Roseville, Illinois 61473
Phone: 309-426-2336
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2:00-5:00 P.M.
Saturday 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Wednesday, Sunday Closed
Kirkwood Branch Library
134 South Kirk
Kirkwood, Illinois 61447
Phone: 309-768-2173
Hours:
Monday - Friday 3:30-5:30 P.M.
Saturday 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Sunday Closed
Alexis Branch Library
102 West Broadway
Alexis, Illinois 61412
Phone: 309-482-6109
Hours:
Monday 2:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
Thursday 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Friday 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Saturday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Sunday Closed