Get a Library Card

If you live in the Reddick Public Library District, you are entitled to a library card free as part of your tax-supported library service.

 

Your library card allows you to:

• Borrow items from Reddick Library and from most other public libraries in Illinois.
  
• Use online subscription databases to find magazine articles and other information not available just by searching the internet.
  
• Attend programs and activities at Reddick Library.

 

Getting a New Library Card

The requirements for obtaining a Reddick Library card are a picture ID and proof of residency. All library cards will be mailed to your address and are valid for two years. A person under the age of 18 needs a parent or legal guardian present to obtain a card.

 

If your photo ID has your current address in Reddick Public Library District:

Provide one proof of residency from the following:
    Tax bill *Required for out-of-city resident*

    Voter’s card
    Current utility bill
    Lease agreement
    Recent pay stub with address
    Official mail (no personal letters)
    Checkbook

    Vehicle registration

 

If your photo ID does not have your current address in Reddick Public Library District:

Provide two proofs of residency. See above list. 

 

Renewing a Current Library Card

A valid photo ID with proof of residency is necessary. If your photo ID does not have your current address, please use the list above to provide one additional proof of residency.

If the library has received returned mail on your account, you will need to show two items (see list above) to verify your address.

If your library card is not current (it’s more than six months expired and no longer in our computer database), you will need to obtain a new library card.  

 

Renew Books

To renew books and other items, you can call the library at 815-434-0509 and a member of the staff can do it for you.  Additionally, you can visit our on-line card catalog, sign in to your account, and renew items from there.

Get a Newsfeed of Library Headlines

This website has several "feeds", which allow you to automatically receive links to news and events as they're posted on the site. Using feeds is a convenient way to keep up with as many blogs, news sites, and other websites as you like. For a quick tutorial about feeds and how they work, see Common Craft's RSS in Plain English video.

Feeds are marked with a special icon , which you click to "subscribe" to the feed by adding it to whichever program you use as a feed reader (see below). 

Feeds on this site include:

• Library news
• Items featured on the Home page
• Events

There are a number of tools available for subscribing to and reading feeds. Here are a few examples:

• Online feed readers, such as Google Reader or Bloglines.
• Software, such as NewsGator, that you download and install on your computer.
• Widgets for your own web space or portal, such as on MySpace, Google, or My Yahoo.
• The toolbars on some web browsers, like Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox.
• RSS feed support in some email programs, like Outlook 2007.

Each tool has its own specific instructions for adding feeds, but the process is usually as simple as pasting in the feed's address or selecting from a menu.

 

 

Access the Library's eAudio Collection

You can now access the library's eAudiobook and EBook collection through Omnilibrary.  You can download books onto a number of devices and even burn some to a CD.  Click on the icon above to get started.