Library cards are provided free of charge to all residents of the Reddick Library district, as part of your tax-supported library services. Your card gives you borrowing privileges here, and at most public libraries in Illinois, access to special online resources, and more. Click here to learn how to get a library card.
The library has computers with internet access available for both child & adult use. If you have a Reddick Library card in good standing (up-to-date & with less than $2.00 in fines) you can just sign on. If you do not have a library card, you will need to show a photo ID & pay a dollar for one hour.
The library also offers an Express Computer for high school age and above. It is free to use once a day for 15 minutes. There is no sign up required and you do not need to show a photo ID.
Children under the age of 18 & without a library card from the Reddick Library must have a parent/legal guardian show a photo ID & sign them in. In addition, two game computers are available for very young children (kindergarten age & younger). There is no access to the internet and no sign up or login is required.
Everyone who uses a library computer must follow the library's policy regarding computer and Internet use.
The Reddick Public Library District has a large selection of adult, young adult, and juvenile magazines available for checkout. All current year adult magazines are located in the library’s reading room. A magazine's most current issue can not be checked out. We also keep back issues of these items for two years.
The checkout length for magazines is one week with one renewal allowed.
The library’s current magazine subscriptions are listed alphabetically here.
ALL YOU
AMERICAN ARTIST
AMERICAN HERITAGE
AMERICAN PATCHWORK & QUILTING
ANTIQUE TRADER
ANTIQUES
ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
ARTHUR FROMMER’S BUDGET TRAVEL
ASTRONOMY
ATLANTIC
BACKYARD POULTRY
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS
BICYCLING
BODY & SOUL
BON APPETIT
BRIDES
BUSINESS WEEK
CAR & DRIVER
CARDMAKER
CAT FANCY
CHICAGO
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
CONSUMER REPORTS
COOKING LIGHT
COSMOPOLITAN
COUNTRY WOMAN
CRAFTS ‘N THINGS
CREATING KEEPSAKES
CREATIVE KNITTING
CROCHET
CROCHET WORLD
CYCLE WORLD
DISCOVER
DOG FANCY
E – THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE
THE ECONOMIST
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
ESPN
ESQUIRE
FAMILY CIRCLE
FAMILY HANDYMAN
FARM JOURNAL
FIELD & STREAM
FINE GARDENING
FITNESS
FORTUNE
GARDEN GATE
GQ
GLAMOUR
GOLF DIGEST
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
HARPER’S BAAZAR
HEALTH
HISPANIC
HOT ROD
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
ILLINOIS GAME & FISH
ILLINOIS ISSUES
IN STYLE
INTERWEAVE KNITS
JET
JOURNAL OF ILLINOIS HISTORY
JOURNL OF THE IL STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KIPLINGER’S PERSONAL FINANCE
KNIT SIMPLE
LADIES HOME JOURNAL
LATINA
LOG HOME LIVING
MACWORLD
MARTHA STEWART LIVING
MAYFLOWER QUARTERLY
MCCALL’S QUILTING
MIDWEST LIVING
MONEY
MORE
MOTHER JONES
MOTOR BOATING
MOTOR TREND
MS.
THE NATION
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
NATIONAL REVIEW
NATIONAL WILDLIFE
NATURAL HISTORY
NEW REPUBLIC
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
NEW YORKER
NEWSWEEK
O - THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK
PAPER CRAFTS
PC WORLD
PEOPLE
PEOPLE EN ESPANOL
POETS & WRITERS
POPULAR MECHANICS
POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY
POPULAR SCIENCE
PRAIRIE FARMER
PREVENTION
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
READERS DIGEST
READERS DIGEST – LARGE PRINT
REAL SIMPLE
REDBOOK
REMINISCE
ROLLING STONE
SATURDAY EVENING POST
SCIENCE NEWS
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
SCOTT STAMP MONTHLY
SELF
SHOP SMART
SIERRA
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER
SKY & TELESCOPE
SMART MONEY
SMITHSONIAN
SOMERSET STUDIO
SPORTING NEWS
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
SUCCESSFUL FARMING
SUNSET
TASTE OF HOME
THIS OLD HOUSE
TIME
TOWN & COUNTRY
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
US WEEKLY
UTNE
VANITY FAIR
VOGUE
WINE SPECTATOR
WIRED
WOMAN’S DAY
WRITER’S DIGEST
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
J – 14
MAD
NEW YORK TIMES UPFRONT
SEVENTEEN
SHONEN JUMP
TEEN VOGUE
JUVENILE
AMERICAN GIRL
BABYBUG
BOY’S LIFE
CHILDREN’S DIGEST
CHILDREN’S PLAYMATE
CLICK
COBBLESTONE
CRICKET
DISCOVERY GIRLS
FAMILY FUN
HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN
HOME EDUCATION
JACK & JILL
KIDS DISCOVER
LADYBUG
MAILBOX (GRADE 1)
MAILBOX (GRADES 2-3)
MAILBOX (INTERMEDIATE)
MAILBOX (KINDERGARTEN)
MAILBOX (PRESCHOOL)
MOTHERING
MUSE
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
NEW MOON GIRLS
ODYSSEY
PACK-O-FUN
PARENTING
PARENTS
RANGER RICK
SPIDER
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS
STONE SOUP
TURTLE
WILD ANIMAL BABY
WORKING MOTHER
YOUR BIG BACKYARD
ZOOBOOKS
If you need a book, DVD, or other item that is not at the Reddick Library, ask us to borrow it from another library for you. Or you can place a hold for it through the online card catalog. Once your item is received, it will be held here for up to seven days before it's sent back to its home library.
One self-serve photocopier is available for public use. The cost is 10 cents per page.
The cost to fax from the library is $3.00 for the first page, a dollar for each additional page. To receive a fax, it's $1.00 per page. Our fax number is 815-434-2634.
For more information and to book the meeting room, please contact Kathy Clair (kclair@reddicklibrary.org) at 815-434-0509 or fax at 815-434-2634. Any group wishing to use the Community Room must agree to follow library policies.
Illinois Room: Obituary records, cemetery indexes, census records, military information, Ottawa city directories & fire insurance maps, LaSalle county directories, atlases, & plat books.
Obituary Records: A staff member will look up, print, & mail any record we find for a $5.00 fee per name. Please make checks payable to Reddick Public Library District.
Ottawa Daily Times Newspaper on Microfilm: The Ottawa newspaper (under its various names) on microfilm is on-hand from May 23, 1840 to present- except the most recent months.
Audio Books- Reddick Library has a collection of current and popular fiction and non-fiction books which are available on audiocassette, CD, and Playaway.
Large Print Books- A large variety of current and popular fiction and non-fiction books are available in the library's Large Print collection.
Descriptive Video- Provided through a generous donation from the Ottawa Lions Club, the library's collection of descriptive videos are available for people who are blind or visually impaired. Narrated descriptions of visual elements---actions, costumes, gestures, and scene changes are woven into the pauses of a film's soundtrack.
· Other special devices available at the library include:
Aladdin-Ambassador Reader located in the Reading Room.
VoyagerXL Magnifier located in the Reading Room.
JAWS Software located on Database Computer #1.
Reddick Library no longer sells Non-Resident cards. If you live within the
If you reside in
Robert W. Rowe Public Library in Sheridan 815-496-2031
Seneca Public Library 815-367-6566
Streator Public Library 815-672-2729
Earlville Township Public Library 815-246-9543
The Illinois State Library provides you with services directly, through us, and in cooperation with other agencies.
· FirstSearch: (Login required)Through local libraries, the State Library provides most Illinois residents with access to archives of magazine articles and other research information. See our Library Databases page for access to specific resources.
· Find It Illinois: A portal for the State Library's online services, including the Illinois Government Information search engine, Illinois Digital Archives and Digital Illinois collections, Illinois Center for the Book/Illinois Authors, and more.