Julia Hull District Library limited services continue

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Assisting patrons, answering reference questions, cataloging and processing new materials, readers’ advisory, planning programming, assembling activity kits…and chalk doodling messages to our youngest patrons! It’s all in a day’s work at your local library. To see more photos of Julia Hull Library (Stillman Valley) staff creations, visit us on Facebook or Instagram.

Library Curbside

Julia Hull District Library is happy to offer curbside pickup on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., by appointment only. Patrons place holds on items in Encore (the library’s online catalog). Alternately, library staff will be available limited hours, Monday-Friday if you’d like to say “hi” and ask staff to help you select materials. We’re here to help: call 815-645-8611.

Please note: Wait times for holds placed online may take longer than usual for pick up as we have a large backlog while items are in quarantine.

How does curbside pick-up by appointment work? If a JH Library patron has an item on hold: 1. Library staff will notify patrons by email or phone that their item on hold is available for pickup. 2. Upon notification, patron will schedule a pickup time. 3. At the agreed upon time, patron will call the library and library staff will provide instructions re: pickup. Items will be checked-out to patrons in advance and staged in a bag for your convenience.

For more information about curbside and FAQs, please visit our website: https://www.juliahull.org/schedule-curbside-pickup.

Summer reading 2020

This Summer, while we’re all camping out at home, let’s Do S’More Reading! Our 2020 Virtual Summer Reading Challenge is for ALL AGES:  June 1-July 31. You can participate in different challenges and activities, track your reading, and earn badges online using Beanstack:  a FREE and user-friendly mobile app.  Don’t worry:  you can also use Beanstack on your desktop.  You can register as an individual, family, or organization/class/school! For more information visit our website: www.juliahull.org/summer-reading-2020.

Don’t have the supplies you need at home to complete Beanstack activities?  You can order Activity Packs, complete with materials and instructions for FREE using our Curbside Pickup form: https://www.juliahull.org/summer-reading-curbside-pickup. Beanstack will inform you when Activity Packs are available.

Interlibrary delivery

Cue the confetti! RAILS has restarted interlibrary delivery and patrons may now place holds on non-local library items!

Summer Storytime on Zoom

Join us for Summer Storytime on Zoom, every Friday at 10 a.m. We’ll read stories, sing songs, and laugh and interact with each other on Zoom. Email Miss Kelly at [email protected], or message us on FB for a link to the program.

Fax & copy service

Need to send a fax? Make copies? We’re here to help. Give us a call and we’ll take care of your copy and faxing needs curbside: 815-645-8611.

Register for a library card

Do you, or someone you know, live in our District and need a library card? Apply online in 4 easy steps: 1) Take a selfie; 2) Take a picture of your Driver’s License; 3) Take a picture of a current utility bill (name and address must match DL); and 4) Email everything, along with a telephone number, to [email protected].

Renew your library card

During this Spring’s Statewide Shelter-In-Place, library cards were automatically renewed to July 1. So, it may be time to renew your card. You can do so remotely in 3 easy steps: 1) Take a picture of your current library card (barcode side up); 2) Take a picture of your Driver’s License; 3) Email both, along with a telephone number, to [email protected]. Non-resident cardholder? Give us a call for more information: 815-645-8611.

FREE digital downloads

Did you know? JH Library cardholders have access to FREE audiobooks, ebooks, comic books and graphic novels, digital magazines, music, language learning tools, and more! Visit our website (www.juliahull.org) to learn more.

Virtual programming

We may not be at the library, but we’re still engaging with our patrons at a distance. From book clubs, to craft programs, storytime, to hands-on learning, visit us on Facebook and Instagram for video tutorials and links to access live, face-to-face online programming via Zoom. Some book club books and program activity kits (for crafts and more!) are available for curbside pickup.

2021 Award Books

Get a jumpstart on your reading! The 2021 Monarch, Bluestem, Rebecca Caudill and Abe Lincoln nominees are now available for curbside pickup. Call the library, place a hold through our online catalog, or download using the Axis360 app.