Voting is open through August 20 for the READ Poster Contest. Visit the library’s Facebook page and click “like” on your favorite entry in each contest to cast your vote.
Adult contest entries:
Children’s contest entries:
Fondulac District Library is proud to offer new resources that use technology to make tracing family trees easier. Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online are web-based reference tools which allow users to start exploring their roots by searching a name. Links to these new resources are available on the Online Research Resources page.
Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online are available to users in the library, and HeritageQuest Online is also available remotely with a Fondulac District Library card. Ancestry Library Edition, powered by the popular website Ancestry.com, scans a vast selection of U.S. federal and state census data, birth, marriage, and death records, military records, Social Security death records, and immigration lists. It also includes an extensive collection of information from the U.K., including images, census records, and civil registrations. Additionally, probate records dating back to the 1500s are included from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. HeritageQuest Online provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.
The library plans to offer workshops for utilizing these resources in the fall, and the dates will be announced on the library’s website.
The library has materials in the children’s, young adult, and adult collections for parents who are homeschooling. Library resources provide details on a variety of homeschooling options, as well as methods for developing and enriching a curriculum. Many books in the library’s collection include exercises and activities to accompany the subject. Topics include, but are not limited to:
• English
• Etiquette and life skills
• History
• Literature
• Math
• Reading
• Science
• Speech
• Test preparation
Additional online resources are available at the library and remotely to Fondulac District Library cardholders on the Online Research Resources page. Visit the library or call 309.699.3917 to learn more about what the library has to offer!
An updated list of New & Upcoming Titles at Fondulac District Library has been added to the website! The books on this list are available to check out or place on hold.
Here is a sampling of a few of the latest titles:
Congratulations to Cara Dossett, the winner of the “Write for the Win!” short story contest! Cara is from Chillicothe and enjoys writing in her spare time. She is also a member of the PeoWriMos writing group. As the winner of the contest, she received several advanced reading copies, a custom mug, and gift certificates for East Peoria businesses. You can read Cara’s story “Frontier” below.
Learn how to 3D print at Fondulac District Library! This workshop for teens takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. from July 19-28. Receive guidance for choosing, modifying, and designing your own three dimensional objects using tools online. Finished products will be printed from plastic filament and displayed at an exhibition open to the public on August 11. Register early due to limited space available. Bring a laptop or tablet, or use one provided by the library. Don’t miss this opportunity to use cutting edge technology!
The latest issue of Community Connection, Fondulac District Library’s quarterly newsletter, is now available! It is mailed to residences within the library district and also is available for download and printing from our website. Printed copies can also be picked up at the library.
Whether you are into history, writing, gaming, music, science, or crafts, we’ve got something planned for everyone at the library this summer! Please take a moment to review the newsletter and mark your calendars with the great lineup of programs happening at Fondulac District Library through September. Enjoy!
Love the library? Why not work here? We currently have a part-time opening for a Youth Services Assistant.
Visit https://www.fondulaclibrary.org/about-us/jobs/ for more information.
A list of New & Upcoming Titles at Fondulac Library has been added to the website! The books on this list are available to check out or place on hold.
Here is a sampling of a few of the latest titles:
Those living in the city in 2066 will get a glimpse into life in East Peoria 50 years earlier when they unearth a time capsule being buried on May 21, 2016.
A ceremony dedicating the cornerstone at East Peoria City Hall and placing the time capsule will occur at 1 p.m. May 21 at city hall, 401 W. Washington St. The ceremony will be conducted by the Grand Lodge Masons of Illinois.
The time capsule will contain an 8-inch diameter PVC pipe which will hold the items. It will be sealed and then placed into a 10-inch diameter, 42-inch long PVC pipe. That pipe will have instructions indicating which end to cut when opening the capsule in 2066. The capsule will then be placed in the ground and encased in concrete. A medallion will be set in concrete about four feet from the city hall cornerstone so those planning to open it in 2066 will know where to dig.
Items from 2016 for inclusion in the container are being obtained by members of a time capsule committee comprised of City of East Peoria and Fondulac District Library employees, and officials from the East Peoria Historical Society and Hilton Masonic Lodge 1143. The content is still being finalized, and once all the items are gathered they will be on display at the library.
The time capsule will be painted and those attending the ceremony, which is open to the public, will be invited to sign it.
Due to the ceremony, Richland Street will be closed from Spinder Drive to the roundabout from 8 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. The exit from the Target store onto Clock Tower Drive will also be blocked.