We’re hiring!
Love the library? Why not work here? We currently have a part-time opening for a Library Page.
Visit https://www.fondulaclibrary.org/about-us/jobs/ for more information.
New Art Exhibit on Display at FDL
Fondulac District Library is proud to announce a new exhibit on display for its ongoing Fine Arts at FDL program.
A collage series, The Art of Judith Koren Shanahan, will be on display through the end of the year. Shanahan uses acrylic paints, specialty papers, recycled ephemera, textures, and more to represent and interpret a multitude of subjects. Her professional art training began at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and continued at the Instituto de Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She has exhibited locally, as well as in Rockford, and her pieces have been purchased by people across the country.
To learn more about the Fine Arts at FDL program, click here.
Digital Magazines Discontinued
Due to the high cost and low patron usage of Zinio digital magazines, Fondulac District Library has chosen to discontinue its subscription to this service. We apologize for any inconvenience and invite you to explore some of the other digital collections that the library has to offer, such as Alliance Digital Media Library eBooks and eAudiobooks, eRead Illinois eBooks and eAudiobooks, Biblioboard, TumbleBooks, and our many online research databases.
National Friends of Libraries Week
National Friends of Libraries Week is October 16 to 22! Join us for a Meet and Greet on Wednesday, October 19, with giveaways, a drawing, buy one-get one book sale specials, and more. The Friends support the library through fundraising and volunteerism, and they help make the library’s programs and services possible. Stop by the library to help us celebrate our Friends!
Learn more about the Friends of Fondulac District Library here.
3D Printing at the Library
Fondulac District Library is proud to announce its 3D printing service. 3D printing is the process of making a three dimensional object from a digital file. The object is created by laying down successive layers of plastic filament. Patrons can submit a design and have it printed for only $2! Learn more about the library’s 3D printing service here.
BiblioBoard – a Free eBook Resource
Check out BiblioBoard, a free eBook collection filled with classic literature! Browse the collection, compile a list of favorite titles, download content to read offline, and read with no wait time. All that’s required to create a free profile is a valid email address and a username and password of your choosing. Additionally, an app is available via Apple, Amazon, and the Google Play store. Books can also be read using any popular internet browser.
Autumn Newsletter Available
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 fall! Please take a moment to review the newsletter and mark your calendars with the great lineup of programs happening at Fondulac District Library through December. Enjoy!
Library Offers Genealogy Research Resources
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.
We’re hiring!
Love the library? Why not work here? We currently have part-time opening for a Youth Services Assistant and a Library Page.
Visit https://www.fondulaclibrary.org/about-us/jobs/ for more information.
Summer Newsletter Available
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!