Western District Library

1111 4th Street

Orion, Illinois 61273

309-526-8375

Library Hours

  Mon., Tues., Thur.          12 Noon to   8:00PM

    Wednesday                  9:00 AM to 8:00PM

    Friday                          9:00 AM to 6:00PM

    Saturday                       9:00 AM to1:00PM

Holiday Closings

     New Year's Day        Thanksgiving

     President's Day        Day after Thanksgiving

     Memorial Day           Christmas Eve Day

      July 4th                   Christmas

      Labor Day               New Year's Eve Day    

 

 

 

Western District Library

est. 1906


 

Get in the Game. . . Read!!!!

 

 

 

 

Text Box:  

 

The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

OFFICIAL OLYMPIC MASCOTS

 

 

 

Book Clubs

Western District Library offers two book clubs. Both meet at the library monthly. Contact the library for the current month's selection and join a group!

Orion Page Turners - meets the last Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM.

Next meeting will be June 24th. The Falling Man   will be discussed.

 

 

McGuffey Readers - Meets the fourth Thursday of the month  at  9:30 AM. We will be taking a break this summer. Come join us in the Fall.

 

 

 

Library Staff

             Shirley Carney            Director

  Teresa Pierce  Children's  Librarian

 Sherri McHugh  Library Technical Ass't.

              Connie Gray          Library Clerk

              Jan Meier              Library Clerk

        Debbie Nightingale    Library Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

outdoor reading

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Presidential Library in Springfield

Lincoln Bicentennial | 1809-2009 | Live the Legacy

 

Kick off for the Bicentennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday begins May 11th on Mother's Day in Lincoln's childhood home of Lincoln City, Indiana.

The celebration continues throughout 2008 and ends in February 2009.

 

Click on the Bicentennial link above and view podcasts, read his papers and view the calendar of events that will be going on throughout the state during this next nine months.

 

 

 

Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration

 

Western District Library Presents:

 a series of

Lincoln Bicentennial presenters designed for the ENTIRE family to enjoy.

 

Wednesday July 30 at 10AM at the library.

Brian "Fox" Ellis - Lincoln storyteller

Tracing his rise from prairie state rail-splitter to America’s favorite president this blend of history and humor will attempt to disentangle the man from the myth

 

September 15th : 7:00 pm Central Park Bandshell

Chris Vallillo - Musician

The show is designed to be an interactive, accessible, program that educates as well as entertains. It covers Lincoln 's life from his birth on the big south fork of Nolan's Creek in Kentucky in 1809 through his death in 1865. It has been performed in association with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, The Lincoln Home National Historic site and various touring exhibits including Forever Free from the Huntington Library.

December 1st: time & place to be announced

Abe and the Babe - an evening with the President and Mrs. Lincoln

Come join the President and First Lady as they discuss the Union, the Civil War, and other events of the period.

Abraham Lincoln Portrait

 

Library Board of Directors

       Jan Gustafson.........................President

Jeanine McGaughy........................Vice - President

                  Paula Mathena.......................Secretary

      Jack Poust.........................Treasurer

  Pat Leuck

      Robin Heier

       Pam Owens

 

 

 

WE ARE NOW:

 

Your Electronic Library on the Web

 

You can access our Card Catalog by the Following Link:

 

PALS Public Card Catalog

 

Place item holds from home. If you have not done this before please ask us how to do it!

 

 

 

 

What is it and how do I access it?

 

NetLibrary provides access to your library’s eContent collection. eContent is the digital version of books, journals, and database content. You can access your library’s eContent 24 hours a days, seven days a week.

 

You must come to the library for your initial set up and to create a password which will allow you to "check out" your selections. From that point forward you may access netlibrary from your home computer in order to "check out" netlibrary items.

If you have questions call us at the library and we'll be glad to help you!

 

Netlibrary

 

 

 

 

 

The Bassmeister; “Fishing for Laughs”

Children’s/Family Comedy Show!

 

Appearing at:      Western District Library

                             Saturday, June 28, 2008

                                             9:30 am

 

 

CLICK HERE FOR LOTS OF  LIBRARY NEWS!!!

 

  June 14th is Flag Day

There is something about the flag at night

flickr.com

 

The Pledge of Allegiance

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Old Glory Website

 

 

"How do I get a library card? How much does it cost?

How old do I have to be to have a card?"

We hear these questions a lot and here are the answers.

bulletComplete a short, simple application and sign it.
bulletThe card is free the first time, replacements for lost cards are $3.00.
bulletWe like for a child to be in 1st grade and able to sign both first and last name before they get a card.