We are excited to announce that Fountaindale Public Library has joined with several area libraries to form a new library catalog consortium. This new group of libraries is called the Pinnacle Library Cooperative and will be using a new catalog that will allow patrons to have access to over 1.3 million items. The other libraries in the new Pinnacle Library Cooperative include Joliet Public Library, Lemont Public Library District, Plainfield Library District, Shorewood - Troy Library District, and White Oak Library District.
The Pinnacle Library Cooperative will allow each library to provide more efficient delivery of materials, more equitable resource sharing, and more timely decision making at the local library level. The new catalog, from Polaris Library Systems, will have an easy-to-use search engine that will allow patrons to spend their time more efficiently. It will also have unique features that will give patrons the ability keep a reading history and create user names instead of using library cards. Patrons will also be able to map where a book is located. In short, the new catalog will be more like the retail and search sites our patrons may use.
The first major change will occur on April 10, when patrons of the Pinnacle member libraries will be restricted in the PrarieCat catalog to placing holds only on the materials of other Pinnacle libraries. Other materials are still available through interlibrary loan, so please contact a staff member for assistance requesting items not owned by Pinnacle member libraries. Fountaindale will still be able to access collections from other libraries across the country whenever a request is made for material that is not owned by the Pinnacle libraries.
Our new catalog is scheduled to “go live” in June 2012. In the months leading up that time, you will see more changes in how you borrow materials and place holds. There will also be a period of extended check outs to encourage patrons to keep library items longer during the final stage of the process. We appreciate your patience and understanding during these necessary steps in the migration process.
In Non-Profit & Governmental Organization Category
Library Board President Peggy Danhof also Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The Fountaindale Public Library is pleased to announce that the library was awarded the 2012 Best of Bolingbrook Business Award in the category Non-Profit & Governmental Organization. The award was presented on Friday, March 9, 2012.
Also receiving recognition for her years of service to the Bolingbrook community was Library Board President Peggy Danhof. She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations Peggy!
The library was just informed that Kindle content is now available for download through the Overdrive Media Library. Library staff is currently experimenting and getting familiarized with the new content and we will try to answer any questions you may have. You can access Overdrive here. Please contact our Adult & Teen Services Department at 630-685-4176 for more information or if you have any questions.
The Friends Craft Show scheduled for May 19, 2012 has been cancelled.
Ongoing Reading Clubs for Adults & Teens
The library has two ongoing reading clubs for you! Books for Life is geared more for young adults ages 16 to 30 and Lifetime of Books is geared towards adults over age 30, although you may join either program. You can read at your own pace, log the books that you have read, and earn prizes while you are doing something you enjoy! Prizes are awarded at different levels throughout the program, and there is no ending date. Book club participants may read or listen to adult or young adult fiction and nonfiction. Please call 630-685-4176 for more information or if you have questions.
The library was just informed that Kindle content is now available for download through the Overdrive Media Library. Library staff is currently experimenting and getting familiarized with the new content and we will try to answer any questions you may have. You can access Overdrive 