Check under
"PROGRAMS"
for information on upcoming Library programs
for children and adults!
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Library Hours are:
Mon - Thurs. 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Watch for further information on the upcoming,
"Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War"
Feb. 29th - April 13th ! (click link for new page)
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Outreach Location at the LaBolt Mini-Mart!
Library materials
are now available for checkout at the
Mini-Mart in LaBolt. Patrons may browse several shelves of Fiction, Large
Print, and Children's books. Cyndy Larson will be handling the checkout
process - please see her for your special requests or phone the Grant County
Library at 432-6543 to have your selections delivered to LaBolt. You may
view New Books and the card catalog online by using our website
www.grantcountylibrary.com, and
you may also set up your own patron account online and place reserves in that
way. To set up your online account, view the link for VERSO instructions
on the home page.
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The Library has received a special donation of $500.00 from Chad Thue through his place of employment, Wells Fargo bank. The library also received a stuffed toy horse for our children's department from Wells Fargo. The money was used to purchase books in the children's department in honor of former teacher and avid booklover Cheryl Conrad. These generous gifts are greatly appreciated ~ Thank you!!
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12 Ways Libraries are Good for the Country
(click link)
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Verso
Circulation System implemented -
Patron Account access now available!
AGent VERSO™ by auto-graphics, inc.
The Grant County Public Library has taken an innovative step towards providing easier access and quality service to its patrons! The library has transitioned from the former "in-house" card catalog to circulation system called "AGent Verso", Auto-Graphics' completely web-based ILS (integrated library management system). Through the use of a variety of integrated modules, our library's card catalog and web page is available for patrons to access from home. The Agent Iluminar" module provides a next-generation patron user interface that is enjoyable to navigate with 'drag and drop' technology. Individual patron accounts can be customized according to each person's preferences. Patrons may view book titles and descriptions, book jacket art, bibliographies, reviews, compare similar authors and genres, view personal reading history and create wish lists, and so much more! Reserves may also be placed from home. Click here for Patron Account set-up instructions.
Other modules available to the public with the Verso system are :
*AGent Resource Sharing -
a robust interlibrary loan borrowing solution
*AGent Search - a powerful federated search application - -
(searches
online databases
and compares information to patrons' search queries)
*AGent Illuminar RIA Kids Catalog User Interface - an icon-based
discovery tool
ideal for young adult collections as well as K-6 users
http://www4.auto-graphics.com/documents/agentiluminardatasheet.pdf
For further information on
this unique and cutting-edge library automation program,
visit the website links below.
http://www4.auto-graphics.com/news/pressreleaseshow.asp?id=20091005
http://www4.auto-graphics.com/solutions/agentverso/agentverso.htm
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Check out the latest programming idea at the
Library! We now offer 2 fun and exciting Game Events.... an Open Family
Game Day and a Game Club Night.
Click on the gaming link below for further information.
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* The SD Newspaper Association offers a FREE statewide public notices database. This resource contains public notices such as the minutes of school boards, city council and county commissioners. The notices are archived for 3 months. Click to access this feature: http://www.sdpublicnotices.com/
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Indoor Book Return
(Click
here for information & photos)
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The Library has many books that have been autographed by the author or illustrator. If you are interested in seeing or reading these, simply do a subject search on the card catalog under "autographed books" and a list will come up for you.
*** Tax information and College Testing/Scholarship information
are also available at your Library...Check it out!
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Teens:
Stop in and visit the library, check out "The "Teen Zone" !~ This
area was created with YOU in mind. The Teen Focus Group selected the
furniture, painted, and added some awesome decorations. The Library has also added 6 new
teen magazines and updated the YA book collection.
Nothing to do??
Come and Hang Out @ Your Library!
For great information on
teen issues, study guides, current events, games and other fun activities for
teens, visit the SD State Library Website:
South Dakota State Library Teen Website link
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Hints
for Reading Out Loud to your Children (even older
ones!)
Click on the link above for fun and helpful suggestions for reading aloud to
children of all ages and in all settings, private or groups.
"Growing Minds Together!"
