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·         Our Current Newsletter

·         Checkout Policies

·         Collections and Services

·         Computer Use

·         Gifts to the Library

·         Hours and Location

·         Library Card Application

·         Lost and Damaged Materials

·         Security Measures

·         Programs

 

Checkout Policies

Each patron must present his/her own card, and any outstanding fines or overdue items must be cleared before checking out materials. 

Adult Cards (Age 18 and over) may check out a total of 20 items, following the limits for individual item categories.

Student Cards (Ages 4 to 15) may check out a total of 10 items:              may check out movies with parental permission. 

Student Cards (Ages 16 & 17) may check out a total of 10 items, following the limits for individual item categories.

Books & Periodicals - checkout for 2 weeks, 1 renewal, 10¢ per day overdue fine per item.

Audio Books - checkout  for 2 weeks, 1 renewal, 25¢ per day overdue fine per item. Limit of 15 per card.

Music CDs - checkout for 2 weeks, 1 renewal, 25¢ per day overdue fine per item.  Limit of 5 per card.

DVDs and VHS - checkout for 1 week, 1 renewal, 25¢ per day overdue fine per item.  Student cards 4-15 must have parental permission to check out.  Limit of 5 per family/household.

Renewals - Items may be renewed one time by phone, or in person at the library, if the patron has no fines or overdue items.  Items placed on reserve for another patron and items already renewed once may not be renewed. 

 

Reserves - All items may be reserved by phone, or in person at the library.  Patrons will be notified by phone or email when the item comes in. Reserve items  will be held at the desk for three days.   

 

Interlibrary Loans - Patrons may request Interlibrary Loan books at no charge.  One request per patron at a time.  Checkout for 2 weeks, no renewal, 25¢ per day overdue fine.

 

Book Drop - All items may be returned in the book drop, located to the right of the library entrance.

 

Collections and Services

¨ Fiction and Non Fiction

¨ Adult Books

¨ Large Print Books

¨ Teen Books

¨ Children’s Books

¨ Accelerated Reader Titles

¨ Audio Books on CD and Cassette

¨ Newspapers

¨ Magazines

¨ Music on CD and Cassette

¨ DVD and VHS

¨ GED Materials

¨ Online Card Catalog

¨ Tennessee Electronic Library Database

¨ Referral to the Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

¨ R.E.A.D.S. - Regional EbookAudiobook Download Systems

¨ Imagination Library Signup

¨ Computers for Public Use

¨ Wireless Internet

¨ Public Meeting Room

¨ Genealogy Room

¨ Museum

¨ Special Exhibits

¨ Outreach programs and special events.

 

 

Computer Use

Computers are available for public use.  You must present your library card at the desk and sign in to be assigned a computer. A Computer Consent form must be on file.  Any outstanding fines or overdue items must be cleared before using computers.   

 

Out of town visitors may obtain a computer-only pass at the front desk.

 

Printing is 15¢ per page, black and white only.  The user assumes all responsibility for the cost of  pages printed.

 

Gifts to the Library

When you give a tax-deductible donation to the library, you help provide lasting enrichment, entertainment, and education for everyone in the community.  The aged, the very young, students, even those who can no longer see to read can find the world within the walls of the library.

Contributions may be made for books in memory or in honor of a loved one, or in honor  of special occasions. All memorial and gift monies are used specifically to purchase library materials.  You have the opportunity to pass on the legacy of books and other materials which will touch the lives of many others.

 

Hours and Location

Monday: 10:00am - 7:00pm

Tuesday: 10:00am - 7:00pm

Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Thursday: CLOSED

Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

The Giles County Public Library is located at 122 South Second Street, Pulaski, TN, one block south of the Courthouse.


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Library Card Application

All residents of Giles County are eligible for free  library cards.  Out-of-county residents may obtain a card for a fee of $10.00 (or free if their home library participates in the Tennessee Library Card system).

To obtain a card, patrons must furnish the following:

 

  • A current picture ID with local address
  • OR one other form of address verification
  • A local telephone number and/or current email address.

 

Acceptable forms of identification include a Tennessee driver’s license, current utility bill, printed personal check on a local bank, voter registration card, Giles County property tax receipt.

      The library card will be issued at the time of application, and three items may be checked out at that time.  When those items are returned on time, regular checkout policies apply. 

     Children ages 4 to 16 may apply for a card with the parent or guardian supplying the required identification listed above.

       Lost library cards will be replaced at a cost of $1.00

 

Lost and Damaged Materials

It is the library user’s responsibility to pay the replacement cost of all lost or damaged materials checked out on the patron’s record.

      The parent or guardian is responsible for damages to materials checked out to minors.

 

Security Measures

In order to protect all library patrons, each library user must present his/her own card when checking out materials or accessing public use computers.

      We care about the safety of your children.  All children under the age of eight must be supervised by an adult in the library at all times

       The library is not responsible for any items left unattended.

 

Programs

For more details on any of our programs, please call - (931)363-2720

For Children

 

Weekly Story Time  for Toddlers- Friday mornings at 10am.

 

The Traveling Tales Puppet Theater and Dance a Story For pre-school ages.  Twice a month on Wednesdays at 10a.m.  A list of dates will be published monthly. 

Outreach: Pre-schools, Headstart and Giles County Schools Pre-K, K and 1st-2nd grades:  The Traveling Tales Puppet Theater and Dance a Story.  Available to individual  classrooms with a different puppet story each month. 

Outreach: Upper Elementary, Middle School, and High School classrooms:  “A Thousand and One Ways to Tell a Story” A series of interactive one-woman dance theater  performances of classic works of literature and periods of history. 

Outreach: High School Classrooms:  Book Talks for Teens. 

 

Summer Reading Program - A free, six week story hour  program that emphasizes reading, crafts, music and games for preschool through sixth grade, with a Summer Reading Club for all children, and an End-of-Summer carnival.

 

For Adults and Senior Citizens

 

Eat, Drink, and be Literary: Lectures and book signings by visiting authors.  A reception will follow each event. Different authors will be scheduled through the year. 

Outreach for Adults and Senior Citizens: “A Time it Was”   A monthly series of narrative dance theater performances created around periods of literature, history and music.  Each hour-long performance in the series is available monthly to clubs, senior centers, retirement residences, nursing homes, and any group or organization serving adults in Giles County.  For information and scheduling contact Anna Hudson.

 

General Audience

 

 Tale Telling in Giles County: A series of storytelling events in different locations throughout Giles County for a general audience featuring local and out-of-town tellers.  Events are free and open to the public monthly May - October.  An emphasis is placed on local tales and oral history. 

 


Giles County Public Library

Main Branch - Pulaski

122 South Second Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
(931)363-2720

Elkton Branch

110 Main Street
Elkton, TN 38455

(931)468-2506

Lynnville Branch

105 Mill Street
Lynnville, TN 38472

(931)527-0707