Welcome to Cherokee County Public Library
So much to offer- books, computers, research, clubs, programming...
Welcome to Cherokee County Public Library
So much to offer- books, computers, research, clubs, programming...
Summer Reading Video
Calling all businesses and organizations
The last several years we have created a promotional video for Summer Reading. This year we would appreciate your help. The song we have created is "Bookloose", celebrating reading not only at the library but in our hometown.
We would like to feature businesses and organizations from the community in our video. You can film or have a librarian come and film you and your staff reading/dancing at your place of business. (Get your sign or logo in the shot and hey look free adverstisement!)
Summer Reading is critical to stopping the summer slide of learning in kids. So we produce these videos as a tool to draw the crowds in. You can find past videos on our Facebook page. The video generally debuts a few weeks before summer reading begins. So if this year summer reading program starts June 5th the video will probably air Mid-May.
To sign up to make a video, go to google forms by scanning the QR Code on the flyer. Videos you make yourself will then need to be emailed to ccplincentre@gmail.com. We reserve the right to choose and use the videos as we see fit.
The deadline to submit videos will be April 28th.
Thank you for participating in our Summer Reading Project.
Alabama Hotspot Lending Program
Get the Internet to Go beginning March 1, 2022
COVID-19 related closures of schools and businesses created an urgent need for Internet access to conduct distance learning, apply for jobs, attend telemedicine appointments, file for government benefits, stay informed about COVID-related developments and other news, and connect virtually with loved ones. The pandemic also closed most public libraries, which cut off many people’s only reliable source of free Internet. While Alabama’s public libraries have resumed operations, COVID-19 emphasized the harm the Digital Divide causes to underserved communities and underscored the need to proactively create services that help close the gap before the next crisis arises. This project, in part, addresses the Digital Divide in many of Alabama’s most underserved rural communities by providing mobile hotspots to select Alabama public libraries. This will: (1) empower public libraries in areas of low household broadband connectivity, which are often poor and rural counties, to serve a need made all the more urgent by the COVID-19 pandemic; and, (2), empower local libraries in these communities to proactively maintain a lifeline to online information in the event of additional COVID-19 closures or a future crisis, whether disease or natural disaster, by enabling the circulation of mobile hotspots to patrons. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number LS-250192-OLS-21, and by Alabama Public Library Service. Click the image to review policy.
Fine Free
Library fines are swiftly becoming a thing of the past...
In 2021, the library made the decision to eliminate fines. This means you will no longer receive a daily fine on overdue items. You are still responsible for returning your items. A series of overdue reminders will be sent according to your contact preference. Library materials still have a two week check out period and can be renewed twice, except if the item is on reserve for another patron. After materials are 30 days overdue, they will be considered lost, and the patron will be charged a replacement cost. If the materials are returned in the same condition as when checked out, the replacement cost will be waived. You are still responsible for damaged material.
Access to libraries is one of the keys to improving literacy rates and the Cherokee County Public Library Board of Trustees and Director, Dana Carroll, feel that the weight of fines can drive some of our patrons away. We want to remove this barrier and encourage everyone to utilize all that the library has to offer. Communities are stronger and healthier when people have access to the programs, services, and materials they need. We hope this will encourage prior users to come back to the library as well as attract new users to explore what Cherokee County Public Library has to offer.
