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Tyler Public Library
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201 S. College Ave., Tyler, Tx 75702
Phone: 903-593-7323, Fax: 903-531-1329
E-mail: Tyler Library
Pauline Eng, Interim City Librarian
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9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Great Decisions is a national grassroots educational program of the Foreign Policy Association, a non-governmental, non-profit organization.
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Great Decisions 2012
Noon, Weekly on Wednesdays, Jan. 18 - March 7
Taylor Auditorium • Free, No registration required
Discussion schedule here Downloadable brochure here
$20 Briefing Books with an outstanding article on each of the eight issues will be on sale at the Library on or after Jan. 7. These meetings are open to the public; people may bring a sack lunch and coffee will be served.
Want to talk more? Participants are invited to accompany the speaker at each session to lunch for futher discussion on the topic of the day. Just sign up the day of the session.
Local sponsors for these programs are the American Association of University Women-Tyler, the League of Women Voters of Tyler/Smith County and the Tyler Public Library.
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Roots 101: Beginning Genealogy
Jan. 21, Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Taylor Auditorium • Registration required
Each class will be limited to 45 participants. There will be a $5 materials fee payable at the door. Register online here or download a form.
Members of the East Texas Genealogical Society offer a four-session course designed to help you trace your family roots - how to start, where to go, what sources to trust and how to use technology.
Learn the basics
Begin Internet Research
Discover Records and Resources
Explore Local and Family History Archives
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Printed Page Players
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2 - 5 p.m. in the Library's Taylor Auditorium
Free. No registration required.
An Italian Straw Hat (1851) – a farcical romp by Eugène Labiche & Marc-Michel, it inspired the comic style of performers from Buster Keaton to John Cleese.
Printed Page Players is the Library’s continuing series of monthly play readings in the Taylor Auditorium. The public is invited to attend the free events, generally on the fourth Sunday of each month, and hear classic plays come to life.
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Library Book Sale
Thursday-Saturday, March 15, 16 and 17, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and
Sunday, March 18, 1 - 4 p.m. in the Library's Taylor Auditorium
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, adult hardback books are priced at $1 while paperbacks and children’s books are just 50 cents. VHS tapes, books on audio cassette, and LPs are $1.
On Sunday, the Library will provide cardboard boxes that can be filled for $5 and paper grocery bags to fill for $2.
There will be no preview of sale items or early sales.
All proceeds from our sales go toward the purchase of new or replacement items for the Library’s collection. |
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Viewing Account Information Online Renewing Materials Online Placing a Book On Hold Online
Viewing Account Information Online
Review your account
Please read the information below, then click on the link above when you are ready to review your account information.
You will be asked to enter the following information in order to view your account information at our online catalog:
- Your User ID is the 14-digit number found on the back of your library card. Do not enter spaces or hyphens.
- Your PIN is the phrase changeme (unless you have already logged in and changed your PIN).
When you have entered your User ID and PIN please click on the Display User Information button to view your account.
Please note that you will not be able to log in to your account if it has expired. If you are unable to log in to your account, please feel free to contact us by phone - (903) 593-7323 - or email, and we will be happy to assist you.
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Renewing Materials Online
Renew your materials
Please read the information below, then click on the link above when you are ready to renew your materials.
You will be asked for the following information in order to renew your library materials at our online catalog:
- Your User ID is the 14-digit number found on the back of your library card. Do not enter spaces or hyphens.
- Your PIN is the phrase changeme (unless you have already logged in and changed your PIN).
Click on the List Charged Items button after you have entered your User ID and PIN.
You will see a list of materials you have checked out and their due dates.
You may renew only selected items by clicking the appropriate boxes to the left, then clicking the Renew Selected Items button at the bottom of the screen. You may renew all the items on the screen by clicking the Renew All option above the title list, then clicking the Renew button at the bottom of the screen. The software will not allow you to renew any items that are overdue or that have already been renewed once.
When you have clicked the Renew button, a dialog box will appear showing whether you were successful and the new due date. The due dates shown on the overall list of titles may not be updated until the screen is refreshed (by logging back into your account or by clicking your browser's back button and then re-entering the renewal page).
Please note that you will NOT be able to renew materials if you have overdue items or unpaid bills. You will not be able to renew materials if another patron has placed a reserve on them.
You will not be able to log in to your account if it has expired. If you are unable to log in to your account, please feel free to contact us by phone - (903) 593-7323 - or email, and we will be happy to assist you.
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Placing a Book On Hold Online
Follow the instructions below to place a book on hold online.
- Click on the Library Catalog button above.
- Search for your book using the search fields.
- Click on the "Details" link of the book you want to place on hold.
- Click the Hold button
- Enter your 14 digit library card number and your PIN (which is the word changeme unless you have already logged in and changed your PIN)
- Click the Place Hold button
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How to Get a Library Card Suggest to Buy Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
How to Get a Library Card
| To get a library card, come to the Library at 201 S. College Avenue and bring photo identification and acceptable proof of your current street address (drivers license, state ID, military ID, a recent utility bill, lease agreement, etc.). |
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• Children under the age of 18 who do not yet have their own valid ID may use the ID of a parent or legal guardian.
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| • Children under the age of 12 will need a parent or guardian's ID and signature in order to obtain a card. |
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You will need to fill out a registration form at the Circulation Desk and then will receive your card. To speed the process, download the form, print and complete it and have it ready for the desk staff when you get here.
The process takes about five minutes, unless we are unusually busy. |
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| 1) If you live inside the city limits of Tyler and you or your landlord pays property tax to the City of Tyler (Please note that not everyone with a Tyler postal or mailing address lives inside the city limits. Residency will be determined by actual location of street address.), or |
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All others must pay 50 cents per item to borrow materials and 50 cents per hour to use the Library's Internet and word processing computers. An alternative is to purchase a $25 six-month library membership, which will give the non-resident member the same borrowing and computer use privileges as resident borrowers for that time period. |
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| 2) If you live outisde the city limits of Tyler but you, your spouse, or, for minor children, their parents, personally own property or a business on which property taxes are paid to the City of Tyler. (If you live outside the city limits and wish to claim free borrowing privileges for property or business ownership, please bring proof of property tax payment along with the identification mentioned in the section above when you apply for or renew your library card.) |
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| Please note: Everyone must pay 10 cents per page to print from the Internet and word processing computers. There is also a $1 replacement fee for lost library cards. |
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Can I get a card for my family, classroom or business?
No. Each individual must have his or her own card. You may not check out materials on a spouse's, parent's or child's card. |
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Can I get a card for my grandchild or for the children I babysit?
No, we must have a parent or legal guardian present to sign, because this person is financially responsible for charges made to the child's card. |
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| How long can I check things out? Can I renew them for additional time? |
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Books: |
Unlimited quantity for two weeks with the possibility of one additional two-week renewal |
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Six items for one week with the possibility of one additional one-week renewal |
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Unlimited quantity for one week with the possibility of one additional one-week renewal |
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CDs (Audiobook or Music): |
Six items for two weeks, with the possibility of one additional two-week renewal |
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Unlimited quantity for two weeks with the possibility of one additional two-week renewal |
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| Items may be renewed once, provided that no other patron has placed a hold on the item. Renewals can be requested online, by phone at (903) 593-7323, or by email. Renewal requests must be made on or before the day the items are due in order to avoid overdue fines. |
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Do you charge overdue fines?
Yes. The overdue fine is 25 cents per day per item up to a maximum overdue fee of $10 per item. Patrons may not check out additional materials until overdue fines have been paid.
If you are unable to pay your overdue fine, please return your materials anyway and speak to the Circulation Supervisor about the possibility of a payment plan. |
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| After receiving your library card, you can access your account online. Click here to learn more. |
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Interlibrary Loan is a FREE service where we ask other libraries if they have a book that you want in the event that we don't have it. If they do then they mail the book to us, we check it out to you, and then you return it back to us when it is due. We will then mail the book back to the lending library.
In order to utilize this service please speak to a library associate at the Information Desk.
Download a PDF copy of the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) policy.
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Please contact the Local History Desk if you have a question about genealogy, searching for your ancestors or the history of Tyler.
Ancestry Search database
The Ancestry database is licensed for use only in the Tyler Public Library building itself. No remote access is available to the public.
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Library Hours, Location and Closings Library Cards and Checking Out Items Library Materials Resources in Spanish Locating Resources in the Library Account Information, Renewing Materials, and Placing Holds on the Internet Computers Access for Disabled Patrons
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Ask a Librarian
Can’t find what you’re looking for on our website? Then ask a librarian by emailing the Library Information Desk. You may also reach us at (903) 593-7323. Ask for Reference.
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Adult Volunteers
The Tyler Public Library is currently seeking volunteers to serve on their Customer Assistance and Re-Shelving Teams.
Customer Assistance Team members assist Library visitors with locating and using the many resources available at the Library. These volunteers are available to assist with the computerized card catalog, direct visitors to the section where the requested material is located or just offer a friendly greeting and helping hand to the Library's valued guests.
Re-shelving Assistance Team members work with Library staff by returning materials to their proper places on the shelves.
Please contact City of Tyler Volunteer Services for more information about volunteer possibilities at the Tyler Public Library or other city departments.
Visit the Volunteer Tyler Web Page
E-mail Volunteer Services
Youth Volunteers
The Library has a very limited number of opportunities for youth 12 through 18 to volunteer to help with events and activities. If you are interested, please download and complete the forms provided below. Forms are also
available at the Library.
You may drop off the completed forms at the Library, fax them to (903) 531-1329 or mail them to:
Programming
Tyler Public Library
201 S. College Ave.
Tyler, TX 75702-7381
We cannot guarantee that your application can be accommodated. A Library staff member will contact you as soon as possible to let you know the status of your application.
Please click the links below to download forms.
Youth Volunteer Policies
Youth Volunteer Application
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