You may have noticed some changes to our website recently. That’s because we’re in the process of a revamp! This will be an ongoing project, so it may look a little different every time you use it. While theses changes are being made, if you are having trouble finding something, always check the green menu all the way at the bottom of the page. That’s where we will be keeping all our important links (like Online Resources, Services, and Program) until the website is finished and they have permanent locations. You can also use the search bar in the top right hand corner. Just be sure to change the selection from “The Online Catalog” to “The Library.” If you have any questions or need help finding something you can always give us a call at 812-926-0646.
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National Library Week
It’s here! The week you’ve been waiting for all year! National Library Week is April 7 — 13 this year! Yay!
Libraries are full of so much more than books. Our shelves are full of fiction, nonfiction, picture books, early reading books, juvenile chapter books, teen books, audiobooks, DVDs, magazines, newspapers, and CDs. Our items are simultaneously full of reference and escape at the same time.
You can come in and connect to our WiFi for free, or hop onto one of the public computers to print copies or scan documents to your email. Need to make a copy of something? Find our public copy machine, and don’t be afraid to ask a staff member for help.
Visit our community information centers to learn about events taking place throughout the community. Or sign up for our newsletter either by visiting our website or by stopping by one of the desks to keep up-to-date on all things library-related. You can also like and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or read more blogs! Learn about upcoming programs and events for all ages and interests. You’ll be the first to know (and sign up!) about all the cool stuff we have planned.
Have you checked out our digital collection yet? You can use your library card and pin number to access the Indiana Digital Download Center, a digital library full of thousands of titles, including videos and audiobooks. If you don’t know what your pin is or haven’t set one up yet, just stop by the desk or give us a call. Then you’ll be able to read on the go with your tablet or smartphone while not worrying about late fees, because when your loan has ended, the item will automatically check itself back in!
The Local History Library @ the Depot contains historical books and documents, yearbooks, newspapers, maps, and more on Aurora, Dillsboro, and the surrounding communities. The staff there would be happy to help you research your house or genealogy, or leave you alone to let you work in the quiet. The Dillsboro Public Library also houses the Local History Room downstairs with even more local history artifacts, photographs, and documents.
Are you looking to stock up your own library? On the third Friday and Saturday of every month, the Dillsboro Public Library promotes its $1 Per Bag sale, where you can visit the Book Sale in the basement and fill up as many bags as you want with items and only pay $1 per bag. But don’t worry if you aren’t able to make it in on the $1 Per Bag weekends; the Book Sale is ongoing during regular library hours. The most you’ll ever pay for any one item is $1.
These are just a few of the services our library offers! I could go on and on about book discussions, bags of books for teachers, the Summer Reading Program, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and more, but you should really stop in and see for yourself. If you live in our district and have a valid I.D. showing your current address or a piece of metered mail, you will not be discriminated against getting a free library card of your own. You will not be judged on the items you check out or the questions you ask us; we are here to help you and to serve you.
We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for your patronage, and our staff loves to serve you!
Happy Reading, Watching, and Listening! And thank you!
Tutor.com: Learning Suite
The Aurora Public Library District offers many unique resources to our patrons through their library card and through our website. Tutor.com is just one of the many amazing services we offer. This website not only offers homework help and tutoring but test preparation and job search help.
Tutoring Subjects
- English
- Math*
- Science*
- Social Studies*
- Spanish
- Writing
Test Preps
- ACT Test Prep
- AP Test Prep
- PSAT Test Prep
- SAT Test Prep
- Computer Literacy
- GED/HISET/TASC
Others
- Job Search Assistance
- Citizenship Test Prep*
*Available with bilingual, Spanish-speaking tutors.
This website is a great resource to you! It will help you complete schoolwork with tutoring, it will help you build skills with their skills drills; help you write a paper with their WriteTutor Drop-Off Reviews, help you apply to college with expert advice for those hard to do applications or with FAFSA, it helps prepare you for a test with their one-to-one tutoring and self study tools, and it even helps you find a job with their Adult Learning and Job Search Assistance!
We hope you take advantage of this great resource today!
Want or Need a Book We Don’t Have?
Both the Aurora Public Library and the Dillsboro Public Library have hundreds of books combined. Though our collection is quite extensive and filled with every kind of book, there’s no possible way to have every single book in the world ever published. So thankfully we have a service called Inter-library loan.
Our ILL service gives our members access to a much wider range of materials than normally possible.
WHO CAN USE OUR ILL SERVICE?
Any patron in good standing who has a membership that includes borrowing privileges.
WHAT CAN BE BORROWED?
Books, audio-books, movies, seasons, etc.
WHAT’S THE COST?
If we can get the item from within our state, there isn’t a charge!
Occasionally, we won’t be able to find an item and in this case any item received from out of state will carry a postage charge that depends on the material’s size and its weight. You are able to specify whether you’d like to avoid charges at the time of your request.
BEFORE PLACING A REQUEST:
If the desired material is part of our Library’s current collection, we will not borrow it from another library.
However, if we have a title in Large Print and you would like it to be in regular print, we are able to borrow the title that way. As well as wishing for a title that is in regular print in large print.
If the material is less than six months old, many libraries will not lend it out. In many cases, we will add the material to our collection request.
*A collection request is a database we keep for any books that you wish for the library to purchase that is newer than six months old. We may or may not purchase the material depending on a vary of reasons.
Many ILL’s will take 7-14 business days to arrive, if you need the material sooner than that, it may be wise to consider another alternative.
CHECKING OUT YOUR ILL:
When your loan has arrived, you will receive a notification from your preferred method (normally a phone call).
If you do receive a material from out of state, a charge will be placed on your account with an explanation.
Just like any other item within our collection, you will be responsible to return your item.
Late fees may apply.
AM I ABLE TO RENEW?
Occasionally, a library will allow a renewal. If you are in need of a renewal, please contact the Aurora Library or the Dillsboro Library before the date your item is due.
We can give up to a week renewal while waiting for a reply back from the current lending library.
RETURNING MY ILL:
Because the materials are owned by other Libraries, it is important to return the materials in a timely manner. The due dates are generally determined by the lending library and can be as long as a month or as short as two weeks. Any fines/fees due to the material being returned late will be determined by the lending library and will be charged to you.
If you know exactly what item you would like, you are more than welcome to fill out our form on our website or come in or call either branch to request an ILL today!
If you request a DVD, the DVD will not count towards our DVD limit. This is the same for TV shows, as well.
Example: You request Lady Bird, and we receive the DVD from another library. You can still also check out two other DVD’s from our library.
February is National Love Your Library Month!
February is National Love Your Library Month!
There’s so much more to do at the library than browse, check out, and read books…
You can also check out DVDs and CD audio books, as well as travel guides, magazines, self-help books, GED, SAT, and ACT study guides, and so much more! And if we don’t have what you’re looking for within the Aurora Public Library District, we can put in a request to get it here for you to check out.
You can come and use our computers and WiFi for free. And if you have to print, it’s just $.10 for black and white and $1.00 for color.
You can get involved in a program, like our Between the Lines adult book discussion, or learn more about Talk About Aurora History.
You can scroll through our Online Resources for free information databases on scholarships, travel, auto repair, AR books, and consumer reports, plus online encyclopedias, Live Homework Help, genealogy records, and numerous reading resources, like Novelist and Select Reads.
You can bring your children to Storytime or Side-by-Side.
You can research your genealogical or geographical history by visiting the Local History Library @ the Depot.
You can read other blogs to find out what the Aurora Public Library District staff is talking about, like genres, new books to read, and other programs happening at the Library.
You can have one of the staff members show you how to navigate the Indiana Digital Download Center, so you can have books, audio books, and movies to check out and download for free at your leisure!
Throughout the month of February, you can also bring in canned food items to erase your fines for the Cans for Fines program. For every can you bring in, $1.00 will be taken off of your accrued library fines. And if you don’t owe any money, you can help spread the love by donating canned food items anyway; we will gladly accept your donations! All canned food items collected at the Aurora Public Library will be donated to the Aurora Clearing House Food Pantry, and all items collected at the Dillsboro Public Library will be donated to the Dillsboro Food Pantry.
Celebrate by stopping by one of the branches today! We would LOVE to see you! Happy Reading!