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Tyler Public Library
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| 201 S. College Ave., Tyler, Tx 75702 |
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| Phone: 903-593-7323, Fax: 903-531-1329 |
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10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
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| E-mail: Tyler Library |
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10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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| Chris Albertson, City Librarian |
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9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
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Big Read Essay Contest
Join us in exploring the themes of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"--the Dust Bowl, migration, the Great Depression--and enter the Big Read essay contest from Jan. 11 through Mar. 23. The subject of the essay is "A Family's Journey" and should tell the story of a family's journey through time, across distance, or through extraordinary circumstances. It may be non-fiction or fiction and contain 2000 words or less.
There are four age groups to enter with one winner and one honorable mention per group. The age groups are: Children: Grades 3-5; Young Adults I: Grades 6-9; Young Adults II: Grades 10-12; Adults: Ages 18 and above.
Submissions must be typed, preferably in Microsoft Word and submitted electronically to: programs@tylertexas.com. A $25 prize will be awarded to the winner in each age group. |
Azalea Tales
Saturday, March 27, 2-5 pm
The Tyler Public Library offers up stories and music of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl years to Azalea Trails visitors on Saturday, March 27, 2-5 p.m. at Azalea Tales. The event is one of many this spring that coincide with The Big Read, which, in Tyler this year, encourages community members to read or re-read “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck. The novel, set in the midst of the Depression years tells the story of the Joad family on their trek from Oklahoma to California, seeking work and a new home. Azalea Tales is a free event, open to the public.
Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave will be on hand for the event, performing music that includes a tribute to Woody Guthrie. LaFave will be joined by Longview author Grace Lundmark, sharing the stories behind her new book, Chloe May: Daughter of the Dust Bowl. The afternoon event will also showcase John Tatum, Mission Tejas State Park Ranger, presenting “Toys, Tools and Tales of the Great Depression.” In addition, The Big Read Essay Contest winners will be announced at Azalea Tales. All the speakers and performers plan to be on hand throughout the afternoon to bring the Depression-era to life for AzaleaTrails visitors and community members.
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Viewing Account Information Online Renewing Materials Online Placing a Book On Hold Online
Viewing Account Information Online
Follow the instructions below to view your account information online.
- Click on the Library Catalog button above.
- You are now at the Tyler Library Catalog screen. At the bottom-right of the screen enter your library card number (the 14 digit number on the back of your card below the barcode) at the USER ID prompt.
- At the time you registered, the software assigned the word changeme (no space) as your PIN. If you have not since changed your PIN you should enter the word changeme at the PIN prompt.
- Click the "My Account" link near the top-right of the screen.
- Click on the links under "My Account" to view your account, change your PIN, renew your materials or change your address.
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Renewing Materials Online
Follow the instructions below to renew your materials online.
- Click on the Library Catalog button above.
- You are now at the Tyler Library Catalog screen. At the bottom-right of the screen enter your library card number (the 14 digit number on the back of your card below the barcode) at the USER ID prompt.
- At the time you registered, the software assigned the word changeme (no space) as your PIN. If you have not since changed your PIN you should enter the word changeme at the PIN prompt.
- Click the "My Account" link near the top-right of the screen.
- Click the "Renew My Materials" link
- 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. The only audio-visual materials that may be renewed are books-on-tape.
- 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 the re-entering the renewal page).
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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
- Click the Place Hold button
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Newsletter Upcoming Events Kids Young Adults and Adults Group Reservation Request Gallery Library Events Calendar
Tyler Public Library distributes a bi-monthly newsletter in accordance with the Friends of the Tyler Public Library.
Click on the image below to read our latest edition:
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Upcoming Events
Special Events:
ArtCards
Tuesdays, Mar. 23, Apr. 6, Apr. 20 at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Apr. 3, 10:30 a.m.
Taylor Auditorium
Learn the art of rubber-stamping, embellishing and card-making from a pro. A $10 supply fee is payable at the beginning of each class and includes all the materials you'll need to make three projects. To preregister contact Christie at (903) 714-9466 or cdhdaughtery@suddenlink.net.
Big Read Events Click here for event information.
Great Decisions Discussion Groups
Feb. 10 - Apr. 7 - Wednesdays, Noon - 1:30 p.m. - Taylor Auditorium
Regularly-Scheduled Programs:
Read Aloud Crowd
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. - Storyroom
No registration required
DayCare StoryShare
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. - Storyroom
Registration required for groups of 5 or more
American Girl
10 a.m. to noon - Taylor Auditorium
Mar. 20 - Kit, a girl of the Great Depression
Apr. 17 - Kaya, a Nez Perce girl of 1764
No registration required
Club Read
Last Wednesday of the month - 10 a.m. in the Second Floor Atrium
Mar. 30 - The Hills at Home by Nancy Clark
Apr. 27 - Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
No registration required
Texas Writers Network
First Sunday, 1:30 - 4 p.m. - Taylor Auditorium
April 18 (Note special date)
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Read Aloud Crowd Day Care Story Share American Girl
Read Aloud Crowd
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Storyroom
Storyteller Evelyn McLane and friends share songs, stories, and simple crafts with preschoolers and their families.
No registration required.
Don't miss these special events! All events are free and open to the public.
Celebrate National Library Week!
Tues-Thurs., Apr. 13-15
Local celebrities and community leaders share their favorite storybooks with preschoolers to celebrate National Library Week.
Registration required for groups.
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DayCare Story Share
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the storyroom
Storyteller Evelyn McLane and friends share stories, songs and books with childcare groups.
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American Girl
Third Saturdays, 2 p.m. in Taylor Auditorium.
Mar. 20 - Kit, a girl of the Great Depression
Apr. 17 - Kaya, a Nez Perce girl of 1764
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Club Read Texas Writers Network Big Read Great Decisions
Club Read
Last Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Second Floor Atrium
Mar. 30
The Hills at Home by Nancy Clark
While always well-stocked with clean sheets, Lily Hill is not expecting visitors. At least not in the numbers that descend upon her genteelly dilapidated New England ancestral home in the summer of ’89. Brother Harvey arrives first, thrice-widowed and eager for company; then perennially self-dramatizing niece Ginger and her teenaged daughter Betsy; then Alden, just laid-off from Wall Street, with his wife Becky, and their rowdy brood of four. As summer fades into fall, it becomes clear that no one intends to leave. But just as Lily’s industrious hospitality gives way to a somewhat strained domestic routine, the Hill clan must face new challenges together. Brimming with wit and a compendium of Yankee curiosities, The Hills at Home is an irresistible modern take on an old-fashioned comedy of manners.
Apr. 27
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend the dangerous K2 mountain, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan’s Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an impoverished Pakistani village, Mortenson promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time—Greg Mortenson’s one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.
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Texas Writers Network
First Sunday - 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Taylor Auditorium (New day, new time!)
Join us for informal gathering of writers and aspiring writers for mutual support, critique, and networking!
Apr. 18 (Please note special date!)
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The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and bring the transformative power of literature into the lives of its citizens. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment.
The Tyler Public Library was chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts for participation in the 2010 Big Read, and from February to June 2010 our community will celebrate John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath with a full calendar of events.
Would you or your church, organization or school like to host a book talk and book discussion about The Grapes of Wrath? We have many resources, such as free reading discussion guides, to help you get started. Call or email us for more information. (903) 593-7323 or Library Programs
Special Events:
Azalea Tales
Saturday, Mar. 27 - 2-5 p.m. - Taylor Auditorium - Free
Experience the Dust Bowl through stories and music!
Local author Grace Lundmark will talk about her book Chloe May: Daughter of the Dust Bowl, a novel based on her mother, who survived a harsh time in our country’s history with love, humor and determination.
Local storytellers will bring tales of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression.
Musician Jimmy LaFave will bring his distinctive style of the Okie sound to the Tyler Public Library.
Insight & Inspiration: A Taste of The Grapes of Wrath
Sunday, Apr. 25 - 2-4 p.m. - Taylor Auditorium - Free
Wrap up our city’s Big Read event with local scholars Dr. Ann Beebe, Dr. James Newsom and Dr. Karen Sloan, as they discuss The Grapes of Wrath, the Dust Bowl and their influence on America.
The Red Dirt Rangers will perform their unique brand of red dirt music.
Big Read Essay Contest - Join us in exploring the themes of John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath"--the Dust Bowl, migration, the Great Depression--and enter the Big Read essay contest from Jan. 11 through Mar. 23. The subject of the essay is "A Family’s Journey" and should tell the story of a family’s journey through time, across distance, or through extraordinary circumstances. It may be non-fiction or fiction and contain 2000 words or less.
There are four age groups to enter with one winner and one honorable mention per group. The age groups are: Children: Grades 3-5; Young Adults I: Grades 6-9; Young Adults II: Grades 10-12; Adults: Ages 18 and above.
Submissions must be typed, preferably in Microsoft Word and submitted electronically to: programs@tylertexas.com. A $25 prize will be awarded to the winner in each age group.
Great Depression on the Silver Screen
Free movie series that bring the 1930s to life (see details below)
Tuesdays, Feb. 2 – Mar. 23 – 6 p.m. - Taylor Auditorium – Free
Steinbeck Film Festival
Free movie series featuring film versions of some of John Steinbeck’s classic tales (see details below) Thursdays, Feb. 4 – Mar. 25 – 6 p.m. – Taylor Auditorium – Free
Exhibits:
Making Do: Quilts and Quilting in the Great Depression. Quilters Guild of East Texas.
Feb. 1 - March 31 - Display cases - Tyler Public Library
Photo exhibit from Humanities Texas
Feb. 1 - March 31 - Lobby - Tyler Public Library
Striking in the depths of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl blasted hopes and hard work of people in the Great Plains. For those who lived through it, the experience remains unmatched as an example of ecological calamity. Nowadays it is not easy for younger generations to comprehend what happened. But humanities resources can bridge the gap between generations and promote understanding of the pioneering will to prevail in the face of immutable laws of nature.
In the 1930s, photographers working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) captured unforgettable images of human fortitude and despair in the face of calamity; Nebraska photographer Bill Ganzel set out in the late 1970s to find and re-photograph Dust Bowl survivors for a book and exhibition. This exhibit, abridged from the original by Humanities Texas and displayed in Sherman in 1999, combines the FSA photographs and Ganzel’s interviews to create an eloquent story of human fortitude. -- Humanities Texas website
Movie series:
Great Depression on the Silver Screen
Tuesdays, Feb. 2 – Mar. 23 – 6 p.m. – Taylor Auditorium – Tyler Public Library - Free
Feb. 2 – Paper Moon
Feb. 9 – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Feb. 16 – The Great Debaters
Feb. 23 – O Brother, Where art Thou?
Mar. 2 - Seabiscuit
Mar. 16 - Cinderella Man
Mar. 23 - Bound for Glory
Steinbeck Film Festival
Thursdays, Feb. 4 – Mar. 25. – 6 p.m. - Taylor Auditorium – Tyler Public Library – Free
Feb. 4 – The Red Pony
Feb. 11 – East of Eden
Feb. 18 – Of Mice and Men
Feb. 25 – The Grapes of Wrath
Mar. 4 - Viva Zapata!
Mar. 18 - Cannery Row
Mar. 25 - Tortilla Flat
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The Big Read Dust-up
Free performance of readers theatre adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath.
Friday, Feb. 5 – 7:30 p.m. - Tyler Civic Theatre, 400 Rose Park Drive, Tyler (adjacent to Tyler Municipal Rose Garden)
Kid’s Film Festival
Free afternoon of movies for kids set in the Great Depression
Saturday, Feb. 20 – beginning at 12:30 p.m. – Taylor Auditorium – Tyler Public Library
12:30 p.m. – Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (G) 1 ¾ hour
2:20 p.m. – Under Western Stars (G) 1 hour
3:30 p.m. – The Journey of Natty Gann (PG) 1 ¾ hour
Club Read Book Discussion Group – The Grapes of Wrath
Tuesday, Feb. 23 – 10 a.m. – Second Floor Atrium – Tyler Public Library - Free
John Steinbeck’s Birthday Party
Saturday, Feb. 27 - 10 a.m. - Join library staff for this iconic American author’s 98th birthday celebration, enjoy refreshments and learn more about Big Read Tyler 2010 and your chance to participate!
The Big Read for Art’s Sake
Sunday, Mar. 7 – 2 p.m. – Tyler Museum of Art, 1300 S Mahon Ave, Tyler (by Tyler Junior College campus)
An afternoon of 1930s music and art by Tyler Museum of Art and musicians from the East Texas Symphony Orchestra
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Great Decisions Foreign Policy discussion group - Free - No registration required
Wednesdays, Feb. 10 - April 7 - 12 - 1 p.m. - Taylor Auditorium - Tyler Public Library
Feb. 10 - The U.S. and the Persian Gulf -
Dr. Mohamed Elibiary, Freedom and Justice Foundation, Dallas
Feb. 17 - Europe's "Far East": The Uncertain Frontier -
Dr. Marcus Stadelmann, Political Science Chair, UT Tyler
Feb. 24 - Enhancing Security Through Peacebuilding -
Blake Bailey, Attorney Activist
March 3 - Transnational Crime -
Special Agent Jeff Millslagle, FBI
March 17 - Kenya and R2P (Responsibility to Protect) -
Benson Kioko, activist and volunteer to Mercy Ships
March 24 - China Looks at the World; The World Looks at China -
John C. Cole, US Army Retired, Army War College
March 31 - The Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects -
Dr. Guillermo Covarrubius, Economics Professor, UT Tyler
April 7 - The Special Envoy in American Foreign Policy -
Dr. Dan Murphree, History Professor, UT Tyler
Great Decisions briefing books are available for purchase at the Library's Circulation Desk for $18, but are not required to attend these discussion groups.
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How to Get a Library Card Request 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 identification and proof of your current address (driver's license, state i.d., a recent utility bill).
You will need to fill out a form at the Circulation Desk and you will be given your card. To make the process faster download the form, print it and have it ready for the Circulation Staff when you get here.
The process takes about five minutes, unless we are unusually busy.
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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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