O'Fallon
Public Library
O'Fallon,  Illinois

Member of the
Lewis and Clark
Library System

But at O'Fallon Public Library, you can also find books-on-tape, videotapes, and audiotapes by many different musical artists. 

You can use a computer or a typewriter, surf the Internet, send a facsimile, make photocopies, and much more.

We Have Materials

• Hardback & paperback books for all age groups
• Books-on-tape & large-print books
• Newspapers, magazines, & periodicals
• Periodicals indexes, in print and online
• Audiotapes by music groups
• Books-on-tape
• Encyclopedias
• College catalogs
• The O'Fallon Progress, microfilm facsimiles and an index
• A Local History Collection
• A Homework Center, including textbooks from local elementary and junior high schools
• The Learning Activities Resource Center (LARC), including teaching materials for parents, teachers, and child care givers
• A Small Business Collection, including extensive materials on job hunting, running a business, buying equipment, and related issues.

• An automated card catalog with access to online databases
• Access to books from libraries nationwide through Inter-Library Loan
• Computers (one with a CD-ROM) and a printer.
• Internet access
• An electric typewriter
• A photocopy machine (l0¢ per page)
• A fax machine ($1 per page and up)
• A microfilm reader/printer
• Children's Story Hour
• Summer Reading Program
• Educational programs for all ages
• Library tours (by appointment only)

Our library is conveniently located behind O'Fallon's United States Post Office, just south of the intersection of Lincoln and Highway 50.  This location allows us to provide patrons with:

• Plentiful, convenient parking.
• Bicycle parking
• Handicapped accessibility
• A children's programming room
• Increased reading and study spaces
• Public meeting rooms for use by nonprofit and civic groups

If you live or own property within the O'Fallon city limits, you pay taxes to support the library.  You may get a library card, free of charge, by providing proof of residence (driver's license, apartment lease, etc.).  Kids may get a card of their own once they are six years old or in first grade.

If you live outside O'Fallon's city limits and do not own other property within the city, you do not pay taxes to support O'Fallon Public Library.  However, you may obtain a library card by paying an annual fee equal to what the average O'Fallon homeowner pays in library taxes each year.  This amount varies from year to year.  Check with a staff member to get the current fee for a non-resident card.

Fines are 10¢ per day for all items.

• Bring your card when you visit the library.  You must have your card to check out materials or use the Internet.
• Call the library at once if you lose your card.  You are responsible for all items borrowed on your card up to the time we get notification of the loss.  There is a small charge for a replacement card.
• If you are moving, notify the library.
• Renew materials by calling or coming in.  You may renew an item unless another patron has requested it.
• Take good care of library materials.  They benefit the entire community.  Never take items out without checking them out.  Never mistreat materials or tear out pages or pictures from books, newspapers, or magazines.
• Make sure children under 12 years of age are accompanied by an adult or responsible teenager.

Every year, numerous individuals, families, organizations, and businesses support the library in many special ways.  If you want to help, you can choose the option that appeals to you:

• Make a monetary donation in your name or in honor of another person.  You may specify how you want it used (for books, tapes, subscriptions, future expansion, furniture, artwork, trees, etc.) or leave the decision up to the library staff.
• Become a volunteer.  Reshelf books, tell a story, help with the Summer Reading Program, present a program... there are so many possibilities.  Check with a staff member at the Circulation Desk to get in contact with the library's Volunteer Coordinator.
• Join the Friends of O'Fallon Public Library.  The group meets every other month.  Their principal fundraiser is a used-book sale.  All proceeds benefit the library.
• Donate your used books, to help the Friends group raise much-needed funds.
• Tell others about the library's many valuable offerings.  The library provides many valuable resources at no charge, offering patrons the ability to save a considerable amount of money.