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214 South Main St.
Port Byron, IL 61275
Phone: 309-523-3440
Fax: 309-523-3516
Library Services
Copies:
black and white- 15 cents
color- 50 cents
Fax:
$1.00 first page
50 cents per additional page
Computer and Internet Usage:
Please see our computer usage guidelines here
WiFi available
Ancestry.com account usage available
Microfilm reader and printer:
Port Byron Globe/Review on microfilm from 1884-2007.
Visually Impaired Services:
Large Print Books. We have many audio books on CD, including both
fiction and nonfiction. We also offer access to Talking Books, which includes
Playaway book audio players, books and magazines in Braille, magazines
on cassettes, descriptive videos with narration and more. Talking Books are
available through the Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped and are shipped to your residence.
Check-out Policies:
Items with 3 week checkout period:
books, magazines, audios and cds, non-fiction DVDS, puppets,
Items with 1 week checkout period:
video games, TV series DVDs, DVDs(except for "NEW" DVDs- see below)
Items with 2 day checkout period:
There is a $1 charge for all DVDs and video games at checkout.
Please click here to see ways to earn free movie checkouts.
Library Card:
Please click here to find out more about your River Valley Library card.
River Valley Library is part of Prairie Area Library System (PALS), and
patrons can use their cards at any participating PALS library. Please
click here to see a list of PALS member libraries. Patrons may also borrow
items from participating PALS libraries through our inter-library loan system.
Late Item Policies and Fine Accrual:
considered late and accrue a fine. Fines will still accrue on days we are
not open.
not open.
Fines:
10 cents per day: books, magazines, cds, audios, non-fiction DVDs, puppets
Please click here to see our Children's Services page
Other services include:
paper cutter, laminator, die cut machine and dies, projector and screen
for in-house use, community bulletin board, disc cleaner.
Community meeting room with kitchen available upon request for
non-profit purposes.
Historical books and documents available upon request. Historical Society
meets in our community room. Please see our Events page for dates and
times.