LIBRARIES
For the Love of Books
Local libraries foster a love of reading
WETUMPKA PUBLIC LIBRARY
212 S. Main St., Wetumpka 334-567-1308 | wetumpkalibrary.com Hours: Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Director: Susan Hayes Library Board of Directors meet the second Tuesday of January, April, July and October at 4 p.m. Library memberships are free to anyone who lives or works in Elmore County; $15 per individual outside the county and $25 per family (good for three years). Services: Alabama Virtual Library, digital library, genealogy and reference, Homework Alabama, Interlibrary loan, internet access, Learning Express Library, free public notary, photo copying, scanning and faxing, test proctoring, youth department and various programs, book clubs.
MILLBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY
3650 Grandview Rd., Millbrook 334-285-6688 Hours: Mon. to Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tues. and Thurs. stays open until 6 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Librarian: Linda Moore Library memberships are free to Millbrook residents; $5 per individual per year outside Millbrook city limits but within county; $15 per year for out-of-county residents Regional library memberships available. Services: public computers, free Wi-Fi, interlibrary loans, Alabama Virtual Library, Homework Alabama, Ancestry Library Edition, Chilton Auto Repair Guides online, digital library, children’s preschool story hour, summer reading program, online card catalog, photo copying, voter registration forms, test proctoring.
ECLECTIC PUBLIC LIBRARY
50 Main St., Eclectic 334-639-4727 Hours: Mon., Tues., and Thurs. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Librarian: Betty Butler Coker Services: six computers with internet, free Wi-Fi, a children’s room and story time, ukulele lessons, book sale area, Alabama Room, summer reading program, a kitchen housed in the old jail cell and an annex that serves as a bookstore complete with a screen for movies.
TALLASSEE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
99 Freeman Ave., Tallassee 334-283-2732 Hours: Mon. and Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tues. through Thurs. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Librarian: Margaret Lumpkin Services: 11 public computers, online catalog, summer children’s programs, Alabama Virtual Library, Homework Alabama, Learning Express Library, Ancestry Library Edition, DVDs, children’s room, basement collection of books for sale, reading/reference room (doubles as a meeting room).
Libraries offer physical and digital book loan options and more
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