Metamora Library Branch
(309) 367-4594
208 E Partridge
Metamora IL 61548

 

HOURS
Monday 11:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Thursday 11:00am - 5:00pm
Friday 11:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 12 noon
Holidays

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To see a list of the DVDs click here and Videos click here currently held by Metamora Branch Library

Our DVD and Video collection is divided into seven parts.  Six of these rotate among the 6 branch libraries every two months.  At the end of a year each branch library has seen each part of the six parts.  Collection seven is a group of videos that have been "retired" from the rotating collection.  These are videos that don't circulate often enough to justify keeping them in the rotating collections, but we want to make them available to our patrons for a while longer.  Collection seven is kept at Metamora Branch Library .  Videos from collection can be requested and will be sent to your branch library
To see a list of the videos in collection seven, click here


Local Historical Reference Collection @ your Metamora Branch Library
 

Indianapolis 500 Race Car Display

Germantown Hills resident Dave Drosner grew up in the Milwaukee area and was fascinated with the state fair car racing there.  As an adult, he turned his interest to the Indianapolis 500 Speedway with its more prestigious and spectacular race that employs the highest speeds in circuit racing.  Although he has attended races and helped pit crews, he didn’t feel he could justify the expense of having his own race car.  Instead, he began collecting miniature models of cars that have raced at the Speedway over the years.

Mr. Drosner has put together a display at the Metamora Branch of Illinois Prairie District Public Library that features Indianapolis 500 race cars from the earliest days of the race through the wide-open races in the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s until today’s sophisticated and lightening fast racers.  The display has an assortment of plastic model kits, die cast models, slot cars, and toy race cars in various scales.  He has also included other racing memorabilia such as an Indy ticket stub, hat pin, jacket patches, post cards, photos, racing flags, coffee mugs, and a few official programs and racing prints.  Rick Mears and A.J. Foyt have both been four-time winners at Indy and their pictures and models of some of their vehicles are on display. 

 A large vintage race car, an artist’s depiction of an early Indy racer and driver, is sitting on top of the display case.  Also on top is a picture of Al Unser, Jr. leading Scott Goodyear across the bricks to win the 1992 Indy 500, the closest finish in Indy history.  On the left of the case is a 1985 official poster, “Image of Victory”.  On the right is a Mobil oil advertisement proclaiming that their oil was used in the winner’s cars.

 Come to the library during the month of May to take a closer look.  While there, you may check out books about race cars and racing in general.
 

Mother’s Day Drawing @ Metamora Branch Library
Winner is Kim L.

 

Young Rembrandts Drawing Class @ Metamora Branch Library

            The Young Rembrandts will be holding two art classes for children on Monday, June 10, at the Metamora Branch of Illinois Prairie District Public Library.  The preschool class for four and five year olds will be from 1:00 to 1:45, and the elementary class for students from six to twelve years of age will be from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.  The drawing classes are free but class size is limited, so students must register ahead by the June 7 deadline.  Call the library at 367-4594 for more information.

 

World Book Night

                World Book Night will be celebrated at the Metamora Branch of Illinois Prairie District Public Library on Tuesday, April 23, during the regular hours of 11:00 to 5:00, by giving away the book, Bossypants by Tina Fey, to the first twenty people who come to the library. World Book Night is a nonprofit organization supported by book givers, booksellers, librarians, and financial supporters who are dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person.  April 23 is selected to honor Shakespeare’s birthday.
 

 

Olivia Drawing @ Library

Shea was the winner of the book, "Olivia Counts Down to Christmas" at the Christmas drawing at the Metamora Branch of Illinois Prairie District Public Library.  They will now be able to count down to Christmas together.

2012 Summer Reading Party
Mike Anderson
Party Photo's

Obituary-Birth-Marriage Index Research

 Virginia Bade, Myrle and Stella Coffman, and Jeanette Lindberg, volunteers at Illinois Prairie District Public Library, celebrated the completion of the obituary index from the Woodford Sentinel and Metamora Herald newspapers.

In 2001, Volunteers at the Metamora Branch of Illinois Prairie District Public Library began scanning microfilm from the Woodford Sentinel for obituary notices.  With each death notice, they completed a card with the name of the person, name and date of the paper, and page and column number where the obituary appeared.  These facts were then entered into a data base and made available for genealogists to use to find information about their relatives.  The volunteers soon covered the Sentinel from Jan 20, 1887 until Dec. 6, 1889, and started searching for obituaries found in the microfilm of the Metamora Herald beginning with the Dec. 20, 1889 issue.  After a few years, births and marriages were added to this data base.  The research from these two newspapers is now completed up to the July 7, 2010 closing of the Metamora Herald.

                A person can come into the library, use the microfilm machines to look up a specific birth, marriage, or death notice, and make a copy for 10 cents a sheet.  Contact IPDPL Metamora Branch (309-367-4594) for more information and cost.

Coupon Exchange @ Metamora Branch Library

A coupon exchange has been started as a new service at the Metamora Branch of Illinois Prairie District Public Library.  Bring current manufacturer’s coupons that you are not planning to use into the library for other patrons to take.  Then pick out what you would like.  The coupons are sorted into categories in labeled envelopes for you to peruse.  The envelopes are located in a container next to the DVD and video covers near the front of the library.  Partake of this service to save money on your family’s grocery bill while helping others in the community save, also.

 

The Peoria Journal Star

The Peoria Journal Star is now available online at two branches of Illinois Prairie District Public Library.   Metamora and Spring Bay branches each have one computer apiece that allows patrons to read the current day’s complete edition as well as to access up to a month’s copies in the archives.  A patron may read the paper page by page or bring up a section or specific page number.  You may choose to enlarge the print or to even change the language, print an article or e-mail it to a friend.  If you do not have a subscription to the paper but want to read about the latest area store opening, your teacher’s wedding, or an article on a health issue of interest to you that was recently printed in the Peoria Journal Star, you need only to come to either the Metamora or Spring Bay branch and access this information from the computer

              

Genealogy Research  
at the
Metamora, Roanoke and Spring Bay branches of Illinois Prairie District Public Library.
                                                Email –
ipdpl@mtco.com or
                                                    
Metamora Branch - Phone: 367-4594
                                                                     Roanoke Branch - Phone: 923-7686
                                                            Spring Bay - Phone: 822-0444

Metamora Branch of IPDPL offers Playaways

Illinois Prairie District Public Library offers Playaway digital audio books in several popular titles are available for checkout at the Benson Branch.

                This pocket-sized device comes permanently pre-loaded with an entire book in audio format.  Its easy to use controls allow users to shuttle through the book, stop at specific points, and automatically bookmark their stopping points when the unit is turned off.  The self-contained package includes earphones and has a universal headphone jack that works with almost any type of headphone.  There are no cassettes, CD’s, or need for any special equipment or downloading.  The new style of self-playing digital audio books is perfect for today’s multi-tasking public, giving them both simplicity and flexibility in usage. 

                Titles are available for all ages from Classic Nursery Rhymes or How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas for the children to The Da Vinci Code or The Purpose-driven Life for adults.  You can listen to classics, best sellers, spiritual themes, westerns, mysteries, humor, or language courses in German, French, or Spanish. 

                The purchase of these Playaways was made possible through a grant that Illinois Prairie District Public Library received through the Alliance Library System that was funded through a Library Services and Technology Act Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services from the Illinois State Library, a division of the office of the Secretary of State.

                Come to the Metamora Branch of IPDPL and check out the Playaways.  Your librarian will be happy to help you get started.

Kids Corner
 

Ronald McDonald Program @ IPDPL
Photo's
 

 Children's Story Hour Schedule

Summer Story Hours
 

  
Riddles-Jokes-Facts-Question  

"Why did the hen cross the road?"

  Awesome Riddle Book  

by
     Morrie Gallant

Answer can be found at the Metamora Branch
of the Illinois Prairie District Public Library

and on the Children Services Page

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