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Administrative Information  
Crossville Public Library
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Address/ Contact Information:

Street address: 

80 Gaines Street, 
Crossville, AL 35962

Mailing Address

PO  Box 308,
Crossville, AL  35962.  

Phone/Fax Number:  

256-528-2628  

E-Mail address:   

cplib@charter.net
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Crossville Public Library is to provide quality recreational and informational services to the area surrounding Crossville, Alabama and lower DeKalb County.
 
Library services include, but are not limited to, providing a current and diverse library collection that includes 8,000 fiction and non-fiction books, videos and recorded books.  The Library provides cable modem Internet access at two public computer stations.  Specialty areas include large print books and bilingual children's books.  The library sponsors an annual Summer Program for children K through 6th grade and a Field Day is planned each year for students K through 5th grade. Outreach services are provided to three Head Start Programs and the Crossville Nursing Home.

 

Internet Public Use Policy:

The Crossville Public Library is providing access to the Internet at designated Public Access terminals. All patrons will have enhanced accessibility to ideas and information through this gateway to the Internet. The Crossville Public Library does not monitor and has no control over the information accessed through the Internet and cannot be held responsible for its content. The Internet and its resources may contain controversial, inaccurate, or inappropriate material but the Alabama Public Library Service does not restrict access or protect users from information that they may find offensive.

Patrons use the Internet at their own discretion. Parents and guardians of minor children, not the Alabama Public Library Service, are responsible for their children's use of the Internet through the library connection. Illegal activities or any other activities intended to disrupt network services or equipment are prohibited. Materials printed or electronically transmitted on this computer network may be subject to copyright laws and may not be duplicated electronically or in printed form without permission of the copyright owner unless the proposed use falls within the definition of fair use.

Thanks for your cooperation.

 

Holdings and Circulation:

The Library now  has a collection of materials which include books on tape, videos,  and more than 8000 fiction and nonfiction books.   Included in the book collection is a over 1000 large print books.  Approximately 1500 people reside in the served area and there are 1050 library card holders.

There are  4 state of the art computers with Internet access, a fax machine and copier for patron usage.  The library will soon be totally automated.

Volunteer opportunities abound.  If interested, call the Library.

 

Board Members:

President Helen Watkins
Vice President  Paula Robson
Treasurer Jane Brooks
Secretary  Mary Nell Shipp
Children's Coordinator Donna Post
Library Technician Millie Bagwell

 

Library History:

The Crossville Public Library, is a member of the DeKalb County Library System, serving the area surrounding Crossville, AL and lower DeKalb County. 

Founded in 1971, by the Crossville Woman's Club, with the support of the Crossville Jaycees, Home Demonstration Club and the Crossville School P.T.O, the Library, was forced to move several times, and for 24 years was housed in inadequate and undesirable facilities. During those years, financial support, as well as operating personnel was provided strictly by volunteers.  The books themselves were donated by local residents and/or supplied by loans from the DeKalb County Library, in Ft. Payne, Alabama. On November 26, 1995, the Library moved into a building purchased by the Crossville Town Council and renovated with funds generated through many fund raising projects and private donations through the Friends of the Library.
 
The mission of the Crossville Public Library is to provide quality recreational and informational services to the area surrounding Crossville, Alabama and lower DeKalb County. Library services include, but are not limited to, providing a current and diverse library collection that includes 8,000 fiction and non-fiction books, videos and recorded books. Included in the book collection are a large number of large print books as well as a section of Spanish/English bilingual children's books. The Library also supports the Accelerated Reader Program, based in the Crossville Elementary School, and has a large number of Accelerated Reader books at all levels. In cooperation with the school, the Library provides testing facilities and a reading program during the summer months.  Approximately 1500 people reside in the served area and there are 1050 library card holders. 
 
In our Information Services Department provides cable modem internet access at the public access stations as well as an online card catalog. There is also a fax machine and copier available for patron usage. 
 
Millie Bagwell, our librarian, currently works 30 hours a week, and facilitates the Nursing Home out reach program.  The Library also qualifies for a TARCOG worker for 20 hours a week.
 
Volunteers continue to be an invaluable asset to the Library including the Library Board and by providing bimonthly story time for three head start programs, the summer reading program, assistance in accessing collection additions, as well as various fundraisers throughout the year. Ken Robson, a volunteer in Rochester, NY, designed and maintains our web page.