Library News Archive Journal

Sierra Club presents "Setting Up and Using Rain Barrels"

Morton Public Library District — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:35:41 +0000

John Wasik and Wendy Marquis from the Sierra Club will be giving a program on setting up and using rain barrels at the next meeting of the Morton Village Garden Club at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20th at the Morton Library.

For more information call Cathy Gale at 321-8361.

New! Want to learn how to set up and use Facebook?...

Morton Public Library District — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:28:09 +0000

Need help getting started with Facebook? Or maybe you already have an account but need some help navigating some of the features. Take a look at this free guide to help you get started by setting up an account, finding friends, uploading photos, changing privacy settings and more.

Find the Facebook for Beginners Guide here

Summer Reading Program 2013

Morton Public Library District — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:37:52 +0000

Summer Reading Registration begins Wednesday, May 22 at the library! The theme: Have Book, Will Travel! Join us on Monday, June 3 for our Summer Fun Kick-Off!
More details will be available soon at our Kids' Corner.

Click here to view our Summer Reading Calendar. *Click on the title of any event on our calendar to reveal details about that event.

More eBook and Audiobook Titles Added to our Collection

Morton Public Library District — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Our collection of eBook and Audiobook titles that you can check-out online for your eReader keeps growing and growing! View the 52 most recent ebook titles we've just added to our ebook collection on May 10. Need help checking out an ebook to your eReader? We can help! Call the library for an appointment or:
Go here for information & instructions about eBooks
Go here to view the latest eBook titles added

Do You Remember?

Morton Public Library District — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:16:00 +0000

Our Morton History Room has unidentified photographs of businesses in Morton from the 1960s & 1970s.
Can you help us identify them?
View the photos on our History Room page.
*Two new photos have been added April 22 - #005 (Tuloma plant), #006 (Phillips 66 station)

Free App for our library patrons!

Morton Public Library District — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:20:00 +0000

Want to put a hold on a book, check a due date or renew a book from your mobile device? There's an app for that!

A free app called BookMyne™ lets our library patrons search, renew borrowed items, browse book lists, put holds on new books and scan

New Overdrive App for NOOK Color™, Tablet and HD Models

Morton Public Library District — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:22:00 +0000

Morton Library is happy to report that there is now an app available for NOOK Color®, Tablet and HD Models in the Barnes and Noble app store that will make it easier to download ebooks and audiobooks from the Morton Library. The app is called Overdrive Media Console and

Looking for a Good Book?

Morton Public Library District — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:32:00 +0000

Searching for that next good book?
Find great suggestions in our book newsletters. In our newsletters, you can read reviews about many of the newest books available. And, it can be delivered right to your email inbox!
Click here to find out how you can receive our book newsletters.

What is Playaway View®?

Morton Public Library District — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:54:00 +0000

Recently, the Morton Community Foundation announced its
2012 grant recipients. Morton Public Library received $1,100 toward the purchase of 7 Playaway View® portable video devices & travel DVDs for preschool and elementary school children!

Click here to read more about the Playaway View®. The new titles are:

Authors on YouTube

Morton Public Library District — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:34:00 +0000

We were privileged to have seven local authors at the Morton Library for a book signing during the library's 30th Anniversary in March. If you couldn't make it to the library that day, and would like to know