211 West
Spence Street
P.O. Box 318
Colby, WI 54421-0318
Phone: 715-223-2000 / FAX: 715-223-8178
Director: Vicky Calmes -
calmes@wvls.lib.wi.us
Kristine Seefeld, Assistant
Ruth Blume, Substitute Assistant
Vlasta K. Blaha, Assistant
Celebrating 130 years of
service
(1879-2009)
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Book Clubs for Adults September-May Evening Session: Third Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Afternoon Session: Third Tuesday at 1 p.m.
No purchase of books necessary, Join one or both, as the books read and |
Volunteers Wanted Sign up to help with library tasks
An hour or two is all we ask--we can work with your schedule. |
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Preteen and Teen Volunteer Program June-August Sign up to assist with the summer reading program. Weekly opportunities as needed by the library staff. |
Summer Reading Program 2010 Make a Splash--READ! for children 3-12 |
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Friends of the Colby Public Library Members always welcome. Sponsors of: Donations of gently used books |
Story Times for Chilcren Ages 2 and up with parent or guardian |
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Services Offered Internet computer stations and printing
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Access our online catalog. |
Access the online catalog of Wisconsin library holdings. |
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(must be accessed in a WVLS library using WVLS or MCPL central site internet connections.) Access to this database was purchased
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OverDrive Audio Books A valid V-Cat library card is needed to download from this site. Access to this database was purchased for you by the Wisconsin Valley Library Service For some excellent instructions in the
use of OverDrive,
view Winnefox Library System website : |
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Genealogy http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/ |
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Do you need help finding that perfect book for your patron? Perhaps you’re looking for a book in a specific genre, or maybe you just need to know the next book in your customer’s favorite mystery series. If so, NoveList Plus is the solution for you. Recently ranked number one for quality of content, ease of use, usefulness to librarians, and usefulness to library patrons in an independent, national survey, it's clear that, developed by librarians, for librarians, NoveList Plus is a comprehensive online readers’ advisory tool. Using NoveList Plus, you can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more. All of this rich editorial content is crafted by librarians and reading authorities who are experts in the field -- making NoveList Plus the premier readers’ advisory resource Access to this database was purchased
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Search Census: Find
ancestors and relatives in the complete set of US Federal Census
Records from 1790-1930. Access to this database was purchased
for you |
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Updated February 1, 2010