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We Can Get That for You
One day, it happens: you search for a book in Normal PL's catalog or bookshelves, but it's NOT THERE. What to do?!? Like countless seekers before you, you approach a NPL staffer or email us or phone us.
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Browser Packs: Take the Library with You
Do you miss our main library building at 206 W. College yet? Yes, our wonderful annex across the street at 201 W. College is delightfully cute and beautifully stocked with a handful of new items in every format, staffed by the same smiling NPL faces you've come to know.
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Normal Public Library: Featuring the Best Deals in Town!
Oh friends: the December holidays are almost upon us. I don't know about you, but this is when I start to think about the best gifts to give to family and friends who celebrate.
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Behind the Scenes with Home Delivery
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It's Almost Spooktober! We've Got You at NPL
It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year: SPOOKTOBER. As you know, our Adult Reading Challenge for October 2023 is to read / listen to a spooky book. Ohhhhhhhh, friends, WE HAVE GOT YOU.
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Money Can't Buy Happiness (Except for Library Materials)
I've said it often: as the Collection Development Librarian for NPL, I have the best job in the building. Why? I get to purchase lots of materials for the library collection. I'm frequently asked, "How do you know what to buy?"
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Text reminders? Yes, we can!
Prefer text notifications to emails or phone calls? We can do that via ShoutBomb!
If you'd like to get a text from NPL notifying you when your hold becomes available, or to renew your items, you can do so. To get started:
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What Should I Read Next?
Ahhh... no feeling like summer reading in the shade. We at Camp NPL are EMBRACING THIS, friends. But what if you can't find something to read? You know the struggle, especially if you're a mood reader. Everything that looked shiny and perfect on the NPL shelves won't quite do when you get home.
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Welcome! Bienvenido! Bienvenue! स्वागत हे!
Our doors and materials are open to everyone. Although most of our materials are in English, we also buy items in other languages, especially at the request of our community. Interested in reading or listening in Spanish? We have materials for all ages en español.
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