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The Library Board of Trustees is a group of seven citizens to whom the administration of the public library is entrusted. The Board of Trustees of the Lincoln City Libraries is an administrative board appointed by the Lincoln City Council. It is the trustees' obligation to work toward improvement in library services through well-trained staff and efficient use of funds; to support adequate funding for good library service; and to promote the best possible use of all library resources.

• Board By-Laws
• Board members
• Meeting schedule
• Agendas and Minutes
• Board Policies

The Lincoln City Libraries Board of Trustees has embarked on a "Main Library Vision and Concept Study."

Board members

E-mail can be sent to individual Board members using the addresses given below, or to the Board as a whole at libraryboard@lincolnlibraries.org

Maja Harris, President
E-Mail: m.harris@lincolnlibraries.org
Term: 2008-2015

Kathy McKillip, Vice President
Term: 2009-2014
E-Mail: k.mckillip@lincolnlibraries.org

April Stevenson, Treasurer
Term: 2005-2012
E-mail: a.stevenson@lincolnlibraries.org

Martha Florence
Term 2011-2013
E-mail: m.florence@lincolnlibraries.org

Donna Marvin
Term: 2012-2016
E-mail: d.marvin@lincolnlibraries.org

Herb Schimek
Term: 2010-2017
E-mail: h.schimek@lincolnlibraries.org

Herb Friedman
Term: 2011-2018
E-mail: h.friedman@lincolnlibraries.org

Board meetings

The Lincoln City Libraries Board of Trustees meets third Tuesday of each month. From time to time a meeting day may be changed if a quorum is not anticipated on the regular meeting date. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at 8:00 AM and in the Board Room of the Bennett Martin Public Library, 14th & N Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska. The following is a list of the meeting dates:

Fiscal Year 2011-2012

• September 20, 2011
• October 18, 2011 (review of Internet Policy), 6:00 p.m., Eiseley Branch
  
• November 15, 2011
• December 20, 2011
• January 17, 2012
• February 21, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Walt Branch
• March 20, 2012
• April 17, 2012
• May 15, 2012 cancelled
• May 22, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Anderson Branch
  
• May 29, 2012 (budget action)
• June 19, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Gere Branch
  
• July 17, 2012
• August 21, 2012, 6:00 p.m., Anderson Branch 

The proposed agenda is kept continually current and available for inspection at the Administrative Office of the Bennett Martin Public Library, but the Board shall have the right to modify the agenda at said public meeting when convened. Requests for sign language interpreters will require a minimum of 48 hours advance notice to the Library Director, (402)441-8510.

Agendas and Minutes

Agendas and Minutes from Library Board meetings are kept on this site for one year. Earlier minutes (from May 9, 1944 to current) are available in the Library's Administrative Offices during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM).

The Agendas and Minutes on this site are PDF files, which require the free Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader. Help for viewing these files is available.

Meeting Date	Agenda	Minutes
May 22, 2012	Agenda	pending
April 17, 2012	Agenda	Minutes
March 20, 2012	Agenda	Minutes
February 21, 2012	Agenda	Minutes
January 17, 2012	Agenda	Minutes
December 20, 2011	Agenda	Minutes
November 15, 2011	Agenda	Minutes
October 18, 2011	Agenda	Minutes
September 20, 2011	Agenda	Minutes
August 16, 2011	Agenda	Minutes
July 19, 2011	Agenda	Minutes
June 21, 2011	Agenda	Minutes
May 24, 2011	Agenda	Minutes
May 17, 2011	Agenda	Minutes

Board Policies

The Library Board is responsible for making policy decisions concerning the employment of the Library Director, materials selection, public rules and regulations, library development, budget, fundraising, public relations, and relationships with other librararies and educational institutions.

• Authorization to Purge Late Fines and Fees from Circulation Records
• Behavior Policy: Inappropriate and/or Illegal Conduct
• Bookmobile Service Priorities
• Circulation Policies
• Closing Policy
• Cooperation with NonPublic Entities
• Display and Distribution of Free Materials
• Fees
• Internet Policy
• Library Rules & Behavior
• Materials Selection
• Meeting Room Use
• Minors in the Library
• Naming of Facilities
• Privacy Policy
• Public Comment
• Refreshments at Library Programs
• Registration Policy
• Use of Common Area in and Around Library Facilities
• Volunteer Policy

• General questions
• Questions about library cards and accounts
• Questions about checking out and renewing materials
• Questions about library terms
• Questions about other library services

General questions

• Where are you located and what are your hours?
  Hours, locations, and phone numbers for the libraries can be found here.
• What holidays will the libraries be closed?
  The schedule of closings approved by the Library Board for the current fiscal year is available on our Hours and Locations page.
• Do you accept donated books?
  Lincoln City Libraries does accept used books, CDs, and DVDs. Items need to be clean, dry, and otherwise in good condition. Books stored in a garage or damp basement rarely survive and should be disposed of. It is also preferred that books not be more than 10 years old. Sorry, we do not accept text books. All items are evaluated for addition to the library's collection. Those items not added to the collection are sold at the annual book sale.

  Donations may be dropped off at any of the Lincoln City Libraries; stop by a customer service desk for a receipt.

  All donations to Lincoln City Libraries are tax deductible. The donor is responsible for determining the value of the materials donated.

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Questions about library cards and accounts

• What I.D. is required to get a library card?
  We need to verify both your identity and your address. To verify your identity, you can bring any of the following kinds of photo ID:
  • current driver's license
  • military identification
  • school identification
  • passport
  • other photo identification
  To verify your address, you can bring any of the following:
  • current driver's license with correct address
  • checkbook with correct address
  • utility bill with correct address
  • rent receipt with correct address
  • piece of mail with correct address postmarked within 30 days
• How much does a library card cost?
  Library cards are free for residents of Lincoln/Lancaster County. Non-resident cards are $15 for three months or $60 for one year.
• I have an Omaha Library Card. Can I use it at Lincoln City Libraries?
  If you have an Omaha Public Library (OPL) card, you may get a Lincoln City Libraries card to check out materials and use Library services without having to pay a non-resident fee. You will still need to complete a registration form and verify your identity and address. Library staff will need to see the OPL card. Lincoln City Libraries does not have a reciprocal return agreement with Omaha, so items checked out need to be returned to a library in the city in which they were checked out.
• Do I need to get a new card if I go to another branch library?
  The Lincoln City Libraries card can be used at all of our locations.
• When does my card expire?
  For Lincoln and Lancaster County residents the card does not expire. If you move or change phone numbers, just notify us so we can make the change on your record.
• What do I do if I have lost my library card?
  If you have lost your card or it was in an item that was stolen, immediately notify us. As soon as possible, bring identification with you to one of our libraries to get a new card. There will be a $1 fee for the card.
  
• My card has become brittle and chipped. Can I get a new card?
  Yes, next time you are at one of our libraries ask for a new card at the Checkout Desk. There is no fee to replace worn or broken cards.
• The catalog is asking for my password. I didn't even know I had a password!
  A password (usually a 4-digit PIN number) is needed to use the 24-hour telephone renewal system (TeleCirc) or to access your account on our catalog via the Internet. If you got your library card prior to August 4, 2001, the last 4 digits of the home phone number we had on file for you on that date were automatically assigned as your PIN. After August 4, 2001, you needed to specify a 4-digit number when you obtained a library card.
  
  If you've forgotten your password or PIN, library staff at any of our locations can reset it for you; please call or stop in during our open hours. Be sure to have your library card number when you call. You can also ask staff to change your PIN number, or you may change it yourself by logging into your account (on the Internet or on one of our catalog computers) and clicking on "change my password."

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Questions about checking out and renewing materials

• How long can materials be borrowed?
  Most materials check out for one three-week period and may be renewed for one additional three-week period if no one is waiting for them. Items on hold cannot be renewed, nor can books labelled "Books to Go." Video games and DVDs labelled "DVDs to Go" check out for seven days. Downloadable audiobooks check out for seven or fourteen days, and downloadable e-Books check out for seven, fourteen, or twenty-one days.
• How many items can I check out?
  You may have up to a total of 150 items on your account at one time. No more than 25 compact discs or 10 DVDs can be on your account at one time.
• All copies of the book I want are checked out. Can I be notified when one comes back in?
  You can place a request (sometimes also called a hold or a reserve) on an item and when it is returned we will hold it for you at the library location of your choice and send you a notice. You can have up to 25 requests at a time on your record. There is no charge for this service, but requests that are not picked up will result in a 50-cent fee. Notices are sent by phone or e-mail; you can sign up for e-mail notification here. Notices by US Mail are no longer available. (Requests cannot be placed on books labeled "Books to Go.") 
• There's a copy of the book I want at different branch than the one I use; can it be sent over?
  If an item is available at any of our library locations, it can be sent to any other branch for you to pick up. There is no charge for this service. Please allow two to three days for the book to arrive. (Books labelled "Books to Go" cannot be sent from one branch to another.)
• Can I return my books to a different branch than the one I checked them out from?
  Yes, books checked out from Lincoln City Libraries may be returned to any of our branches.
• How do I renew my books?
  Most books and other items may be renewed one time, provided there are no holds on them. (Books labelled "Books to Go" cannot be renewed.) You can use any of the following ways to renew your materials:
  • Bring your materials in to any of our library locations; or
  • call the library at (402) 441-8500; or
  • call our automated renewal system (TeleCirc) at (402) 441-8506 from a touch-tone phone; have your library card ready and listen carefully to the instructions; or
  • use our online catalog. You may renew all of your materials at once or just selected ones.
    1. From a Library Catalog screen, click on "Log in to Your Account," or from the Library's Web site, click on the "My Library Account" link
    2. Enter the number on the barcode of your library card
    3. Enter your 4-digit PIN number and click "Log In"
    4. Click "Renew" for each item listed in your account that you want to renew.
       
• How much are overdue fees?
  Overdue fees are charged as an incentive to return materials on time so that other customers will also have access to them.
  • Adult cardholders (age 17 and older) are charged 35 cents per day per item (the maximum fine on adult items is $7.50). Overdue fees for packaged collections (such as Classroom Loan Bags) are $1.00 per day.
  • Youth cardholders are charged 15 cents per day per item (the maximum fine on youth items is $3).
    
  • When accumulated fees exceed $15, no further checkouts will be allowed. Please ask staff for details if materials are lost or damaged.
  • Accounts for cardholders with accumulated fines who do not respond to the Library’s notices to clear their account may be referred to a collection agency and a $10 fee will be assessed.
• Can I pay my fees with a credit or debit card?
  Credit and debit cards can be used on some self-service checkout machines at Bennett Martin Public Library and at the Anderson, Eiseley, Gere, Walt, and Williams Branches.
• I've lost an item that I checked out! How much do I have to pay?
  The fee for lost items is the replacement price. If you find a lost item after this fee is assessed, the replacement price can be removed, but there will still be overdue fees (up to the maximum fee per item).
  
• Can you notify me by e-mail about overdue books?
  You can sign up for e-mail notification of overdue items here; notification is not sent until the item is two days overdue.

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Questions about library terms

• What is the difference between an item "being held" and one in "transit"?
  If an item is being held, someone has paid a hold fee to have it held for them when it became available, or has requested that it be sent from one library to another that is more convenient for them. An item in transit is usually one that was returned to a library other than the one it belongs to, and is on its way back to where it belongs.
• The catalog says the book I want is "In Process." What does that mean?
  "In Process" means that the library has received the item and it is being prepared for use.
• The catalog says the book I want is "To be shelved." What does that mean?
  A status of "To be shelved" means that the book has recently been returned and may or may not be back on the shelf yet. The first place to check for such books is on the shelf where they belong, as the book may have already been shelved. If it's not there, there may be some carts of books waiting to be shelved that you can check. If the book you want is not in any of these places, you may need to try again in a few days, or ask library staff about obtaining a copy from another branch or placing a hold for it.

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Questions about other library services

• How can I get access from my home computer to the Research Resources the library subscribes to?
  Click on the "Research Resources" button on the Lincoln City Library Web site and follow the instructions on the page that comes up; in most cases you will need to enter your library card number. (Please note that due to licensing restrictions, a few of our Research Resources are not available for access from home.)
• Do you offer wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) access?
  Free wireless Internet access is available at all Lincoln City Libraries during open hours.
• Do you have a computer that I can type a letter or a résumé on?
  Information about computer services available at Lincoln City Libraries can be found on our Publicly Available Computers page.
• Do you have a typewriter that I can use?
  Gere Branch (402-441-8560) and Walt Branch (402-441-4460) have typewriters available; please call those branches to check on the details.
• When is your annual Book Sale held?
  Lincoln City Libraries' annual Book Sale is normally held the first weekend in October. Details about hours and location are usually available in early September.
• Can I have a test proctored at the library?
  We are not currently able to offer proctoring services.
• Do you have rooms available for the public to use?
  Community Rooms can be reserved for groups and organizations to use at Bennett Martin Public Library, Anderson Branch, Eiseley Branch, Gere Branch, and Walt Branch.
  
  Tutor/student rooms are available at the Loren Corey Eiseley and Bess Dodson Walt branch libraries.

Recipient of the 2005 Better Business Bureau Resource Award !! Local Reference Resources | Looking for a Good Read?

Ask a Librarian: Send the Reference staff a question Bennett Martin Public Library houses the central Reference Department for the library system. A selection of essential reference materials are also available at each library branch to assist you with your informational needs. Print out our latest Reference Services brochure! (The Reference Services brochure is provided here as a PDF file, which requires the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. Help for viewing PDF files is available.)

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• Small Business Resources

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• Microfilm Reference Collection -- Misc Local Topics
• The Vertical Files Collection of the Lincoln City Libraries
• Starkweather: Murder on the Plains -- 1957-58
• The Mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska -- 1871 to Present
• The Governors of the State of Nebraska -- 1854 to Present

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Are you interested in the materials and resources available at the library about people, issues and events in the news? Click on the subject below for more information.

• Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004: The Death of a President  [June 2004]
• Nebraskan Ted Kooser named Poet Laureate of the United States  [August 2004]
• 2004 Summer Olympic Games - Athens, Greece  [August/September 2004]
• Johnny Carson, 1925-2005: The Life and Death of "The King of Late Night"  [January 2005]
• 2006 Winter Olympic Games - Torino, Italy  [February 2006]
• Abraham Lincoln On-Line Resources [February 2009]

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If you're looking for the readers' services that used to reside here on the Reference Department page of the Lincoln City Libraries site...they've moved! We invite you to come visit our new BookGuide page, where our Readers Advisory staff members, both downtown and at the branches, are available to assist you in selecting material for your pleasure reading, using both printed and on-line resources. Browse our expanded selection of themed Booklists, Award-winners and Author Read-alikes. Check out the current New York Times Bestsellers Lists for hardback fiction and non-fiction. See what folks are reading in the current national Media Book Clubs like the Oprah Book Club and Today Show Book Club. Join one of our Book Talk or Book Discussion Groups in person, or join one of our Online Book Clubs and start receiving portions of books in your daily e-mail. Check out what the library staff are reading with our Staff Recommendations, and see what Displays are set up in the libraries. Try out our PEARLs service, and receive a personalized reading list for your own specific interests!

Several new reader-oriented features are also now available. Come take part in "Read...Discuss...Repeat!" -- a monthly online book discussion. Visit the "Book Lovers' Forum" for general online discussions of authors, books, reading and writing. Submit a book review in our new "Customer Reviews" area. And explore our collection of literature-related weblinks!

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Reference Department at Bennett Martin Public Library received the 2005 BBB Resource Award

Click Here to read about this special May 2005 event!

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• Lincoln City Libraries Events Calendar
• Community Events Calendar from the Lincoln Convention & Visitors' Bureau
• Pershing Auditorium Calendar
• Weekly Events Calendar from the Downtown Lincoln Association

 -- New addition to this site within the past two months
-- Updated with new entries within the past two months

A crowd of people wait for the ribbon-cutting in Eiseley Branch's entryway. Library Board President James Sherwood addresses the crowd. Lincoln Mayor Don Wesely makes his remarks. Library Board President James Sherwood and Library Director Carol Connor look on. Lincoln City Council Chairperson Annette McRoy speaks before the ribbon-cutting. A representative of book supplier Baker & Taylor Inc. presents Eiseley Branch with "Baby Baker" while Library Board President James Sherwood watches. Assistant Library Director John Dale. James Sherwood, Don Wesely, and Annette McRoy cut the ribbon to open the Loren Corey Eiseley Branch Library.   Walt Branch's ribbon-cutting was at 11:30 AM.   People of all ages wait in the entryway for Walt Branch's opening. Library Board President James Sherwood addresses the crowd, while Vice-President Darrell Podany looks on. Mayor Don Wesely speaks before the ribbon-cutting, with James Sherwood and Darrell Podany beside him. City Council Vice-Chairperson Jonathan Cook, with James Sherwood and Darrell Podany. Jonathan Cook and Don Wesely cut the ribbon to open the Bess Dodson Walt Branch Library. A crowd of patrons streams into the newly-opened library. Staff at the new library check out materials to the patrons on opening day.

You can also contact us through our Feedback and Comments form. Comments can also be e-mailed to library@lincolnlibraries.org

If you have a reference question, please use the form on our Ask a Librarian page, or text us or use our Instant Messaging service for quick questions.

To suggest an item for the library to consider for purchase, please use our Suggest-a-Title form. Separate forms are available for reporting problems with this Web site and requesting helpwith our downloadable audiobooks and eBooks .

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Administration

Director
Pat Leach
(402) 441-8510


Assistant Director
Greg Mickells
(402) 441-8511


Administrative Aide
Barbara Hansen
(402) 441-8512

Youth Services

Supervisor
Vicki Wood
(402) 441-8565

Polley Music Library

Music Librarian
Carolyn Dow
(402) 441-8527

Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors

Curator
Meredith McGowan
(402) 441-8516

Outreach Services

Interlibrary Loan
(402) 441-8537


Home Outreach by Mail
(402) 441-8548

Virtual Services

Coordinator
Rod Cummings
(402) 441-8522


Manager
Peter Jorgensen
(402) 441-8587

Branch Managers

Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 S. 14th Street, 68508, (402) 441-8500
South Branch Library, 2675 South Street, 68502, (402) 441-8570
Julie Beno
(402) 441-8535


Anderson Branch Library, 3635 Touzalin Avenue, 68507, (402) 441-8540
Bethany Branch Library, 1810 N. Cotner Boulevard, 68505, (402) 441-8550
Kim Shelley
(402) 441-8542


Eiseley Branch Library, 1530 Superior Street, 68521, (402) 441-4250
Williams Branch Library, 5000 Mike Scholl Street, 68524, (402) 441-8580
Bookmobile, (402) 441-8545
Sheila Jacobs
(402) 441-4252


Gere Branch Library, 2400 S. 56th Street, 68506, (402) 441-8560
Pat Sloan, Interim Manager
(402) 441-8564


Walt Branch Library, 6701 S. 14th Street, 68512, (402) 441-4460
Jodene Glaesemann
(402) 441-4462