Welcome to the
Pawnee Public Library

Pawnee Public Library is the centrally located facility that serves Pawnee, Illinois, with a population of over 2,600 residents. The collection of the library contains over 40,000 volumes and circulates over 18,000 items per year. The library also loans audio books, AR reading series, video and music CDs in addition to a wide range of subscription magazines. Genealogy research is enhanced with the use of to microfilm machines and and extensive collection of the Pawnee Post Newspaper on microfilm. Various local history photos, publications, coal mine maps and resources are available to our patrons. By clicking on the "Catalog Book" at the upper left, you can browse all of our collection. We invite all residents to stop in and register for your own library card. In addition to patron computer for internet use, the library provides free Wi-Fi connections for those with a laptop computer equipped with a wireless card. Click through our "books" to the left for local information, history and upcoming events. Interlibrary Loan Pawnee Public Library, in conjunction with Rolling Prairie Library System, provides the opportunity for its patrons to borrow books for two-week periods from other Illinois libraries through the Interlibrary Loan Program. Once a request is received and processed, delivery time can be anywhere from a few days to a month depending on the library the book has been requested from. (Brand new books might take up to six months.) Deliveries are made to the library on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and patrons are phoned with notification of arrival or unfilled requests. Reciprocal Borrowing In person, your Pawnee Public Library card will be honored at any RPLS library through the Reciprocal Borrowing Program. These libraries exist in all or parts of the following counties: Christian, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Effingham, Logan, Macon, Mason, Menard, Moultrie, Piat, Sangamon, and Shelby. For more book searches, click the Getting Books button and be sure to contact the library for more assistance.

Last Updated
June 30, 2009 7:46 PM

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