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The Library is located on the corner of E and Sycamore Streets in downtown
Elizabethton at 201 North Sycamore Street. We are in the former Post
Office Building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic
Buildings.
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Library Collection:
Books for all ages, large print books, reference materials,
videocassettes and DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, local
history materials, genealogy materials, study guides |
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Courier and Interlibrary
Loan: If our library does not own a book that you would like to
read, we will attempt to borrow it for you from another library. There
is no charge for borrowing books from another library in the Northeast
Tennessee Library Network (those listed in our shared online catalog),
but there is a charge for borrowing books from a library outside of
this network. New books, reference books, books in high demand,
audios, and videos are not available for either courier or
interlibrary loan. |
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Children's Services:
Storytime for preschoolers, Story Club for elementary-age children,
Summer Reading Program |
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Local History and
Genealogy: History and genealogy materials, volunteers one evening
a month to assist with local history and genealogical research |
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Other Library Services:
Public internet access, copy machine, microfilm reader/printer |
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The
Elizabethton/Carter County Public Library actively collects and maintains a wide
variety of popular materials of current interest to encourage reading and
provide information and recreation for people of all ages. Special emphasis is
placed on making reading an enjoyable activity for young children, motivating
them to develop intellectual curiosity and a lifelong interest in learning. The
library collection contains a broad base of general knowledge to provide the
community with needed information and assist people in reaching their life
goals, supporting and encouraging individual learners in their pursuit of
independent interests.
The Library is a department of
the City of Elizabethton and serves all of Carter County. Funding comes
primarily from the City of Elizabethton, with a contribution from Carter
County. Friends of the Library, memorial gifts and other donations
provide funding for special projects and other needs that aren't
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The
Elizabethton Public Library was established in 1929 by the Business
& Professional Women's Club and was housed in several temporary
locations until 1949, when the B&PW Club built a new library
building and deeded it to the City of Elizabethton for operation. For
the next forty-two years the library occupied the building at 212 North
Sycamore Street while the collection grew from 2,500 to over 30,000
books.
In 1992, the library converted the former Post Office Building in
downtown Elizabethton and moved into our present location at 201 North
Sycamore Street.
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(Latest
Fiscal Year: 7/1/2004 - 6/30/2005)
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126,188
books and other library materials were checked out
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4,396
books, videos, books-on-tape, and other library materials were added to the
collection, bringing the total collection size to
58,639.
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Storytime
for children is held twice weekly for preschoolers and weekly for
elementary-aged children.
Including storytime and special programs, a total of 131 programs were
presented, with a total attendance of 4,933.
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A
Summer Reading program is provided for preschoolers and school-aged
children. Over 300 children
earned reading achievement certificates during the 2005 program.
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In
addition to Storytime, Story Club, and other library programs, the Nelson
Community Meeting Room is available for use by non-profit community civic,
educational, and cultural groups. This room was used by 65 groups during the
past year and use is continuing to increase.
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The
library continues to participate in the Northeast Tennessee Library Network,
providing the community with Internet access to the library catalog
and access to a collection of over 800,000 items. Participation in this
network was funded primarily by the City of Elizabethton, with support from
the Friends of the Library, the Woman’s Civic Club, and private
contributions. The Watauga Regional Library maintains the telecommunications
network and provides the Internet access and technical support required for
the automation system to function.
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computers are provided for the community to use to conduct research on the
Internet and to compose reports, resumes, and other documents. Over 13,000
people used these computers at the library during FY 2004-05.
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday / 10am - 6pm