"The Place for Everyone"

220 West Tioga St.   Tunkhannock, PA 18657
570-836-1677

Happenings

WHAT IS THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN (ILL) SERVICE?

If the item you want is not in our catalog, we may be able to get it on loan from within our District (Lackawanna County Library System - LCLS). When you are looking for items that cannot be found in our library or the LCLS, the TPL staff can assist you with borrowing these items outside of our District.
 Access PA provides information about holdings at libraries throughout Pennsylvania. Patrons can search the Access PA database for items and give any book requests to a TPL staff member for processing.

Who can use the ILL Service?
Any patron with a TPL card in good standing may use the service. This service is a privilege not a right.

How long does it take to get ILL items?
On average, it takes about 7 to 14 days. However, sometimes it can take up to 6 weeks. The library can't guarantee delivery time, so it is best to plan ahead if you have a deadline.

Does Interlibrary Loan cost anything?
Generally, there is no charge to you. ILL items returned without their ILL sticker and/or barcode will incur a $1.00 charge on your account. Libraries absorb the costs of processing and shipping, which are estimated at about $30.00 pre transaction.

Other Important Facts
The library limits the number of requests that you may make. The library will process your requests but cannot hold requests for future processing.

Tunkhannock Public Library cannot request the following items through ILL Access PA:

  • DVD's

  • Best Sellers

  • Reference, rare and non-circulating materials

  • Materials published within the current year

Items borrowed through the ILL Service must be picked up AND returned to the library where the request was made.
 
TEST PROCTORING SERVICES

Due to increased volume of distance learners asking for TEST PROCTORING SERVICES, Tunkhannock Public Board of Directors has decided to charge a fee for the service. There is a charge of $10.00 PLUS incurred expenses for each testing session.
 
RESTRICTED PATRON ACCOUNTS

The Tunkhannock Public Library offers many free services that are available to anyone who possesses and carries TPL card. The privilege of having that card comes with responsibilities.  For example, when books, magazines and videos are borrowed or a computer is used others also expect the same privilege. Therefore, the TPL Board of Trustees has adopted policies that dictate appropriate user responsibilities. 

Five hundred forty-nine people owe fines from overdue materials.  Beginning September 1, 2010, a PATRON ACCOUNT will be RESTRICTED when over $5.00 in fines have been incurred.

LIBRARY CARD

Any resident of Wyoming County may apply (photo identification and proof of current address are required) for a Tunkhannock Public Library card. Students who have completed kindergarten can come, with their parents, and get their own cards. Your first card is free. If that one is lost, you may purchase another for only one dollar ($1.00). You must have your card to use a computer, borrow books, videos and DVD's, as well as to place an order for an Interlibrary book on loan.

WEB COLLECTION

                                 Web Collection  is the website link to the TPL catalog.
         Unfortunately this link is not compatible with all web browsers.
         It has been our experience that Internet Explorer and FireFox usually work.
         On the library home page is an icon named "Web Collection Plus".
      Clicking on the icon makes searching the library's cataloging
          program as simple as making a phone call --- and it's done right at
                                   your home computer. You can even tell if the item is currently
                                   available or already checked out.

FAX & COPY SERVICES

The library provides public access to a copy machine. The cost is $.25 per copied page. The public is also able to FAX documents at the library. We send, but do NOT receive, faxes. The cost to fax is $1.50 per faxed page.
 

TUNKHANNOCK PUBLIC LIBRARY WEBSITE

The Tunkhannock Public Library website at http://www.tunkhannock.com/library can keep you up-to-date on activities at, around or sponsored by the library. Make our website your home page!

LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY

A new resource available through our website is the Learning Express Library. It can be accessed both at the library and from home. It is a means to overcoming test-taking anxiety, of raising test scores, and of improving skills. If you have ever tried to prepare for a standardized test, you know how hard it is to get a study book and to make yourself practice the exercises and get comfortable with the format. With Learning Express Library you get free and unlimited access to interactive skill-building courses and a broad range of practice tests based on such exams as the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, Postal Worker, Real Estate Agent & Broker Exams and more. There are 128 in all. Practice tests include instant score reports that help you target those skill areas that need the most attention.

PLAYAWAY RECORDED BOOKS

We offer Playaway "Ready-to-Go Audio" Books --- the first pre-loaded digital audiobook! Limited titles are available.

Listen to your favorite Recorded Books narrators read best-selling, award-winning titles on the first self-playing digital audiobook. An all-in-one product, Playaway is a light-weight, compact, easy-to-use player that comes with one pre-loaded audiobook.
 

OUTREACH PROGRAM

Through its Outreach Program, the Tunkhannock Public Library delivers books to the five other libraries in the county and to seventeen deposit stations. 

BOOKS BY MAIL

Patrons who cannot get to a library or deposit station without some difficulty can take advantage of the Books by Mail program.  Requested books are sent to patrons through the mail, postage paid both ways. If know someone who would benefit from this program, please call the library at 836-1677 and inquire about the program.
 

COMPUTERS & INTERNET ACCESS

There are ten computers for patron use in the library. Access to the Internet is free; however, you need your library card, as well as a signed "Policy and Rules for Public Access to the Internet" form on file. Patrons under 18 years of age must have on file, a permission form co-signed by a parent. Users are expected to read and follow the policy and rules; a copy of which is given to all patrons when they sign the "Access" form. The library maintains two printers for patron use --- one color inkjet printer and one black laser printer. The cost to print is $.25 (black) and $.50 (color) per printed sheet. [That includes mistakes SO seek help if you're inexperienced in this area.] The library also has wireless access for folks with their own laptop computers! Since all personal computers are set up differently, the library staff cannot act in an electronic troubleshooting capacity.
 

VIDEO COLLECTION

The Tunkhannock Public Library has videos and a growing DVD collection. This option is available to borrowers 18 years of age or older who have read and signed the rules and regulations governing the circulation of videos/DVD's. Only two videos may be checked out at a time and all are circulated for one week. You may renew by phone one time.

PROGRAMS & MATERIALS FOR CHILDREN

Special services for children abound at the Tunkhannock Public Library. The Summer Program schedule provides extensive programming for children. New in 2005 were the Discovery Kits. Twenty kits on different topics of interest to children from pre-school age through 3rd grade were made possible by a grant from the the Procter & Gamble Fund.
 

COMMUNITY ROOM

The Community Room is available to community groups, organizations and businesses. The "Community Room Policy" must be completed and all areas listed in the rules and agreements must be followed. Although from time to time, not all events are posted online, many can be viewed by accessing our online calendar. Just point and click.
 

TAX FORMS

At the appropriate time of the year the library has an extensive supply of tax forms available to the public --- local, state and federal. Just enter the library and follow the "Tax Forms This Way" signs.

ACCESS PA - POWER LIBRARY

Using ACCESS PA through POWER LIBRARY  you can search other library's catalogues as well as various other resources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries and magazine databases. You just click on POWER LIBRARY on the library's homepage.  Power Library is available to all TPL patrons. Don't forget to  
                type PL3165 before you enter your library card number.

TAX FORMS OUTLET PROGRAM (TFOP)

The IRS announced that individual and business taxpayers will no longer receive paper income tax packages in the mail from the IRS. These packages contained the forms, schedules and instructions for filing a paper income tax return. The IRS is taking this step because of the continued growth in electronic filing and the availability of free options to taxpayers, as well as, to help reduce costs.

There are numerous free options available for patrons to obtain tax products, tax preparation and assistance in filing their tax returns: