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Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service offered by the Hobart Public Library through OCLC Worldshare Interlibrary Loan. This service provides access to library books that are not currently held in our collections.
Library staff will be happy to request a title on your behalf from another library within the United States including Alaska and Hawaii. The lending library will send it directly to your local library for you to pick up to read and enjoy. When finished reading, you will return it by the due date to your local library who will then send it back to the lending library.
If you have questions about the ILL process, ask your library staff for more information.
Read For Adventure
Would you like 4 FREE tickets to the OKC ZOO? When you check out the new book Juniper’s Butterfly Garden: A Small Start for a Better World written by Autumn Heigle and illustrated by Nadia Ronquillo, you receive a voucher good for up to 4 FREE general admissions into the Zoo. Stop by your library today to check out the book! Visit https://www.okczoo.org/READFORADVENTURE for more details and a list of participating libraries.
CARES Act PPE Grant Award
Hobart Public Library was recently awarded a CARES Act Grant to Respond to COVID-19.
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) has awarded a $1,000 PPE grant to Hobart Public Library to help the library purchase personal protective equipment and supplies to keep staff and visitor’s safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hobart Public Library is one of 64 institutions to receive a grant from ODL courtesy of the federal CARES Act and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). A total of $60,000 was distributed by ODL to address the coronavirus concerns of public libraries, tribal libraries, tribal cultural centers, museums, and historic sites in the state.
The funding will be used to provide PPE and disinfecting supplies for the library/customers.
It looks like we may be dealing with the virus for some time, so it’s very important that we follow CDC guidelines as we open up services to the public. This grant will provide supplies we need to help reduce the risk of exposure for our employees and customers.
Our mission is to serve our community, and we want to continue that mission in the safest way we can.
The library is open Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM for in and out services. Patrons can request books by calling ahead or by coming in to the lobby. Curbside is available. The book stacks are closed to the public and the library staff only will pull books for people. The library offers fax services, copy services, and printing services. We ask that patrons maintain social distancing while in the library.
In developing the grant, ODL Director Melody Kellogg said institutions were surveyed about any hurdles they might face in returning to service during the pandemic.
The top concerns of libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions were a shortage of cleaning supplies and PPE equipment, fear on the part of staff and the public, and the challenge of enforcing social distancing and other best-health practices in their facilities.
It is Hobart Public Library’s mission is to make available to people of all ages of Kiowa County, and surrounding areas, library materials and services to aid in their pursuit of entertainment, education and information.
The Oklahoma Department of Libraries is the official state library of Oklahoma. The agency serves the information and records management needs of state government, assists with public library development, coordinates library and information technology projects for the state, and serves the general public through its specialized collections.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services works to advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grant-making, research, and policy development.
Library Response to COVID-19
The library is now open. Safety measures are still being taken. Please read the following guidelines:
- Patrons must sanitize their hands before touching books or browsing the stacks.
- The Library has one computer available for patron use.
- Library hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
- We still offer curbside delivery
- We can also pull books for patrons to pick up as well
Please contact us at 580-726-2535 if you have any questions. Thank you.