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Address: |
104 South Howard Avenue; PO Box 481
Philip, SD 57567-0696
United States |
| Phone: |
605-859-2442 |
| e-mail: |
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| Library Director: |
Alison Kattelmann |
| Map: |
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- Haakon County Community Library is a Public library.
- This library is the central facility for the library system that serves Haakon County, SD.
- The library serves a population of 2200 residents .
- The current library has 600 square feet of space and over 10,000 volumes.
Library is opened 25 hours per week, Tuesday - Friday.*Please note the new hours, effective Sept. 4th, 2007*
| Tuesday: |
1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday: |
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday: |
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday: |
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| The library remains open during the lunch hour. |
| The library is closed for national holidays. |
The 2007 Fall Reading Program is under way & offers so much activity each month.
The 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m. will be story time & activities for infants, young children and their parents as well as an elementary reading program & activities.
The 2nd Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m. will be chess club meeting for all of those that enjoy playing or want to learn how to play chess.
The 4th Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m. offers an adult and teen program.
Every Thursday from 5-7 p.m. will be "Knit & Purl" and is held in the community room.
*For a schedule and more information please contact Librarian Allison Kattlemann.
Library Board and Friends of the Library Meetings are on the second Saturday of every month. Both groups meet in the community Room of the Haakon County Courthouse. The Library Board meets at 9:00 a.m. and the Friends of the Library meet at 10:30 a.m.. All meetings are open to the public.
Friends of the Haakon Community Library
Give the Gift of Great Literature and Community Support with a Friends of the Haakon Community Library Membership!
Who Are the Friends?
Friends of the Library is a non-profit organization comprised of community members like you with varied interests and a shared passion: they value, support and champion the public library.
Active Membership is open to individuals who want involvement in promoting the materials, services and programs of the Library.
Financial Sponsorship is for those interested in providing financial support only.
Friends of the Library devote time and energy to...
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Encouraging community awareness by sharing your passion for books, learning and the library in our community.
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Raising funds to purchase equipment and materials not available through the regular budget.
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Providing volounteer assistance for library programs, open houses, special events and public service projects.
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Sponsoring special programs for children and adults.
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Advocating for strong library support
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To become a Friend of the Library
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Facts about the library
- All library materials check out for 28 days. The library does not charge overdue fines but you may make a donation in the library if you feel so compelled.
- So far this year, 1,021 people have used the computers in the library.
- We have been open 80 days this year, so about 13 people per day multiplied by 207 (total # days the library is open per year) which equals 2,691 people who use the computers per year, more or less.
In 2006:
- 6,912 visits to the library (county population according to the 2000 census was 2,196. A little more than 3 times the county population equals the total visits to the library in one year)
- 2,013 Adult print materials were checked out
- 2,461 Children and YA print materials were checked out
- 1,369 Non-Print materials were checked out (Audio Books and Videos)
- Roughly, about 1/2 of the library's collection circulated in 2006
- 1,208 Reference Questions were asked (and hopefully answered :-) )
- Our large print collection has more than a 100% turnover rate. Meaning, every book in the Large Print collection is checked out at least once every year.
Summer Reading Program Stats - 2006
- 36 registered participants (15-20 unregistered participants who came to events and the movie party in addition to the registered participants)
- For the preschool group - storytime - there were usually 10 - 15 children weekly
- As a group they read over 300 hours last summer.
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