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The Unger Memorial Library The Public Library of Plainview, Texas Information 825 Austin Street Plainview, TX 79072-7235 Front Desk: (806) 296-1148 Librarian: (806) 296-1149 Email: [email protected] Library Hours “School year” (Labor Day to Memorial Day) Summer Monday 9 - 6 9 - 6 Tuesday 9 - 8 9 - 8 Wednesday 9 - 6 9 - 6 Thursday 9 - 8 9 - 8 Friday 9 - 6 9 - 6 Saturday 9 - 5 closed Sunday closed closed The original entrance to the city’s first “stand-alone” library, built in 1960, on Austin Street. A public library was opened in a drug store in 1912 and subsequently housed in the City Auditorium. The UML Advisory Board The Unger Memorial Library Advisory Board meets quarterly to discuss library policies and procedures with the librarian. These invaluable volunteers, who represent the community at large, are as follows: Kenna Hatch, President (term expires 12/17) Melissa Wilkinson, VP (term expires 12/15) Leticia Gaucin (term expires 12/17) Stephanie James (term expires 12/15) (not pictured) Joe Ed Sullivan (term expires 12/17) The Unger Memorial Library in a nutshell Funding The library is funded primarily by the City of Plainview. The operating budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 is approximately $400,000 or about $20 per resident. Programs The library sponsors a weekly pre-school story time during the school year as well as reading programs in June for 4 year olds up through 6th grade as part of the Texas Reading Club. A monthly book club, the Plainview Page Turners, meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. Other programs are listed individually below. Literacy The Hale County Literacy Program, begun at the Unger Library in 1987, has now moved to one of the suites at PISD administration. This invaluable program focuses on teaching reading skills to illiterate adults and encouraging families to read together. The literacy program hosts a family reading night on the first Thursday of each month at the library. Friends The Friends of the Library was incorporated as a tax-exempt organization in 1987. Membership is available for $5 individual or $10 per family per year. The Friends help out with various volunteer projects, notably the annual book sale in March, held since 1985. Genealogy The Hi-Plains Genealogical Society has a collection of nearly 4,000 books as well as CD- ROM indexes, microfilm, and microfiche. The Hale County Cemetery Records database contains obituary information on the 23,000+ people buried in the 11 cemeteries in Hale County. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month during the school year. RSVP Since 2012 the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program has been located in the basement of the library. Three employees work with more than 300 volunteers. Their # is 291-1223.
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The Unger Memorial Library The Public Library of Plainview, Texas
Information 825 Austin Street
Plainview, TX 79072-7235
Front Desk: (806) 296-1148 Librarian: (806) 296-1149 Email: [email protected]
Library Hours
“School year” (Labor Day to Memorial Day) Summer
Monday 9 - 6 9 - 6
Tuesday 9 - 8 9 - 8
Wednesday 9 - 6 9 - 6
Thursday 9 - 8 9 - 8
Friday 9 - 6 9 - 6
Saturday 9 - 5 closed
Sunday closed closed
The original entrance to the city’s first “stand-alone” library, built in 1960, on Austin Street. A public library was opened in a drug store in 1912 and subsequently housed in the City Auditorium.
The UML Advisory Board
The Unger Memorial Library Advisory Board meets quarterly to discuss library policies and procedures with the librarian. These invaluable volunteers, who represent the community at large, are as follows:
Kenna Hatch, President (term expires 12/17)
Melissa Wilkinson, VP (term expires 12/15)
Leticia Gaucin (term expires 12/17)
Stephanie James (term expires 12/15) (not pictured)
Joe Ed Sullivan (term expires 12/17)
The Unger Memorial Library in a nutshell Funding The library is funded primarily by the City of Plainview. The operating budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 is approximately $400,000 or about $20 per resident.
Programs The library sponsors a weekly pre-school story time during the school year as well as reading programs in June for 4 year olds up through 6th grade as part of the Texas Reading Club. A monthly book club, the Plainview Page Turners, meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. Other programs are listed individually below.
Literacy The Hale County Literacy Program, begun at the Unger Library in 1987, has now moved to one of the suites at PISD administration. This invaluable program focuses on teaching reading skills to illiterate adults and encouraging families to read together. The literacy program hosts a family reading night on the first Thursday of each month at the library.
Friends The Friends of the Library was incorporated as a tax-exempt organization in 1987. Membership is available for $5 individual or $10 per family per year. The Friends help out with various volunteer projects, notably the annual book sale in March, held since 1985.
Genealogy The Hi-Plains Genealogical Society has a collection of nearly 4,000 books as well as CD- ROM indexes, microfilm, and microfiche. The Hale County Cemetery Records database contains obituary information on the 23,000+ people buried in the 11 cemeteries in Hale County. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month during the school year.
RSVP Since 2012 the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program has been located in the basement of the library. Three employees work with more than 300 volunteers. Their # is 291-1223.
15 public computers in LAN; wireless Internet access Internet computers are available for public use. Networked black & white (10¢ per copy), color (25¢), and 11x17 (50¢) laser printers make printing publications ranging from résumés using Word to flyers created with Publisher (such as this one) a breeze. Reservations are for 1 hour. Black & white printing is available for wireless, too. Also, a shared scanner is available.
Services available at the Information Desk
Help in using the library and answering questions Getting a library borrower’s card Checking out and returning library materials (2 weeks for most materials; 1 week for DVDs) Reserving library materials Interlibrary loan (borrowing books from other libraries) Reserving the library’s meeting room in the basement
Library’s TexShare privileges allow at-home database access With funding provided by the Texas State Library in partnership with the TIF Board the Unger Library is able to provide library patrons access to a wealth of databases at www.libraryoftexas.org logging in with a user name & password provided by staff.
Monthly newsletter Since 1987 the library has published a monthly newsletter, originally titled For Your Information and renamed to Unger Ululations in 1995. The newsletter keeps patrons informed of the myriad activities going on at the library such as the annual quilt display in May or the Friends book sale held the last weekend in March. Included are a list of programs, a community calendar, tips on using the library and miscellaneous articles.
4 kids’ literacy computers
With a grant from the Hale County Literacy Council we were able to create a 4-workstation juvenile literacy center so that kids from 4-12 could experience technology first hand. Touchscreen moni-tors allow creativity to flourish and educa-tional programs help develop basic skills.
Kindles available for circulation—just like a book! For the past couple of years the library has employed a unique program of circulating eBooks on Kindles to our patrons. Some books are purchased in eBook format from Amazon and put on Kindles as single titles and are treated exactly as our circulation books are, two-week checkout and all. You just have to turn it on and press page turns.
Unger Memorial Library — Information brochure (7/15)
The current entrance to the Unger Memorial Library is on 9th Street. An addition to the library — including a balcony and a basement meeting room — was built in 1967.
Library staff:
John Sigwald, Librarian (email: [email protected]) Debbie Carlton, Assistant (email: [email protected]) Rebecca Hall, Library Aide Regina Lucio, Library Aide Donna Waugh, Library Aide Web addresses:
Unger Memorial Library: unger.myplainview.com Unger Library’s online catalog: unger.myplainview.com/catalog Hi-Plains Genealogical Society: unger.myplainview.com/genealogy Hale County Cemetery Records: unger.myplainview.com/cemeteries
The Unger Library is a member of the West Texas Library Group. Library was designated a Texas Heritage Resource Center in 1984. Librarian serves as the county librarian for all of Hale County. Houses the Hi-Plains Genealogical Society’s local history collection. 50,000 books; 100+ periodical subscriptions; 2500 DVDs; 500 books on CD. The Mooey Decimal System is a fiberglass cow from a 2000 Chamber project.
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