Riverside Regional Library

Services & Programs 2009

 

  • Story Times for Preschoolers
  • After-School Programs for Kids
  • Saturday Programs for Kids
  • Movie matinees or evenings for families
  • Library instruction and tours for school classes
  • Teen Read Week
  • Teen Spaces with seating, games, computers, and collections for young adults
  • Teen Advisory Committees to help in collection and program development
  • Summer Reading Program for kids and teens (every June-July).  The themes in 2009 were "Be Creative @ Your Library" (kids) and "Express Yourself @ the Library" (teens).
  • Winter Reading Program for kids and adults (every January)
  • Annual Missouri Building Block Award program
  • Book Discussion Group for Adults
  • Special Programs for Adults
  • Seasonal Programs, Displays & Exhibits
  • Notary public service
  • Automated Library System
  • Public computers with Internet access and Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, Power Point), and other programs!
  • Reference Assistance
  • Readers’ Advisory
  • Inter-library Loan of books
  • Library website  http://www.riversideregionallibrary.org/   with at-home access to library catalog and several online databases
  • Photocopy Machines
  • Fax Machines
  • Microfilm Reader-Printers
  • Meeting Rooms for public use (not available at all locations)
  • Genealogy Collections at Perryville and Benton
  • State & Federal Income Tax Forms
  • Die Cut Machine for public use (at Jackson and Benton)
  • First Search & World Cat—gateway to catalog records held worldwide
  • Laminator
  • Overhead, slide, and opaque projectors to loan to groups
  • Projection screens to loan to groups
  • Voter registration
  • Computer classes
  • Exam proctoring
  • Outreach programs to daycare centers and preschools in all three counties
  • Outreach programs to public and private schools in all three counties
  • Video magnifiers (for low-vision patrons)
  • VERA reading & magnifying machines (for blind or low-vision patrons)
  • Adjustable tables for wheelchair-bound patrons
  • Subscription-based electronic databases available through library web page, accessible from library and/or home:

 

Heritage Quest (genealogy)

Ancestry Library Edition (genealogy)

Learning Express 9practice tests for school and career exams)

Learning Express E-Books

NoveList (books)

NewsBank - America's News Magazines NOTE: At-Home Access requires library card

Gale Databases - NOTE: At-Home Access requires library card