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The library provides materials including books, newspapers, books on tape/CD, music, computer software and videos as well as information via books, on-line and CD research products, and the Internet for adults and children. Please visit the library's web site at http://www.ofallonlibrary.org.
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Some of the items you might be particularly interested in:
Rotary Grants Collection: In the late 1990's, the O'Fallon Rotary Club and an anonymous donor provided funding for this Collection which includes journals, books, audiovisual materials and electronic resources. As of September 2004, a Library Centers for Effective Nonprofits grant was received from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. With this grant the O'Fallon Public Library will receive additional materials, computers, access to electronic databases, training, and programming to better meet the needs of nonprofits in southern Illinois.
Nonprofits: This collection contains books on improving the quality of nonprofit organizations. Included are resources on law, accounting and bookkeeping, volunteering and building effective governing boards.
Fundraising: Included here are books and journals on fundraising: training programs, major gifts and planned giving and fundraising management
Grant Writing: This portion of the collection provides books and videos on Grant-seeking and writing. Information on understanding funding agencies, writing proposals, budgeting, and review are included.
Directories of Funding Agencies: The books and journals in this area help the grant-seeker identify possible funding sources. Information can be obtained for such topics ranging from how to apply for funding, to a list of projects that have been funded in the past.
Illinois History:
The nonfiction area houses a small collection of historical Illinois materials including Civil War regiments, Underground Railroad locations, prohibition gangsters, geology, local and county histories and much more.
Children's Department: This department has three collections of material that provide assistance to parents, educators and students.
Learning Activities Resource Center (LARC): a collection of books and other resources to help those planning educational, recreational and other activities for children from pre-school to junior high school age. The LARC includes books (subject specific curriculum planning or crafts), magazines (Books Link, Idea Book for Educators, Practical Homeschoolers, etc.), posters, curriculum file, seasonal activity file, and photoreproducible materials.
Family Reading Center (FRC): equipped with many tools designed to help develop a child's reading skills. Becoming a successful reader involves many steps children take long before entering school. Families can help in this process by talking, listening, singing and reading together everyday. The FRC includes books (phonics readers, books with cassettes, and curriculum materials),manipulatives, computers/reading software, electronic equipment, games, Hooked on Phonics, Hooked on Math.
The FRC also has a Juvenile Reference Collection for students of all ages: American Civil War, American Immigration, Career Ideas for Kids Who Like . . ., Exploring the Oceans, Illustrated History of Women, Opposing Viewpoints in American History, and more.
Homework Center (HC): helps with the many challenges that homework presents. The HC is a collection of textbooks on loan from participating area schools (K-8), as well as books purchased to help students with specific subject areas.
The HC also has a Juvenile Collection that includes Easy Readers, Big Books, Classic Fiction, Magazines, Educational Videos, Audio CDs, and more.
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