Hamlet Branch

(574) 867-6033   
Fax:(574)207-4100   
6 N Starke Street   
Hamlet, Indiana 46532   

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Description

What is Imagination Library?

The Imagination Library provides one free book every month to children from birth to age four living in a supported school district. All parents have to do is apply and their eligible child will begin receiving a new book in the mail every month until they turn five.

There are no fees, the books are delivered directly to the child's home, and the child gets to keep them forever.  
 

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Why is that important?

Studies show that children who grow up surrounded by books do better in school. The Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, for example, found that reading aloud to children at a young age has a positive impact on brain development.

The National Commission on Reading states that “The single most significant factor influencing a child's early educational success is an introduction to books and being read to at home prior to beginning school.”

 

Enrollment for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the popular book gifting program, has begun in Starke County!  
Register your child Here  


Cost
No Cost
 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Weight
18

Meeting & Study Rooms

Description

The Starke County Public Library offers free meeting room use for Organizations, whose purpose is non-commercial and non-profit, may use the meeting rooms at no charge. The Schricker branch offers 3 rooms. Small meeting Room (up to 4 people), Board Room (up to 10), Large Meeting Room (up to 75)

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Who May Use the Rooms?

  • Organizations, whose purpose is non-commercial and non-profit, may use the meeting rooms at no charge.
  • Commercial, industrial, and other for-profit groups and users from outside our library district are expected to make a donation to the library’s gift fund in return for the use of the rooms. Suggested donations are ($50) all day meeting, ($25) half day meeting, or ($7) per hour.
  • Religious groups may use the rooms for non-denominational or interdenominational meetings or programs.
  • Commercial, industrial, or professional organizations may use the rooms for educational purposes and for other occasional purposes which do not involve the sale of goods or services.
  • Only the library or a library-sponsored group may conduct a fund-raiser or purely social event in the library. Others wishing to conduct fund-raising activities must secure permission from the Library Director.
  • The rooms will not be available for purely social functions or family gatherings.
  • In the use of the rooms, library functions will take precedence over all others.
  • The Library Board of Trustees is the final arbiter of any question as to the use of the library. However, when a question arises concerning the propriety of allowing the meeting room to be used by a particular group or for a particular purpose, the board delegates to the Director the authority to interpret this policy.

Please see our meeting room policy for more information.

Cost
free for non-profit

Faxing

Description

The Library offers low cost faxing at each branch location. The library will send or receive Faxes for patrons. Staff assistance is required for Fax services. The cost is $1 for the first page and $.50 per page for additional pages. There is no charge for cover sheet usage.

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If you would like to have faxes sent to the library it is $1 per page to receive.

Branch Fax Numbers
Schricker Main Library(574) 772-4207
Hamlet Branch(574) 207-4100
Koontz Lake Branch(574) 586-5047
San Pierre Branch(219) 205-3502
Cost
$1 for the first page and $.50 per page for additional pages. No cost for Cover sheet

Wireless Printing

Description

Print from your phone, tablet or laptop using our PrintbyXerox App

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How to use

  1. Send an email to print@printbyxerox.com with your pdf, image, or doc attached
  2. You will receive an email from xerox with your xerox password.
  3. Go to any xerox machine with printbyxerox enabled. (All of our Branches have this feature enabled)
  4. Click on the @PrintByXerox appPrintByXerox App Image
  5. Type in your email address
  6. Type in your assigned xerox password
  7. Select the print you want
  8. Select your settings (2 sided, color, black and white etc….)
Cost
$0.10 per page black and white, $0.25 per page color

Free Wireless Internet Access(WIFI)

Description

All branches of the Starke County Public Library offer free wireless network and Internet access to library users with personal wireless-enabled devices such as laptop computers, tablets, ereaders, PDAs, and cell phones so that you can connect to the Internet or use the library's online resources -including our free premium databases without having to wait for one of the library's computers to become available. Please note that not all devices that are wireless capable are able to make use of SCPLS's wireless network.

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Your use of the SCPLS wireless network implies acceptance of the terms of services explained below.

Connecting your wireless device:

If your laptop or other wi-fi device uses a removable wireless card, make sure it is installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Depending on what type of wi-fi device you have, how recent it is, and how you have it configured, it may be able to connect to the SCPLS wireless network automatically. If it does not, use your device's wi-fi setup software to configure the following:

  • Network Name (SSID): SCPLS
  • WEP: Disabled
  • TCP/IP or Network Settings: DHCP enabled (sometimes called "Obtain IP address automatically")
  • DNS: Automatic
  • Gateway: Automatic

Your wireless setup software may not require all of the above. You are responsible for understanding how to configure your own wireless device. If you are having difficulty with your IOS or Android device, here are some troubleshooting tips that may help you to connect.

If you cannot connect your IOS (Apple) device to the SCPLS network, try these steps:

  1. Tap Settings > Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi off and on. Try again to connect to the network. If it does not work, try step 2.
  2. Tap Settings > Wi-Fi and locate the SCPLS network on your device.
  3. Tap and Forget this Network.
  4. Try again to connect to the SCPLS network.

If you cannot connect your Android device to the SCPLS network, try these steps.

  1. Press the Home button, and then press the Apps button. Navigate to Settings.
  2. Under “Wireless and Networks”, turn Wi-Fi off and on.
  3. Try again to connect to the SCPLS network.

If you are still unable to connect, make sure to update your device to the latest version of software.

Cost
Free

Free Document Scanning

Description

The library provides scanning services free of charge.  Documents are scanned onto a flash drive.  If you don't own a flash drive you can email the document to yourself directly from the scanner.

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Scanner Options

  • Color or Black & White
  • 2-sided
  • Original Type: Photo & Text, Photo, Text, Map, Newspaper/Magazine
  • file Formats - pdf, pdf/a, xps, tif, jpg
  • Option for creating a Searchable PDF
  • Option for creating a Password Protected PDF
Cost
Free

Curbside Assistance

Description

Place a hold, get notified when it is available, and call us before you pick it up - we can arrange contact-free curbside pickup.

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How it works

  1. Request an item* by making a holds request in the catalog, or by calling your branch.
  2. Library staff will get to work getting your items together. Processing usually takes 1-3 days.
  3. When your items are ready, you will receive a notification by phone, email, or text. Make sure your notification preferences are up to date in your library account. You will have 7 days to pick up your items.
  4. Pull up to the designated curbside delivery spot in the library parking lot.
  5. Call the branch number to let them know you have arrived.
  6. Pop your trunk and a staff member will come out to place your items inside your vehicle.
  7. Enjoy!
Cost
Free