SEQUATCHIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
| Location and Contact Information |
| How to reach us 227 Cherry Street Dunlap, Tennessee 37327 Phone 423-949-2357 Fax 423-949-6619 |
Library Hours*
| Monday 8am-5:30pm Tues & Wed 8am-5:00pm Thursday Closed Friday 8am-4:30pm Saturday 8am-12 noon Please note library computers, including checkout computers, shut down 30 minutes before closing. Library computers are available 30 minutes after opening. |
Library Cards
Library cards are available to patrons at no cost. To replace a lost or damaged card,
the patron must pay a $5 fee to obtain another card. Applicants must provide proof
of address. To obtain your card please bring a piece of your latest mail canceled by
the United States Postal Service with your name and current address. New
residents unable to provide this information will be eligible for a library guest card
entitling them to have no more than one item checked out at any one time. Guest
status will be changed upon proof of address. Children under 12 must be
accompanied by a parent or a guardian to obtain a card. Parents must present their
own identification and agree to pay for any materials damaged or lost. You may
check two items the first time you use your card. After that you may check out up to
20 items with families borrowing no more than 30 items. The following limits apply
to the totals mentioned:
• only 2 non-fiction books on one subject
• 3 books by the same author or 2 books about one person
• 10 magazines
• 8 videos, VHS or CD
• 10 audio books
the patron must pay a $5 fee to obtain another card. Applicants must provide proof
of address. To obtain your card please bring a piece of your latest mail canceled by
the United States Postal Service with your name and current address. New
residents unable to provide this information will be eligible for a library guest card
entitling them to have no more than one item checked out at any one time. Guest
status will be changed upon proof of address. Children under 12 must be
accompanied by a parent or a guardian to obtain a card. Parents must present their
own identification and agree to pay for any materials damaged or lost. You may
check two items the first time you use your card. After that you may check out up to
20 items with families borrowing no more than 30 items. The following limits apply
to the totals mentioned:
• only 2 non-fiction books on one subject
• 3 books by the same author or 2 books about one person
• 10 magazines
• 8 videos, VHS or CD
• 10 audio books
Library Materials & Services
Library materials include: books; large print books; books for the blind; magazines;
video materials, either VHS or DVD; audio materials, either cassettes or CDs; and
genealogy material.
Services include: free computer and Internet access; WiFi; copying and printing;
preschool story hour; and the summer reading program.
If this library does not have what you want in its collection, it may be available
through the state-wide interlibrary loan system, and, if so, you may order it. Any
library patron with a valid library card may request materials on interlibrary loan.
Reference books and other reference materials are available for use at the library,
but they do not circulate.
The loan period for books is two weeks with one renewal unless the book is new
fiction or a best seller. Patrons will be charged a late fee of 10 cents per day, not to
exceed the price of the book, for overdue books. Fines are not charged for days the
library is not open. Audio and video materials may also be checked out for two
weeks, but these materials may not be renewed. A video fine of $1 per day will be
charged as a late fee, and an audio daily fine is .20 cents per day.
Copies may be made on the library’s photocopier for 25 cents per page or on the
printer for 10 cents per page. Please ask at the library's reception desk for fees for
sending and receiving faxes.
video materials, either VHS or DVD; audio materials, either cassettes or CDs; and
genealogy material.
Services include: free computer and Internet access; WiFi; copying and printing;
preschool story hour; and the summer reading program.
If this library does not have what you want in its collection, it may be available
through the state-wide interlibrary loan system, and, if so, you may order it. Any
library patron with a valid library card may request materials on interlibrary loan.
Reference books and other reference materials are available for use at the library,
but they do not circulate.
The loan period for books is two weeks with one renewal unless the book is new
fiction or a best seller. Patrons will be charged a late fee of 10 cents per day, not to
exceed the price of the book, for overdue books. Fines are not charged for days the
library is not open. Audio and video materials may also be checked out for two
weeks, but these materials may not be renewed. A video fine of $1 per day will be
charged as a late fee, and an audio daily fine is .20 cents per day.
Copies may be made on the library’s photocopier for 25 cents per page or on the
printer for 10 cents per page. Please ask at the library's reception desk for fees for
sending and receiving faxes.
Library Computers, WiFi, & Internet Access
WiFi is available at this library. WiFi is a slang term for a high frequency wireless
network. With WiFi you may bring your own properly configured laptop to the library
and access Internet service.
The public may also use seven computers with Internet access located within the
library, and there are other computers for children with Internet access, which are
also loaded with children's applications. Computer time is assigned in one and one
half hour blocks permitting patrons only one such session per day. The computers
with Internet access are also loaded with word processing applications, and a
patron may send pages or files to the library's printer from them for printing.
Printers will not be available via the wireless connection. Instruction in computer
use and disks or other storage media are not provided. You may request help, and,
if a library staff member or volunteer is free and able to assist with your particular
problem, assistance may be given. If you wish to download anything, please bring
your own storage media to do so, as no way exists for patrons to save files or other
work on the library’s hard drive. If the storage medium contains an executable
program, its use will not be permitted.
Children 5 years of age or under may not have library Internet access. Children 8
years of age or under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian before
accessing the Internet on a library computer. The Internet access adult computers
are located in a "quiet room" to insure patrons can work undisturbed by others.
Thus, only one person may use a computer at a time. One standup computer is
available for a 15 minute session if someone has brought another person to assist
them with computer use. Users may access personal email accounts, but chat
rooms and instant messaging are not allowed. Also prohibited are accessing or
distributing materials or on-line games considered to be obscene, child
pornography or harmful to minors.
Please review the library's complete computer use policy before coming to the
library to use a computer.
network. With WiFi you may bring your own properly configured laptop to the library
and access Internet service.
The public may also use seven computers with Internet access located within the
library, and there are other computers for children with Internet access, which are
also loaded with children's applications. Computer time is assigned in one and one
half hour blocks permitting patrons only one such session per day. The computers
with Internet access are also loaded with word processing applications, and a
patron may send pages or files to the library's printer from them for printing.
Printers will not be available via the wireless connection. Instruction in computer
use and disks or other storage media are not provided. You may request help, and,
if a library staff member or volunteer is free and able to assist with your particular
problem, assistance may be given. If you wish to download anything, please bring
your own storage media to do so, as no way exists for patrons to save files or other
work on the library’s hard drive. If the storage medium contains an executable
program, its use will not be permitted.
Children 5 years of age or under may not have library Internet access. Children 8
years of age or under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian before
accessing the Internet on a library computer. The Internet access adult computers
are located in a "quiet room" to insure patrons can work undisturbed by others.
Thus, only one person may use a computer at a time. One standup computer is
available for a 15 minute session if someone has brought another person to assist
them with computer use. Users may access personal email accounts, but chat
rooms and instant messaging are not allowed. Also prohibited are accessing or
distributing materials or on-line games considered to be obscene, child
pornography or harmful to minors.
Please review the library's complete computer use policy before coming to the
library to use a computer.
| The Library is located in downtown Dunlap, Tennessee. |
| Several computers with high speed Internet are available for public use in the "quiet room" created Spring 2008. Wifi is available there, too. |
| Children enjoy their new computer and media area. |
| The library owns 24,640 items. 6,466 people hold Sequatchie County library cards. In 2011 205 children enrolled in the Summer Reading Program and read nearly 5,000 books. In 1st Qtr FY2012 The library: Circulated 11,144 items; Had 1,341 computer library users; Answered 2,450 reference questions; and Hosted 88 people who attended library programs. Conservatively valuing our services, taxpayers receive over $10 in value for every tax dollar appropriated. The Sequatchie County Friends of the Library have over 200 members. |
| The genealogy room will usually be available for research on Wednesdays. Please call the library for an appointment to be sure of its availability. Free digital popular book downloads at READS. You can now use your Kindle there. Select image below and use your library bar number at the web site. |
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| You will find an outline of the TEL (TN Electronic Library) resources on the page shown on the navigation bar above. The outline may make it easier for you to find what you seek. You may also use the link below to go directly to TEL. |
| The Friends next book sale will take place in March 2012. Please bring your donated books and other materials to the library now. |
| Join us at Valley Fest, April 21 & 22, 2012 |