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 15 minutes before closing. |
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 21,904 items. 5,295 people hold Sequatchie County library cards. In FY 2008 32,864 people visited the library . 41,914 items circulated . 7,038 people used library computers. 238 Inter-library book requests were filled. 185 children were enrolled in the Summer Reading Program. 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.
On September 20, 2009, the SCP Library's Board of Trustees hosted a reception as
the first monthly event in a year long celebration of the library's 50th birthday. We
are celebrating with an event a month all year long. We will celebrate Library
Lovers' Month in February. Stay tuned for more details.
Friends members please renew now for 2010, either at the library or at the upcoming
March book sale opening to the public March 11. Patrons and Friends members,
please bring your books and other book sale donations to the library now. Thanks.
call the library for an appointment to be sure of its availability.
On September 20, 2009, the SCP Library's Board of Trustees hosted a reception as
the first monthly event in a year long celebration of the library's 50th birthday. We
are celebrating with an event a month all year long. We will celebrate Library
Lovers' Month in February. Stay tuned for more details.
Friends members please renew now for 2010, either at the library or at the upcoming
March book sale opening to the public March 11. Patrons and Friends members,
please bring your books and other book sale donations to the library now. Thanks.
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