Ida Public Library Belvidere, Illinois

Services Provided by Ida Public Library

Online Catalog Searchable Database Search the Ida Public Library bookshelves, as well as other area libraries.
Reference Services
Holds/Reserves
Phone renewal
Story Hours
Summer reading programs for children and young adults
Local History and Genealogy Room
Photocopiers
Typewriter
Public Access Computers (Internet Access Policy)
Word processing computers
Meeting room facilities (Reservations required)
Tours
Tax forms for copying
Monthly loans to nursing homes and senior citizens residencies
Interlibrary loan
Literacy/Tutoring programs
TDD (telephone device for the deaf or hearing impaired)
Book Cart (Used books for sale by the Friends of the Ida Public Library)

Interlibrary Loan Program Information

Materials not available at Ida Public Library may be requested from another library.
If the item is available in the Northern Illinois Catalog (NIC), please place the hold online or call us at 815-544-3838 to assist you.

If it isn't, you may place your request online here, or call us for assistance. If you're in the library, forms are available at the upstairs desk.

Literacy / Tutoring Program Information

A Literacy Council coordinator from Rockford Area Literacy Council is at Ida Public Library 2 days per week. She matches trained tutors with adult students for FREE one-on-one tutoring, including English-as-a-Second-Language tutoring.

Project Read is a collection of easy-to-read materials for adults who are learning to read.

Training sessions for tutors are held periodically at the library.