Access Your Library Account By Phone
Call (847) 590-8706 and choose from a menu asking whether you want to check overdues, renew items, find due dates or check what you have available for pick-up. Contact the Circulation Desk for any questions you may have, (847) 428-3661. ext. 301 or 309. Have your library card handy!
Checkout Stations
Two can be found on the main level, and one is in the Children's Department on the lower level. You can pay fines or fees with a credit/debit card at these stations. You can also choose to print, or not print, a receipt showing when your items are due back.
Dundee Library Book Club
Meets the last Wednesday of the month at 1:30 & 7 p.m.
Ever read a book you just HAD to talk about? Looking for some good book recommendations? Join the Dundee Library Book Club!The Dundee Library Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 1:30 and 7 p.m. Copies of the discussion books are available for pick up at the Information Desk five weeks before the meeting. There is no need to place a hold on the titles, you can simply stop by the library to pick them up. Call (847) 428-3661, ext. 320 with any questions.
Upcoming Titles:
(Remember, you do not have to place a hold on these titles. The links below are provided so you can read a summary and reviews of the book. If you would like to pick up a copy to read for the book club discussion, just stop by the information desk):
Jan. 25: Run by Ann Patchett
Feb. 29: The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Mar. 28: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines
Apr. 25: The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley
May 30: Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas
Grupo de Lectores del Valle de Fox
El grupo se reune el jueves 7 a 8:30 p.m. El grupo se fundó para fomentar la costumbre de leer entre nuestra comunidad hispanoparlante, para animar a más personas a participar en la superación personal, y para forjar nueva amistades entre personas con gustos similares. Para más información, comuniquese con Juana, (847) 409-0648.
Email Notification
Register for email notices about your library account. It will only be used for library business such as hold notification, overdue notices, etc. All information in your record is kept confidential. Favorite Fiction Fan Club
The Favorite Fiction Fan Club is for readers who want to be among the first to read just-released titles by their favorite authors! We’ve compiled a list of more than 100 best-selling authors such as John Grisham, Dean Koontz, Jodi Picoult, and James Patterson, (to name just a few!) whose newly-released titles are immediately placed on hold by eager readers. Tell us your favorite authors, and we will automatically place the hold for you whenever any of your authors has a new hardbound, first-edition book published. We will then notify you when the book is available to pick up. It can be checked out for 2 weeks with no renewals. Stop by the Information Desk or call (847) 428-3661, ext. 308 to sign up.
Fax Service
The faxing service is provided at the Circulation Desk. Costs: $2.00 for the first page ; $1.00 for each additional page. If there is a cover letter, it counts as a page.
Holds Pickup
Holds are now available for self-serve pick-up. Materials you’ve reserved are identified by a white label with your name on it. Items are shelved alphabetically by the last name of the cardholder and must be checked out to the library card on which they were reserved. To find your holds, take a right turn just inside the second set of double doors. The shelves will be on your right.
Meeting Room
The Library meeting room is available for lease to non-profit organizations. The room is restricted to no fewer than 10 and no more than 100 people. For applications, fees and other information email or contact the Administration Office, (847) 428-3661 (ext. 314 or 300) on Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Notary
If you need something to be notarized you can come to the Administration Office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information please call (847) 428-3661 ext. 314 or ext. 300.
Pay Library Bills Online
E-Pay is the secure electronic online payment service sponsored by the state of Illinois. The Library has partnered with the Illinois E-Pay Program to provide you with a secure, convenient and easy way to make online payments for Fines & Fees. There is no additional service fee for using this method of payment at this time.
Typewriter
A portable electronic typewriter is available for use in the library only. A valid library card or current ID is required to check out the typewriter from the Information Desk.
Voter Registration Information
Please bring 2 forms of identification with current name and address. You may register to vote at the Library if you are a U.S. Citizen 18 years of age (by the date of the next election) and a resident of your Kane County precinct address for 30 days immediately prior to the next election. Two forms of identification are required to register through a deputy registrar. At least one of the two forms must show your name and current address, and only one form of identification may be a piece of mail. Registration and additional information available at the Circulation Desk.