Arrowhead
Library System
Spring 2014
Helping Public Libraries Serve the Citizens of Rock County
Library
Stats 2013
Overall circulation
1,956,703
Total materials
collection:
612,185
Intra System
Delivery:
170,736 items
Libraries Help Inform Public Regarding the Affordable
Care Act & Enrolling in the Healthcare Marketplace.
ALS is a part of the Rock Regional Enrollment Network committee. Rock County
Public Libraries are holding enrollment sessions with CACs and facilitators to help
citizens get the coverage they need within the 2014 enrollment period. ALS also
created a convenient website with local assistance information that is useful to
citizens and agencies alike: http://als.lib.wi.us/AffordableCareAct.html
The Great Outdoors @ your library
A collaborative project that with RC agencies, organizations, and individuals that
highlights Rock County / Wisconsin outdoor recreation opportunities and library
resources.
Grants:
Hearing Loop project - ALS has applied for a grant that will provide hearing loop
devices at all 7 RC public libraries.
The 2014 summer
library program’s
“Fizz,Boom, Read”
theme supports both
literacy and science.
Libraries provide
reading incentives
and programs that
encourage kids to keep
reading throughout the
summer. Studies show
that children that read in
the summer do better
in school in the fall.
Last year Rock County
Public Libraries enrolled
over 2000 children in
their combined summer
library programs.
A Mobile Makerspace - allows all 7 RC public libraries to offer unique programming that allows patrons to have hands-on experience with technology such as
3-D printers, stop-motion filming and more.
Supporting Early Literacy through the Growing Wisconsin Readers initiative ALS
and Hedberg Public Library have applied for an LSTA grant to support “1000
books before Kindergarten” - a system-wide project.
ALS moves to Milton
2014 will see the system moving to the lower level of the Milton Public Library.
Advantages: Lower rent, improved internet connection, inside the Rock County
libraries wide area network, improved delivery area.
Mango, an outstanding language learning subscription database is available at a
number of ALS libraries.
ALS Board of Trustees:
ALS Delivery Provides Efficiency and Service to:
7 public libraries, 5 days/wk | 21 nursing homes, monthly |5 school districts,
weekly | Beloit College, 4 days/wk | Blackhawk Tech, 2 days/wk | Wisconsin
School of the Visually Handicapped, weekly
Helping Job Seekers:
All RC public libraries assist job seekers through a variety of resources,
including knowledgeable staff and public computers. Hedberg Public
Library in Janesville has developed a special area packed with reference
materials just for job seekers plus they offer a “job seekers open lab” on a
regular basis.
President: Richard Bostwick,
Rock County Supervisor
Vice President: Bill Wilson,
Milton Public Library Board Member
Mike Farrey - Hedberg Public Library
Board Member
Janet Haag - Clinton Public Library Board
Member
Rick Richard - Rock County Supervisor
Jose Carrillo - Member at large
Doreen Dalman - Beloit Public Library Board
Member
Ex-officio members:
J. Russell Podzilni, Chairman Rock County
Board of Supervisors
Steve Platteter, Director,
Arrowhead Library System
Bryan McCormick, Director Hedberg
Public Library
Director, Beloit Public Library
ALS Libraries
Beloit Public Library
608-364-2905, 605 Eclipse Boulevard
www.beloitlibrary.info
Clinton Public Library
608-676-5569, 214 Mill St.
www.als.lib.wi.us/CPL
Edgerton Public Library
608-884-4511, 101 Albion St.
www.als.lib.wi.us/EPL
Hedberg Public Library
Janesville, WI
Eager Free Public Library
608-882-2260, 39 W. Main St., Evansville
www.als.lib.wi.us/EFPL
Hedberg Public Library
608-758-6588, 316 S. Main St., Janesville
www.hedbergpubliclibrary.org
RockCat
Using RockCat, you can
search the library holdings of
all 7 public libraries in Rock
County. Check a book out a
book online and have it sent to
the library of your choice!
Arrowhead Library System
Helping Public Libraries Serve the Citizens of Rock County
Arrowhead Library System was established in 1974 to coordinate and
expand Rock County's public library services. All Rock County residents
benefit from enhanced, cost-effective library services through the continued
cooperation of ALS and its member libraries.
Services provided to Rock County Public Libraries include: 5 day delivery,
public relations services, continuing education, interlibrary loan, nursing
home and assisted living collection and delivery, jail library services,
computer training and technology support, grant writing and consulting.
Milton Public Library
608-868-7462, 430 E. High St.
www.miltonpubliclibrary.org
Orfordville Public Library
608-879-9229, 203 W. Beloit St.
www.als.lib.wi.us/OPL
ALS Staff
Steve Platteter, Director
Melody Clair, Automated System Administrator
Martha Gammons, Public Information Coordinator
Anita Schultz, Office Manager and Interlibrary Loan
Coordinator
Delivery: John Ashenfelter, Jeff Kakuske
Ron Oberle, Gordon Odegaard,
608-758-6690 | 210 Dodge St.,
Janesville, WI 53548 | www.als.lib.wi.us