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Tyler Public Library
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201 S. College Ave., Tyler, Tx 75702
Phone: 903-593-7323, Fax: 903-531-1329
E-mail: Tyler Library
Chris Albertson, City Librarian
Library Hours
Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
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Click on the buttons below to access the Tyler Public Library Catalog and other areas of information.
       
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Viewing Account Information Online Renewing Materials Online Placing a Book On Hold Online
Viewing Account Information Online
Follow the instructions below to view your account information online.
- Click on the Library Catalog button above.
- You are now at the Tyler Library Catalog screen. At the bottom-right of the screen enter your library card number (the 14 digit number on the back of your card below the barcode) at the USER ID prompt.
- At the time you registered, the software assigned the word changeme (no space) as your PIN. If you have not since changed your PIN you should enter the word changeme at the PIN prompt.
- Click the "My Account" link near the top-right of the screen.
- Click on the links under "My Account" to view your account, change your PIN, renew your materials or change your address.
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Renewing Materials Online
Follow the instructions below to renew your materials online.
- Click on the Library Catalog button above.
- You are now at the Tyler Library Catalog screen. At the bottom-right of the screen enter your library card number (the 14 digit number on the back of your card below the barcode) at the USER ID prompt.
- At the time you registered, the software assigned the word changeme (no space) as your PIN. If you have not since changed your PIN you should enter the word changeme at the PIN prompt.
- Click the "My Account" link near the top-right of the screen.
- Click the "Renew My Materials" link
- You will see a list of materials you have checked out and their due dates.
- You may renew only selected items by clicking the appropriate boxes to the left, then clicking the Renew Selected Items button at the bottom of the screen. You may renew all the items on the screen by clicking the Renew All option above the title list, then clicking the Renew button at the bottom of the screen. The software will not allow you to renew any items that are overdue or that have already been renewed once. The only audio-visual materials that may be renewed are books-on-tape.
- When you have clicked the Renew button, a dialog box will appear showing whether you were successful and the new due date. The due dates shown on the overall list of titles may not be updated until the screen is refreshed (by logging back into your account or by clicking your browser's back button and the re-entering the renewal page).
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Placing a Book On Hold Online
Follow the instructions below to place a book on hold online.
- Click on the Library Catalog button above.
- Search for your book using the search fields.
- Click on the "Details" link of the book you want to place on hold.
- Click the Hold button
- Enter your 14 digit library card number and your PIN
- Click the Place Hold button
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Newsletter Upcoming Events Kids Young Adults and Adults Group Reservation Request Gallery
Tyler Public Library distributes a bi-monthly newsletter in accordance with the Friends of the Tyler Public Library.
Click on the image below to read our latest edition: 
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Upcoming Events
Read Aloud Crowd
Every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Printed Page Players
September 4 at 6 p.m.
Texas Writers Network
September 14 at 2 p.m.
DayCare StoryShare
Begins September 16 at 10:30 a.m.
Author Visit:
Rene Saldana, Jr.
September 18 at 6:30 p.m.
American Girl
September 20 at 10 a.m.
Afterschool Rules
Begins September 25 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Teddy Bear Picnic
September 25 - October 2 at 10:30 a.m.
Club Read
September 30 at 10 a.m.
Read for the Record
October 2 - Come help set a record for reading!
Come In Costume!
October 27 - November 1
Zoe Lewis - Family Entertainer
November 1 at 10:30 a.m.
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American Girl Afterschool Rules! Come In Costume! DayCare StoryShare Read Aloud Crowd Read for the Record Teddy Bear Picnic Zoe Lewis
American Girl
Third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon in Taylor Auditorium
Join us for a reading club for girls ages 5-12 that inspires young girls to expand their minds as they experience new worlds and new ideas through award-winning books, historical games and crafts.
September 20
Meet Julie
An American Girl of the 1970s with her best friend Ivy
October 18
Very Funny, Elizabeth
A girl of Colonial America and Felicity Merriman's best friend
Groups Please Register!
To register call Evelyn James at (903) 593-7323 x 207, email Library Programs,
or complete the form under the Group Reservation Request tab.
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Afterschool Rules!
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 25!
Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Storyroom
A reading incentive program for children in grades K-5. Reading games and activities! One on one reading time with adult and teen "reading buddies".
* Afterschool Rules! joins in Reading for the Record on Thursday, October 2!
Groups Please Register!
To register call Evelyn James at (903) 593-7323 x 207, email Library Programs,
or complete the form under the Group Reservation Request tab.
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Come In Costume!
Sunday - Saturday, October 27 - November 1
Kids and Grown Ups! Visit the Library in your costume this week and receive a free “previously loved” book from our Book Sale Cart.
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DayCare StoryShare
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 16!
Mondays and Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Storyroom
Storyteller Evelyn James and friends share stories, songs and books with childcare groups.
Registration required.
Groups Please Register!
To register call Evelyn James at (903) 593-7323 x 207, email Library Programs,
or complete the form under the Group Reservation Request tab.
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Read Aloud Crowd
Every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the Storyroom
Storyteller Evelyn James and friends share songs, stories, and simple crafts with preschoolers and their families.
No registration required.
Groups Please Register!
To register call Evelyn James at (903) 593-7323 x 207, email Library Programs,
or complete the form under the Group Reservation Request tab.
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Read for the Record
Thursday, October 2 - Don Freeman's children's classic Corduroy
The Library joins with readers of all ages across the nation to break the world record for the most children reading the same book with an adult on the same day.
Designed to draw attention to the importance of reading, Read for the Record is sponsored by Jumpstart. See more about Jumpstart reading events and its fundraising efforts at www.readfortherecord.org.
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Teddy Bear Picnic
September 29 - October 2 at 10:30 a.m. in Taylor Auditorium
Bring your Teddy Bear and join storyteller Evelyn James and friends for songs, stories, crafts and Teddy Bear FUN! For preschoolers and their families, as well as childcare groups.
Registration required for groups.
* Teddy Bear Picnic wraps up with Reading for the Record on Thursday, October 2!
Groups Please Register!
To register call Evelyn James at (903) 593-7323 x 207, email Library Programs,
or complete the form under the Group Reservation Request tab.
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Zoe Lewis - Family Entertainer
Saturday, November 1 at 10:30 a.m. in Taylor Auditorium
Zoe Lewis is a band in a body! Troubadour/vaudevillian/storyteller/singer-songwriter/ She plays jazz, jump jive, latin grooves, swing, international folk, funk originals on anything from the piano to the spoons!
Originally from England, she now resides in Provincetown on Cape Cod, MA, she's traveled all over the globe picking up worldbeat grooves and stories on the way; jumping box cars, riding on freight boats and has even played music with an elephant orchestra in Thailand. She's a mixture of swing, acoustic funk, latin jazz and folk.
Visit her website at www.zoelewis.com
Groups Please Register!
To register call Evelyn James at (903) 593-7323 x 207, email Library Programs,
or complete the form under the Group Reservation Request tab.
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Club Read East Texas Genealogical Society Printed Page Players Rene Saldana, Jr. Texas Writers Network
Club Read
Last Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the 2nd floor Atrium
Join us for adult book discussions in September and October.
September 30
Sense & Sensibility
by Jane Austen
October 28
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
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East Texas Genealogical Society
The society meets the second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. at the Tyler Public Library in Taylor Auditorium. Interesting and informative programs help members and visitors with their genealogical research. The Computer Interest Group (CIG) meetings, following the main meeting and refreshments, are of interest to those who use computers with their research. Visitors are always welcome!
NEXT MEETING: September 13
Seminar with Desmond Walls Allen at Smith County Historical Society Auditorium
1) "Vaulting Over Brick Walls", 2) "Confederate Military Research" and 3) "DNA and Your Cousins"
NOTE: This meeting will NOT be held at Tyler Public Library. For more information visit ETGS's website at www.etgs.org
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Printed Page Players
1st Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in Taylor Auditorium
Reading classic plays aloud!
September 4
The Circle (1921)
by W. Somerset Maugham
Thirty years ago, Lady Kitty gave up a stuffy life with her titled husband to run away with a young adventurer. Now, on a visit to her grown son, she sees her daughter-in-law entangled in a similar affair. To make matters worse, who should arrive for the party but Lady Kitty’s long-abandoned husband., The play blends humor and wit with a dig at the conflicts inherent in modern society as the abandoned and reunited get to know one another once again.
October 2
Hay Fever (1925)
by Noel Coward
Inspired by a weekend he spent at a famous actor's house, Coward wrote this play in three days. The Bliss family is filled with actors, artists and writers. No one is ordinary; everyone has a great talent, or at least they believe they have a great talent. Without telling anyone, each member of the Bliss family has invited a guest to spend the weekend at their palatial home. As the guests arrive, everything goes haywire.
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Rene Saldana, Jr. - Author Visit
Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. in Taylor Auditorium
Rene Saldana, Jr., award-winning Latino author of Jumping Tree, Finding Our Way: Stories and Whole Sky Full of Stars visits the Library. Saldana will read from his books and discuss Latino Literature in Texas. There will be a reception following the presentation.
Dr. Saldana’s visit is made possible through the Texas Center for the Book.
Dr. Saldana is Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Several of his stories have appeared in anthologies such as Face Relations, Guys Write for GUYS READ, Every Man for Himself, and Make Me Over, and in magazines such as Boy’s Life and READ.
Saldana is especially interested in the use of culturally relevant literature to promote literacy. “I feel that if reluctant and non-readers are shown literature that validates them and their culture in respectful and accurate ways, they will be more encouraged to take a more active role in their own literacy educations.
Currently, Saldana is putting the finishing touches on an anthology of stories for young adults about how young people cope when they are faced with Alzheimer’s sufferers. He is also continuing to work on his next young adult novel and is compiling a second short story collection for young adults. Read more about Saldana at his blog www.renesaldanajr.blogspot.com.
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Texas Writers Network
2nd Sunday of each month from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Taylor Auditorium
Join us for informal gathering of writers and aspiring writers for mutual support, critique, and networking!
NEXT MEETING: September 14
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