About the Library

  

Hours

Mon. - Thurs. - 10 - 8
Friday - 10 - 5
Saturday - 10 - 5
Sunday - 1 - 5

 

Directions

The Simsbury Public Library is located on Routes 10/202. It is the third building on the LEFT northward past the intersection of Route 167.

Via I-91: Take Exit 35B, Bissell Bridge to Route218. Turn onto West Wolcott Avenue (a RIGHT turn from I-91 South, a LEFT turn from I-91 North). Follow West Wolcott Avenue to the intersection of Route 185, and turn RIGHT onto Route 185. Follow Route 185 to the intersection of Routes 10/202, and turn RIGHT onto intersection of Routes 10/202, and turn RIGHT onto Routes 10/202.

Via I-84: Take Exit 39, Route 4, Farmington. Follow Route 4 to the intersection of Routes 10/202 (Waterville Road), and turn RIGHT onto Routes 10/202 North. At the intersection of Route 44, turn LEFT onto Route 44 West. Continue a short distance, and turn RIGHT onto Routes 10/202 North (Hopmeadow Street).

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Meeting Rooms

The library provides several meeting rooms for the general public to use. Some rooms  require a fee for use. Call the Information desk at 860-658-7663 to check for availability, fee schedule, and reservations. Available rooms and the number of people they can accommodate are:

  • Program Room - 150

  • Program Room - 40

  • Barnes Conference Room - 12

  • Discovery Center - 30

  • Wagner Conference Room - 12

  • Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Technology Learning Center - 20

  • Business Resource Conference Room - 4

  • Work/Study Room 1 - 2

  • Work/Study Room 2 - 2

How to Get a Library Card

  • You must be a resident of Simsbury.

  • You must present a valid form of identification with your name and current address (driver's license, checkbook, or cancelled mail).

  • Out of state employees working in Simsbury may apply for an "In-house" card which is valid for one year and is kept at the circulation desk.

  • Print a library card application form here.

 

Loan Periods

Material may be borrowed with a hometown library card from another public library in Connecticut.
Simsbury residents may use their cards at any public library in Connecticut.
Borrowed materials may be returned to any Connecticut public library.
 

3-week loans
  Books
  Compact discs
  Audiocassettes
  Puzzles
  Non-Fiction Videos and DVD
(No Renewals on Orange striped items)
   
1-week loans
  PRONTO books
  Fiction Videocassettes and DVD
  Magazines
  CD-ROMs
  Slide Projector
  (No Renewals on Orange striped items)
Borrowers of library equipment must be at least 18 years of age and possess  a valid Library card.

Interlibrary Loan
Materials not owned by the library may be requested by calling the Reference Desk.

Overdue Fees

General library materials    
  $.15 per day    
       
Videocassettes/CD-ROMs, PRONTO books, DVDs
  $1.00 per day    
Patron borrowing privileges are suspended when there are unpaid lost items or unpaid fines accumulate to $10.00 or more. Lost library card replacement fee is $1.00.

 

Staff Directory

Susan Bullock, Director ext. 2103
   
Nicole Sisk, Administrative Assistant ext. 2111
   
James P. Miller, Head of Adult Services ext. 2118
   
Susan Ray, Reference Librarian, Webmaster ext. 2108
   
Jennifer Keohane, Business Outreach Librarian ext. 2107
   
Celia Roberts, Reference Librarian ext. 2106
   
Cheryl Donahue, Head of Childrens Services ext. 2116
   
Shelley Spoering, Children's Librarian ext. 2115
   
Karilyn Hollebone, Children's Clerk ext. 2119
   
Kathy Dublanica, Head of Circulation ext. 2105
   
Jan Crowe, Circulation Clerk ext. 2110
   
Derek Vance, Circulation Clerk ext. 2109
   
Linda Bilodeau, Head of Technical Services ext. 2121
   
Gertrude Owusu, Technical Services Clerk ext. 2120

Library Board of Trustees

Charmaine Glew, Chair
 
Joy Himmelfarb, Vice Chair
 
Anne Erickson, Secretary
 
Diane Madigan
 
Jeff Blumenthal
 
Bert Kaplan
 
Gail Ryan
 
Marianne O'Neil
 
Lydia Chiappetti
 
Moira Wertheimer, Board of Selectman Liaison
 
George Boissard, Friends Liaison
 
Eileen Sickenger, Recording Secretary
 

Libray Board Meetings
 The Board meets the third Monday of every month.
 7:00 P.M. in Library Program Room (2)

Meeting Dates
2010-2011
 
January 4, 2010
(1st Monday)
February 22, 2010
(4th Monday)
March 15, 2010
April 19, 2010
May 17, 2010
June 21, 2010
July 19, 2010
August 16, 2010
September 20, 2010
October 18, 2010
November 15, 2010
December 13, 2010
(2nd Monday)
January 3, 2011
(1st Monday)
 

 

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