General Information
Location:
925 South Main Street
Red Bud, Illinois 62278
Phone Number: 618-282-2255 Fax Number: 618-282-4055
Hours:
Monday – Thursday
12:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Friday
12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
The Red Bud Public Library Offers:
Bestsellers
Paperbacks
Picture Books
Children's Books
Mysteries
Romances
Westerns
Histories
Biographies
Encyclopedias
Large Print Books
Books on Cassette and CD
Video Cassettes and DVDs
Magazines
A Library Card
…your window to the world
Your library card is free if you live in or own property within the city limits of Red Bud. Residents pay a special property tax to support the library.
If you live outside the city limits, you may purchase a card for your family’s use. Please ask the librarian about the fee charged for non-resident cards.
Your library card is not transferable and patrons are responsible for all material charged on their card. Please check at the circulation desk for ID and proof of residence requirements.
Children under the age of 14 must have the signature of a parent or guardian in order to get a card.
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Illinois law requires that individuals live or own property in the library’s taxing district to obtain a “free” library card.
Special Services Available
* Computers for research, fund and internet access
* Photocopy and FAX service
* Annual Large Book Sale plus on-going sale
* Local history collections and genealogies
* Summer Story Hour Program
* Summer Reading Program
* 24 – Hour Book return
* Autism Collection
* Periodic lectures, classes and workshops
History of the Library
Evidence of a library association active in 1875 and ending in 1901 has been found. It was sponsored by the independent Order of Minor Americans. At least 115 books were ready for circulation.
Sometime before 1912, a local lady decided that the residents of Red Bud, and the children in particular, needed access to a library. The first order of books was for $25.00 Members of the Red Bud Library Association took turns loaning books each Saturday evening. The library was located in several different buildings until it finally found a semi-permanent home in the City Hall.
The Red Bud Public Library was organized as a tax-supported organization when the first board was approved by the City Council on July 7, 1946. The move prompted the donation of a new furnace by the American Furnace Company. The library continued in what was then the city clerk’s office until the early 70s when the Red Bud Fire Company built a new firehouse. The library moved into the present council chamber until the old firehouse attached to the City Hall was renovated and an addition built to the south.
The library moved into its current location in August of 2003.