Carnegie Schuyler Public Library is supported by city taxes.
We provide free cards valid for 3 years to the following:
Residents within city limits
Property owners within city limits
You will need to bring in acceptable ID or proof of residency.
Valid photo ID such a driver’s license, passport, state ID card
Proof of residency may be a recent (30 days or less) utility bill with city address, rental receipt, lease, city property tax receipt, voter registration card, or bank statement postmarked within the last 30 days
For children ages 7-17, a parent or guardian must be present to register a child for a library card and acknowledge responsibility for items borrowed.
If a student is eligible for free/reduced lunch at school, they are eligible for a free library card while they are in school, provided Carnegie-Schuyler Library is the closest public library to their residence or if Pana is where the child would attend school. A parent or guardian must attest that their child qualifies for this program at the time of registration. To qualify for the Cards for Kids program, the student’s household must meet the Income Eligibility Guidelines outlined by the Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, for Child Nutrition Programs. This card may only be used by the student and no other members of the household.
Property owners that live beyond the City Limits of Pana but owning property within the City limits may, upon presentation of a current tax bill bearing the property owner’s name, receive a non-resident card valid for 1 year from the registration date.
Non-residents who live outside Pana city limits, are served by our local school, and are not in another library’s residency may purchase a library card for a fee and is valid for 1 year from the registration date. The fee is based on the average of the yearly taxes paid by residents within city limits. The non-resident fee shall not apply to veterans ’and surviving spouses who provide documentation that they are exempt from paying property taxes on their primary residence in compliance with the Disabled Veterans’ Standard Homestead Exemption.
All family members and residents sharing the same address will have their cards associated. If any cards are blocked within that association with fees or fines in excess of $5, no other cards may be used until the charges are taken care of.
The library is a member of the Illinois Heartland Library System which allows patrons to request items from other member libraries and check out at any member library. Eligible items may be renewed in person, online or by calling, items may be returned in the drop box located by the east entrance of the library or any member library.
The library has an online catalog, SHARE Mobile Library and books and audiobooks that may be checked out in digital format cloudLibrary. Patrons will need their library card number for their username and the last 4 digits on their library card is their PIN or password.
To request items, cspp.illshareit.com
Or Download the SHARE Mobile Library app
To request digital materials,
Download the cloudLibrary app
