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== Agency Information ==
== Agency Information ==
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'''Name:''' Brownstown Public Library
'''Name:''' Brownstown Public Library


'''Category:''' Cultural/educational/historical
'''Category:''' Education


'''Service Area:''' Brownstown, Grassy Fork and Driftwood Townships (in Jackson County). The town of Brownstown
'''Service Area:''' Brownstown, Grassy Fork and Driftwood Townships (in Jackson County). The town of Brownstown


'''Hours of Operation:''' Monday-Thursday 9 AM to 7 PM; Friday 9 AM to 6 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM. Closed Sunday.
'''Hours of Operation:''' Monday-Friday 9 AM to 6 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM. Closed Sunday.


The library offers adult and children programming, interlibrary loans, reference services, genealogy, tax forms, voter registration, copier, and fax. Customers may borrow books, large print materials, DVDs, Blu-rays, books on CD, music CDs, and magazines. The library provides computers with Internet access and wireless access to the internet. The library belongs to the Evergreen Indiana consortium of libraries. Evergreen Indiana card holders have access to materials from participating libraries throughout the state.
The library offers adult and children programming, interlibrary loans, reference services, genealogy, tax forms, voter registration, and copier. Customers may borrow books, large print materials, DVDs, Blu-rays, books on CDs, music CDs, magazines, and can access E-books and Audiobooks through Hoopla, Kanopy, and Libby services. The library provides computers with Internet access and wireless access to the internet. The library belongs to the Evergreen Indiana consortium of libraries. Evergreen Indiana cardholders have access to materials from participating libraries throughout the state.


The Board meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the library conference room. The library board trustees are responsible for setting library policies, hiring a director, planning for the future of the library, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the library, and advocating for the library in the community. The board is comprised of seven residents of the library district. Each appointment is for a four-year term with term limits of four consecutive terms. The library board members serve without compensation.


== Additional Information ==
== Additional Information ==




Address: 120 E. Spring St.
'''Address:''' 120 E. Spring St., Brownstown, Indiana, 47220


City: Brownstown
'''Phone:''' 812-358-2853


State: Indiana
'''Website:''' http://www.brownstown.lib.in.us/


ZIP: 47220
'''Facebook URL:''' https://www.facebook.com/Brownstown-Public-Library-292181617933860/


Phone: 812-358-2853
== Contact Information ==
 
'''Name:''' Sherri L. May
 
'''Title:''' Director
 
'''Email:''' slmay@brownstownpl.org
 
 
'''Name:''' Michelle R. Owens
 
'''Title: '''Youth Services


Website: http://www.brownstown.lib.in.us/
'''Email:''' mrowens@brownstownpl.org


Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/Brownstown-Public-Library-292181617933860/


== Contact Information ==
'''Name:''' Natasha Perry
 
'''Title:''' Circulation Manager/ Adult Program Coordinator
 
'''Email:''' ncperry@brownstownpl.org
 
 
 
Current Board:
 
'''Name:''' Jordan McKinley


Name: Sherri L. May
'''Title:''' President


Title: Director


Email: slmay@brownstownpl.org
'''Name:''' Jill Carlin


'''Title:''' Vice President


Name: Michelle R. Owens


Title: Youth Services
'''Name:''' Kim Lockman


Email: mrowens@brownstownpl.org
'''Title:''' Treasurer




Name: Barbara Wheeler
'''Name:''' Paula Workman


Title: Interlibrary Loan/Acquisition specialist
'''Title:''' Secretary


Email: bjwheeler@brownstownpl.org




Name: Natasha Perry
Other Members:


Title: Circulation Manager/ Adult Program Coordinator
'''Name:''' Janette Elliott


Email: ncperry@brownstownpl.org
'''Name:''' Kim Lockman


'''Name:''' Melanie Preston


== Program Information ==
== Program Information ==


Description: Adult and Children Programming, Inter-Library loans, county census figures on microfilm, reference services, books on tape, genealogy, tax forms, voter registration, large print books, fax, copier & DVD's.
'''Description:'''  Programming is available for all ages.  Programs include storytimes, book clubs, crafts, and technology.
 
Updated Oct 2016

Latest revision as of 19:45, 21 April 2026

Agency Information

Name: Brownstown Public Library

Category: Education

Service Area: Brownstown, Grassy Fork and Driftwood Townships (in Jackson County). The town of Brownstown

Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 9 AM to 6 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM. Closed Sunday.

The library offers adult and children programming, interlibrary loans, reference services, genealogy, tax forms, voter registration, and copier. Customers may borrow books, large print materials, DVDs, Blu-rays, books on CDs, music CDs, magazines, and can access E-books and Audiobooks through Hoopla, Kanopy, and Libby services. The library provides computers with Internet access and wireless access to the internet. The library belongs to the Evergreen Indiana consortium of libraries. Evergreen Indiana cardholders have access to materials from participating libraries throughout the state.

The Board meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the library conference room. The library board trustees are responsible for setting library policies, hiring a director, planning for the future of the library, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the library, and advocating for the library in the community. The board is comprised of seven residents of the library district. Each appointment is for a four-year term with term limits of four consecutive terms. The library board members serve without compensation.

Additional Information

Address: 120 E. Spring St., Brownstown, Indiana, 47220

Phone: 812-358-2853

Website: http://www.brownstown.lib.in.us/

Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/Brownstown-Public-Library-292181617933860/

Contact Information

Name: Sherri L. May

Title: Director

Email: slmay@brownstownpl.org


Name: Michelle R. Owens

Title: Youth Services

Email: mrowens@brownstownpl.org


Name: Natasha Perry

Title: Circulation Manager/ Adult Program Coordinator

Email: ncperry@brownstownpl.org


Current Board:

Name: Jordan McKinley

Title: President


Name: Jill Carlin

Title: Vice President


Name: Kim Lockman

Title: Treasurer


Name: Paula Workman

Title: Secretary


Other Members:

Name: Janette Elliott

Name: Kim Lockman

Name: Melanie Preston

Program Information

Description: Programming is available for all ages. Programs include storytimes, book clubs, crafts, and technology.