MAYOR DAVLIN UNVEILS NEW LINCOLN LIBRARY WEBSITE, HIGHLIGHTS NEW E-SERVICES

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Mayor Tim Davlin today unveiled a new look to Lincoln Library’s website which will make it easier to access library services and information. As part of that site, he also unveiled several new services that Springfield residents can access through the website.  Click HERE to see the site.

“We want to make it easy for our residents to utilize the many wonderful services that Lincoln Library has to offer,” Mayor Davlin said. “This new website is designed to let library patrons get that information and those services just as if they were in any of the three branches.”

“I am especially excited about a number of new e-services that are now available online such as meeting room reservations, program reservations and Epay. These services bring an extra value to those who use Lincoln Library now, and, hopefully, will provide a reason for those unfamiliar with the library to avail themselves to these services in the future.”

The meeting room and program reservation sections on the website allow residents to determine when library meetings rooms are available, and to reserve them online. That is a 24/7 service that anyone can use without having to talk to someone at the Main Lincoln Library branch. Signing up for programs is just as easy.

Epay is a new way to pay for overdue book charges. Just like paying your parking tickets, this is a 24/7 service that can be used at night or on weekends to settle outstanding accounts by simply utilizing a credit card for the transaction.

Library patrons will still have many of the other features at their fingertips such as access to a number of online databases. There are more than two dozen reference and research databases on the library's Web site that offer card-holders remote access to a wealth of information. Card-holders can log onto most of it from any computer inside or outside the library, free of charge.

"Springfield taxpayers don't have to pay for this. They already own it and don't have to pay anything more," Davlin added. "It's just a matter of knowing it's available. The library doesn't have walls anymore. You don't have to leave your home computer. The Internet just allows us to extend the number of resources we have in a more convenient way."