Campbellsport Public Library

What's Your Library Worth to You?

We know you value the services and resources provided by your public library, but just how much are those services worth? How much would you pay out-of-pocket if the library didn't exist, or if these services and resources weren't available at no cost? Find out what that use would cost you & how much you get for each dollar of tax support: Use Winnefox's Library Use & Return on Investment Value Calculator now to find out!

Suggestions For Purchase

We welcome at any time requests to purchase materials. A form to submit a request is located at the circulation counter at the library and also here on our website. Feel free to talk directly to a staff member about requests while you're in the library. First and foremost, patron needs and wishes are considered.

The current library collection is reviewed to see to it that the most heavily-used items are supplemented by new material. Professional and amateur reviews are considered when purchasing all the material. And of course, purchases are somewhat limited by the yearly budget.

New material is added to the library’s collection on a daily basis. Among countless things, our collection includes bestselling novels for adults, young adults and school aged readers. We offer a large selection of classic and new children’s picture books. The emerging reader collection has fiction and non-fiction books that are guaranteed to interest every new reader. Our non-fiction collection boasts books about crafts and hobbies, cookbooks, autobiographies or biographies, self help works, classic novels, poetry and political volumes.

The library subscribes to a variety of magazines. The latest copies are kept at the library for patron browsing but older issues are available to check-out. Our audio visual collection contains music CDs in a variety of genres for children and adults. Our movie collection encompasses blockbuster releases, award-winning films, television series, documentaries and children's movies, to name a few.

New Hours

The library's winter hours are observed October to April. The library's summer hours from May through September are Monday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm.

The changes in the hours were made for numerous reasons, the most important being fiscal. For the past few years the Library has experienced consistently low usage on Tuesday evenings and all day on Thursdays. There have been times during these hours when only one or two people are in the building.  Paying for staff and utilities during these hours is futile.  So these hours were moved to times that will be more user-friendly.

We often receive requests to open the Library earlier in the morning, so we arranged the hours so we could open every day at 9 am. On Fridays just before we close the Library is always busy; people rush in to select movies or books for the weekend.   We hope that staying open until 6 pm on Friday will relieve some of our patron’s need to rush to the Library.

We are also extending our summer hours into May and September. During those months the Library is usually quiet on Saturdays. During the months between May and September the Library will be open Monday through Friday until 6 pm so students who need Library services will be able to come to the Library every weeknight after school.

Another benefit from rearranging the hours is that they will be more consistent and easier for people to remember.

We are confident that these changes we will better serve our customers. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call us at 920-533-8534 or email director@campbellsportlibrary.org.

Winnefox Employment Help Center

Looking for work, but not sure where to start?

The best job search info is at the Winnefox Employment Help Center!

Find everything for your job search there, including...

• Fond du Lac County job openings
• job opportunities in Wisconsin and in other states
• tips for filling out applications
• résumé samples and templates
• job fairs and recruitment events
• videos of job interviewing tips
• free books and brochures

The Winnefox Employment Help Center is a service of the Winnefox Library System.

Use Our Library's Blog to Keep Up To Date

Would you like to find out which novels, movies, childrens' books & more have arrived at our library? Use our brand-new Inside the Pages blog ("blog' is short for "web log") to see what's just arrived! As often as new items arrive, we'll add them to our blog.

Leave a comment on our blog to...
• Tell us what you think of it
• Let us know what you'd like to see there
• Write a review of a book or a movie
Just click the word "comment" under any selection!

If you already use an aggregator like Google Reader to keep up with other blogs, make sure to add our blog's RSS newsfeed!

Unfamiliar with the word "blog"? Find out more at How Blogs Work.
Unfamiliar with the terms "aggregator", "newsfeed" or "RSS"? Find out more here.

Teacher Cards

Read all about the benefits of using a Teacher Card. This type of card is available to individuals who are involved in education at any level, including...
• home-schooling parents
• student teachers
• daycare teachers
• teachers in public schools
• teachers in private schools

Audio Books Delivered Direct to Your PC

If you listen to audio books, we have the perfect thing for you — our library is now providing access to the OverDrive Digital Audio Book collection!

You can download audiobooks to your PC and listen to them on your computer, transfer them to a digital audio player, PDA, or other portable device, or burn them to a CD.

It’s easy! Just click on this link for digital audio books, choose one of the great titles available, download and listen. Search for your favorite book titles or browse through topics of interest. Choose from over 500 fiction and non-fiction titles, anytime day or night.

If you’re already a fan of books on tape and books on CD, this is a new way to enjoy your favorites at home, in your car and on the go!

Need help? Check the Digital Book Center FAQ for tips on downloading, listening, transferring and more!

Downloading the free and easy to use OverDrive Media Console software allows you to listen to audio books in high-quality Windows Media Audio format on any Windows computer. If your PC already has Windows Media Player installed, the Console works hand-in-hand with WMP to give you added functionality to transfer your audio books to supported portable devices.

Access to Overdrive Digital Audio Books is made possible by funding from the Winnefox Library System and the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.

The Campbellsport Public Library exists to serve its community. Its primary function is to select, organize, preserve and make freely available to everyone in its service area materials that will assist its users in fulfilling their educational, informational, cultural and recreational needs.

Free Wireless Internet Access Available at the Library

The Campbellsport Public Library offers wireless connections to the library's Internet service. Bring in your laptop computer to take advantage of this free service.

• Internet access is provided via 802.11g wireless access points.
• Compatable with 802.11b and 802.11g network cards.
• Your laptop must be configured to use DHCP; instructions are available to reset your laptop to use DHCP.
• Beyond providing basic instructions, library staff cannot assist you with configuring your laptop or to troubleshoot individual problems. Ask at our circulation desk to receive instructions.

We also offer free Internet access at a number of publicly-accessible computers in the library.