First Regional Library
Serving DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Tate, and Tunica Counties in Northwest Mississippi
About the First Regional Library and its Staff
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First Regional Library Serving DeSoto, Lafayette, Panola, Tate, and Tunica Counties in Northwest Mississippi |
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About the First Regional Library and its Staff |
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ABOUT FIRST REGIONAL LIBRARY
First Regional Library is a five-county public library cooperative with thirteen branches located in Northern Mississippi. The Region was formed among DeSoto, Tate, Panola and Lafayette counties in 1950. Tunica County joined the System in 1968. The regional headquarters is located inside the branch in Hernando, MS, located about 20 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. MORE ABOUT FIRST REGIONAL LIBRARY.
HEADQUARTERS STAFF
Catherine Nathan, Director
Barbara Evans, Assistant Director for Public Services
Marty Coleman, Assistant Director for Technical Services
Sandra Childers, Business Manager
Stewart Carpenter , Head Cataloger
Victoria Penny Early Childhood Services Coordinator
Judy Card, Youth Services Coordinator
Ruth Pierce, Regional Reference Librarian For reference, ILL, or e-rate assistance
David Brown, Public Relations Specialist and Webmaster
Amy Poe, Staff Development Coordinator
First Regional is governed by an administrative board of trustees which meets monthly. The Regional Board of Trustees is comprised of five members, one from each county that the First Regional Library serves:
Mrs. Petrecia Williams, Tate County
Mrs. Laurie Ann Ryals Evans, Tunica County
Mrs. Nora Dalton, Lafayette County
Mr. John Echols, DeSoto County
Mr. Bobby Lewers, Panola County
If you have a question or concern for the board, please contact Catherine Nathan, Director.
YOUR LIBRARY CARD
Your First Regional Library card can be used at any of the thirteen branches in the system. Anyone who lives, works, owns property, or goes to school in one of the five counties is eligible for a free library card. The replacement cost for a lost library card is $1. The Library offers a special key-ring library card, so if you want to turn in your old card for the new one, it will only cost you a dollar.
To download a copy of the Borrower Card Application, click here.
To review your account or to renew items, you will need
your PIN #. To get this number, call one of the
library branches. For security reasons, PIN #'s cannot be given out through e-mail.
BORROWING AND RETURNS
Most materials can be checked out for three weeks. DVDs, CDs, and some other materials have different loan periods. While there is no charge to borrow library materials, overdue fines are applied when items are not brought back by their due date. The charges are 10 cents a day for books, magazines, audiocassettes, etc. Overdue fines for videos, DVDs and reference materials are $2 a day. Items can be renewed by phone, by logging into your account (you must have your PIN), or in person. Items on hold for other patrons may not be renewed. Bookdrops are available at each library site for your after-hours convenience. Please feel free to return items at any FRL branch location.
LIBRARY SERVICES
These are just a few of the services offered by the First Regional Library.
*Copy and fax machines
*Interlibrary loans (borrowing requested materials not owned by FRL from other library systems)
*Meeting rooms
*Adult and children's exhibits and programs, including preschool storytimes and the Summer Library Program
*Information and Reference services
*Courier service among all the branches for fast delivery of requested material