Google co-founder Larry Page once said, “Basically, our goal is to organize the world’s information and to make it universally accessible and useful.”
That is quite a goal, and at the Jasper County Public Library, we find ourselves ‘googling’ a thing or two nearly every day of the week. However, we know that ‘googling’ isn’t the easy answer to everything, especially when it comes to community resources and knowing just who to call in our community for help with some of the challenges of everyday life. That is why we have created our Community Resource Guide.
Our Community Resource Guide is full of useful information, including who to call in an emergency, sources for local financial assistance, Township Trustees and complete contact information. In addition, you will find listings for local media, license branches, post offices and local utilities. Local organizations are included, such as the Chamber of Commerce, Historical Society, KVAIS Homeschoolers, and the American Legion, to name a few. We provide contact information for agencies that can help with health care/medical services, housing, education, employment, nutrition, legal services, senior services, social services, transportation, and child care. We include local officials such as the Mayor, City Council Members, and Town Board Presidents, and include a listing for various county offices such as the Assessor, Auditor and Treasurer. Each of our three communities, DeMotte, Wheatfield and Rensselaer, are included in this ten-page guide.
Our guide is available online. You will find it at www.myjcpl.org/guide. You may also visit any of our locations and request a print version. Our Community Resource Guide is just another way we strive to inform, enrich, and empower our diverse community
