Monday – Friday 10 am – 6 pm, Saturday 10 am – 3 pm, Sunday CLOSED.
*Computers shut down 15 minutes before closing each day.
Residents of Indiana presenting proper identification such as a valid Indiana Driver’s License which displays a current address; a valid Indiana State ID which displays a current address; a current government issued photo ID (e.g.m military ID, passport); or a bank statement or utility bill that establishes that the individual resides in or pays real property taxes on a property owned in the library’s service area (the “library district”) are eligible to receive a green Evergreen Indiana “resident” library card, which is used at the Tyson Library. Bring your proof of residence with you to the check out desk at the library and an adult library staff person will help you get signed up for your card.
In order to obtain a card from Tyson Library, you must live within Tyson Library’s district of Johnson township or the townships of Brown, Shelby and Otter Creek for which the library has a service agreement. Click here to enter your address to see your home library!
Yes, you can. First, though, you should know that if you have a current and valid Evergreen Indiana library card with another library, your card may be used at our library to borrow materials.
If you are not a resident of another Evergreen Indiana library district, but you have a valid library card from another Indiana public library that is not in the Evergreen Indiana system, you have two options.
Option 1: Purchase a Public Library Access Card (PLAC) for an annual fee. This PLAC is good at any public library in Indiana.
Option 2: Purchase a Non-Resident card at our library, or at another Evergreen Indiana library, for an annual fee. This fee varies at different libraries based on a formula established by Indiana Library Law. You should contact libraries in your area to see which option will work best for you.
NOTE: Option 2 also applies to anyone who lives in or owns property in an area of Indiana that is not served by any public library.
For your own protection, we strongly recommend that you present your library card every time you check out materials. However, if you do not have your library card with you, you may check out items by showing a valid photo ID at the Circulation Desk.
If your library card is lost or stolen, you can purchase a replacement card at the Circulation Desk. Replacement cards are $2 per card.
Tyson Library is a member of the Evergreen Indiana Consortium. You can search the library’s catalog along with the catalog of over 100 Indiana public libraries by using the catalog search found on our homepage or by clicking here.
Yes! There are over 100 libraries in the state of Indiana that are a part of the Evergreen Indiana library consortium. There are more libraries added to our consortium every year. You can place a hold request on most items in the Evergreen Indiana catalog regardless of its location.
We have a drop box on the sidewalk in front of our building. There is one slot for books and one slot for media (DVDs, CDs, Playaways). We retrieve our drop box items every morning (Monday through Saturday) between 9 and 10 a.m. If you drop books off after we close, please note they will not be retrieved until the following business day.
Each public library purchases subscriptions to its own databases with funds in our budget. The databases to which the Tyson Library subscribes can be accessed by anyone from within the library building. However, remote online access to those databases is restricted to the people from our library district.
We have a webpage dedicated to answering all your questions about our online e-book and e-audiobook app. Click here to learn more.
Yes. The library has eight public access computers with internet and Microsoft Office software. The library’s computers are managed by the Cassie computer program. For instructions and our guidelines to access the library’s computers, see our policies page.
We do not have a notary on staff here at the library. Most local banks have a notary on staff and can tell you if there is one available by calling their number.
The library is named for Versailles’s native son, businessman, and philanthropist James Henry Tyson.
Click here for more information on James Tyson and the history of the library.
