About the Library
The AEMS Media Library maintains a collection of high-quality videos and curriculum materials, as well as some CDs, traditional games, and newsletters. These are available for viewing or browsing in the library and for loan to local patrons.

The library is open to the public; university affiliation is not required.

If you live in central Illinois, you may sign up for an AEMS Borrower's Card. Please come in to sign the AEMS Borrower Agreement, which we ask all borrowers to adhere to.

AEMS is a member of the Lincoln Trails Library System, which includes 118 public and school libraries in a 9-county area of east central Illinois. As of July 2008, patrons at any LTLS member library may borrow from the AEMS library through interlibrary loan.

Temporary Hours (until further notice): Mon, Wed, Fri: 1:30pm-5:00pm Please call for appointments at other times. Phone Library Asst: 217-265-0640 Toll-free: 888-828-AEMS (2367) Address 805 West Pennsylvania Avenue Room 211 (second floor*) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois 61801 Parking Metered parking is available in the parking lot behind our building (one spot) and along Pennsylvania Avenue, west of Lincoln. Street parking east of Lincoln is by permit only until 3:00 pm.

*We regret that our library is not handicapped accessible. Please call if you are unable to visit; we are happy to work out alternative arrangements.

Finding Items

Please come visit the library during our the hours listed above to browse our shelves. You can search for items using the LINC online catalog. To search only items in the AEMS collection, conduct an advanced search (under the “LINC catalog” tab), and select “Asian Educational Media Service” from the Location Menu. Fill in your search terms and click “Go.”

Obtaining Items

You may of course borrow items in person at the AEMS Media Library during our library hours. You may also place requests online using the LINC online catalog. When you request an item, you can choose any Lincoln Trails library as your pick-up location (e.g., the Champaign Public Library, or most school libraries in the area). Similarly, if another library has an item that you want, you can choose to pick it up at AEMS.

Managing Your Account Online

To log into your account using the LINC catalog, click on Login to My Account in the top right corner of the LINC screen. Use the barcorde number on your AEMS borrower's card; your PIN is the last 4 digits of the phone number you provided us (click on “Profile” to change your PIN). Once you are logged in, you may place holds, renew items, see what you have checked out and their due dates, and much more.

Search Our Collection
The search tool below searches a subset of the records in the AEMS Database, selecting only those records that we hold in our library collection. For more information or to search the entire database, see our AEMS Database page.

 

Last updated: September 15, 2009