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Find a book

Visit the Book Finders section of our Reader's Cafe space.

Use the 'Place Hold" button in the online catalog or ask a librarian to place one for you.

My Account

Past usage information is not currently available in order to protect your privacy.

Visit the My Account page of the online catalog to view and edit your holds. You’ll need your library card number and a PIN.

The checkout interval for books is three weeks.  You can also renew the book up to three times.

DVD movies can be checked out for 7 days maximum unlike CD's and books which have a 21 day loan period.

CD's can be checked out for three weeks, just like books and can be renewed up to three times.

You can now pay your fine online!  Go to the "My Account" link in the search bar at the top of of any page (including this one) and click the orange "Pay Fines" button.  There is a $3 minimum for using this service.  Be assured that this is a safe and secure service provided for your convenience and maintained to protect your privacy and confidential information. You can view our privacy policy here. You can also stop by your local library and pay your fine at the customer service desk.  We currently do not have telephone based payment.

Downloadables

For help downloading a NetLibrary Recorded Books or Overdrive eAudiobooks read the instructions here.

For instructions on downloading an eBook read the instructions here.

eAudiobooks can be checked out for 21 days maximum just like regular books.

eAudioBooks are spoken by narrators and eBooks are a medium that you read.

General

Preregister for a library card online or stop at the customer service desk in any branch.

PDF stands for Portable Document Format. You can use a free program like Adobe Reader to read our PDF files.

Researching

There are over 50 topics and subtopics available in our Research Room.  Use the navigation pane on the left side of the page or the topics featured here to browse all these topics.

These include journal articles, magazines, newspapers, etc. that are unavailable for free on the internet. Accessing these resources requires a library card. They are available in the Research Room along with librarian chosen top web sites.

Give suggestions, reviews and comments

In our online catalog: Click on Write a Review anywhere it appears. You may also leave comments at our Reader's Choice Blog and our Books for Discussion Blog.

To make a purchase suggestion use this form or ask for a purchase request form at your local library.
To obtain materials published more than 2 years ago please indicate on the online form that you would like the material borrowed from another library.