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New Members

First time Check-Out Only

• • In-Town New Member: total of 3 items
  • Out-of-Town New Member: total of 1 items

Adult (18 and Up)

• • Books: 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Audio Books: 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Magazines: 1 week; can renew twice; newest one cannot be checked out
  • Movies (DVD’s): 1 week; 5 per household; no renewals
  • Games (Video Games): 1 week; only 3 per household; no renewals
  • Music (CDs): 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Older Encyclopedias & reference books: 3 days
  • Total: 15 items

Young Adult (12 – 17)

• • Books: 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Audio Books: 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Magazines: 1 week; can renew twice; newest one cannot be checked out
  • Movies (DVD’s): 1 week; only 5 per household; no renewals
  • Games (Video Games): 1 week; only 3 per household; no renewals
  • Music (CDs): 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Older Encyclopedias & reference books: 3 days
  • Total: 10 items

Children (11 & under)

• • Books: 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Audio Books: 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Magazines: 1 week; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Music (CDs): 2 weeks; can renew twice unless it is new
  • Computer Games: 1 week
  • Total: 5 items

Renewing Items

All items, other than DVD’s, BRD’s, video games and cake pans, can be renewed twice after initial check-out. To renew, you can ask in person, call (620-724-4317), or use the On-Line Card Catalog. When renewing online, you must renew before your items are overdue.

On-Line Instructions: Go to the On-Line Card Catalog, click on Researcher, and in the top menu bar of Researcher you will see “Log In.” Click “Log In,” then continue by typing in your user name and password and clicking the “Log-In” button.  A window with your name and information will appear (if you have exited this window click on your name on the top menu bar). Click the “Activity” tab and you will see your checked items listed. Click on the item you need renewed, and click the “renew” button located on the bottom right of the page.

Place a Hold on an Items

To place a hold on an item means that you are requesting that item after the present person or last hold has returned the item to the library. You will then be called or emailed that the item is in the library’s possession and ready for you to pick up. We will hold the item at the library for 3 days, DVD’s, BRD’s, and video games are held for 1 day only, before either moving on to the next hold or returning it to the shelves.

You can place a hold in-person, by calling (620-724-4317), or by using the On-Line Card Catalog Log-In. You will not be able to place a hold on anything if you have a fine or overdue item. You can only have 3 holds at a time.

On-Line Instructions: Go to the On-Line Card Catalog, and in the top menu bar you will see “Log In.” Click “Log In,” then continue by typing in your user name and password and clicking the “Log-In” button. From here, locate the item you would like to place a hold on by searching the item’s name, series, or author. After searching, click “place hold”, located to the top right of the item and press okay in the next window. You can still place holds on available items and items with holds.

Reserve Items

Reserving an item means that you are requesting it for a specific date in time. You can place a reservation in-person, by calling (620-724-4317), or by using the On-Line Card Catalog Log-In. You can not place a reservation if you currently have a hold or overdue item and you will be expected to pick-up the item the day that you reserve it for, no notification will be made.

On-Line Instructions: Follow the same instructions for placing a hold on an item, but click “Place Reservation” instead of “Place Hold.”

Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL)

Interlibrary Loan Service is when our library contacts another library in Kansas for a book a patron wants but we don’t have. To use this service, you should contact Librarian Tasha Ferguson in the adult library. She will search other libraries using the title and author of the needed book. The time that it takes to get a book may vary, but a phone call will be made to inform the patron of the arrival of item. This service is FREE.

Returning Items

All items, except for movies, can be returned outside in the drop box or inside on the first or second floor. Movies (DVD’s, BRD’s, video games, music cd’s and audiobooks) must either be put in the slot that is found at the west entrance before the door going inside or in the inside drop boxes. If one of these items is put in the outdoor drop box, you will have a letter sent to you informing you not to do so again. See “Late Policies” for fines that will be applied after the item is overdue.