Check out these frequently asked questions!
Getting a library card is easy and FREE!
Step 1: Simply fill out our registration form. You can get one in person at the library or you can find a downloadable version by visiting our Information tab and clicking on “Library Card”
Step 2: Along with the registration, adults must bring a photo ID with a current address. If it does not have a current address, bring the ID along with a piece of business mail addressed to you at that address. Minors do not require a photo ID or proof of address
If you lose your card and need a new one, the cost is $2.00
Yes! All of our libraries have copy machines and we are happy to help you. The cost for photocopies is .20 per page/per side for black and white, and /50 per page/per side for color. For example, a double sided black and white copy would be .40.
Sure can! You can print from one of our public computers or we can help you print from your laptop or phone. The cost for computer printouts is .20 per page/per side for black and white printing and .50 per page/per side for color printing.
All of our libraries have fax machines and staff are happy to send a fax for you! The cost for a fax is $1.00 per page.
We can also scan documents to an email address. There is no charge for this service.
Meeting rooms are available in St. James and Madelia.
The meeting rooms at the Library are made available to the public on an equitable
basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting room
use. The Library Board does not advocate or endorse the viewpoints of meetings or
meeting room users. The rooms are available to groups and organizations engaged in
educational, civic, cultural, intellectual or charitable activities which are open to the
general public.
No admissions charge, commercial solicitation or request for donation may be
made at any function on the premises, except for Library or non-profit organization
sponsored programs. Classes that require registration fees may be offered.
For-profit organizations shall not sell items or services, take orders, or exchange
money in the meeting rooms unless sponsored by the Library or the Friends of the
Library.
A meeting room policy must be read and signed before use.
To check for meeting room availability, go to our Information tab and click on “meeting rooms” to see the calendar. From there, you can also put in a meeting room use request.
Yes, actually, you can! You can easily return books to any of our Watonwan County locations: St. James, Madelia, Butterfield, Lewisville and Darfur and they will be checked in immediately if they are from any library within the 9 county Traverse des Sioux Cooperative. You can also return books that are outside of our 9 county area, such as an item ordered through MNLink. Those items will also be checked in immediately as long as the white MNLink slip is retuned with the book. If you return a book from outside our 9 county area that wasn’t ordered through MNLink, you can still return it to one of our libraries, however, we cannot check it in. That item will remain checked out on your record until it makes its way through the courier systems and back to the home library.
You can place a hold on materials by visiting our online catalog, ASPEN. You can also find a link to ASPEN on the home page by going to the Books, Movies and More tab and then clicking on “Search the Catalog”.
You can also ask a librarian to place a hold for you at your library. Just be sure to have your library card with you!
