Library Card Information & Loan Policies

Checkout Periods - Videocassettes and magazines are checked out for 7 days. New fiction is checked out for 14 days. Audiovisual equipment is checked out for 5 days. All other materials are checked out for 21 days.

Loan Limits - There is a limit of five videos, audio books, compact disks, audiocassettes, and/or magazines per library card. There is a limit of two DVD's and children's puppets per library card. There is a maximum total of 50 items per library card.

Fines - Overdue videocassettes, DVDs, and equipment are charged $1.00  per day per item. All other materials are charged at $ .10 per day fine. Notices will be sent when materials reach 14 days and 45 days overdue. A patron with fines of $10.00 or more on his or her record will be denied borrowing privileges.

Renewed Materials - Materials that are NOT OVERDUE may be renewed if there are no reserves for that title. The may be renewed by accessing your account on the MORE (more.lib.wi.us) catalog site.  You will be asked to supply your name and card number. (HINT: If you fail to get in to your record, include your middle initial or middle name).  Renewals may also be done over the phone.

Material Reserves - A reserve may be placed on any material that appears in the MORE catalog.  Some of these items are on order, so no owning library will be shown.  When you locate a title you wish to reserve, click the REQUEST ITEM icon in the catalog's tool bar.  You will be asked for your name, card number and at which library you would like to receive the item.  (HINT: If you are unable to request the item, trying adding your middle initial, or middle name).

Patron Cards - Any resident of Wisconsin is eligible for a card. Adults need to present a valid driver's license, or some other valid form of picture ID, along with ID that contains their current address.  They must complete a MORE application card and agree to comply with the policies of the MORE libraries.  Applicants under 18 years of age must have a parent or guardian give their written consent on the application form before a new card can be issued. The parent or guardian must sign the card in the presence of the library staff. Cards are issued the same day. Only the person to whom the card is issued may use that card.

All library cards must be renewed annually so that the staff may verify the current address. In order to renew a library card, patrons must produce identification and must clear all outstanding fines and bills.  Replacement cards are available for $2.00.

Be sure to try the new SelfCheckout machines available at both ends of the Circulation Desk.

The Menomonie Public Library is a member of the Indianhead Federated Library System.