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Winslow Public Library
Phone: (207) 872-1978 Hours
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Happy Birthday Winslow Public Library 100 Years of Reading
July 16th 1910 to July 16th 2010!
Family Nite! Wednesday August 18 @ 6:00 p.m. Judy Pancoast & Annual Ice Cream Party!
Friday August 20th...Last day to collect Summer Reading prizes!!
Join Us For Book Discussion
Maine Humanities Council
Refreshing the "Whodunit"
Tuesdays @ 6:30 p.m.
August 10 The Skull Mantra By Eliot Pattison Brown Memorial library, Clinton (426-8686)
Sept. 7 A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow Oakland Public Library, Oakland (465-7533)
Oct. 5 Murder at the Nightwood Bar by Katherine Forrest Winslow Public Library (872-1978)
Discussion Leader: Ann Fogg
Series books are available for loan from the libraries.
For information and to register please call any library:
Winslow: 872-1978 Fairfield: 453-6867 Oakland: 465-7533 China: 968-2926 Clinton: 426-8686
If you would like to be an Artist of the Month Call the library at 872-1978
Scrabble Night All done for the summer See you come fall!
~Book Delivery Program~ (Winslow residents only)
General Information Winslow Public Library Phone: (207) 872-1978 Hours
Staff Information Judy Larson, Library Director Circulation Policies Books/Audio-books - two (2) weeks. Library Cards All Winslow residents, town employees and taxpayers are eligible for a library card. Children may apply for a card when they reach the age of five (5) years old. No fee is charged for library cards issued to Winslow residents, taxpayers, or town employees. A fee of $1 is charged for replacing lost cards.
Non-resident Fees Non-residents will be charged $30 for their first year’s membership and $25 for renewals. A nonresident card will allow the holder's family to borrow if the family member's name is listed on the back of the card. We also have a part-year resident card for $10 for 4 months.
Borrowing Privileges New card holders are limited to: · two (2) items the first time they borrow, and · only two (2) videos or DVDs each time they borrow for the first six (6) weeks of their membership.
Audio-books & Movies The library has a collection of audio-books, videotapes, DVDs, music cassettes, CDs and CD-ROM programs which may be borrowed. The policy for borrowing these items is available at the circulation desk. Only four (4) videos, DVDs or CDs total per household may be checked out at one time. Videos and DVDs are nonrenewable.
Circulation Limits Eight items may be checked out at one time to individual patrons unless special permission is granted by the director. The latest issue of each magazine does not circulate until the next arrives. Patrons may photocopy from magazines as needed. Books may be renewed over the phone once for an additional two week loan period but then items must be returned to the library.
Overdue Materials Overdue books are charged a fee of $ .05 per day, up to a maximum of $3.00 per book. Books that are on loan for only 7 days have a $ .25 per day fine, up to a maximum of $3.00 per book. Overdue videos/DVDs can not be renewed and are charged a fine of $1.00 per day up to a maximum fine of $3.00 per item. Patrons with extremely overdue materials may be subject to legal action and lose their library privileges. Patrons with fines in excess of $15 will have their borrowing privileges suspended until fines are paid or arrangements are made to pay them.
Reserves Patrons may request to have a book placed on reserve. The item will be held for 2 days after the patron has been contacted. After that, the patron's name moves to the bottom of the list and the next person is notified. If there are two or more patrons waiting for the book, it will be placed on Special Reserve and checked out for only 7 days.
Interlibrary Loans Interlibrary loan is available for a flat fee of $1 per item borrowed to defray the cost of postage and/or delivery. Books, fiction and nonfiction, as well as magazine articles may be requested. InfoNet and URSUS may be used to help find books. Fines of $.25 per day are charged for Interlibrary Loan materials which are overdue. Interlibrary loans can also be ordered using wplill@winslow.lib.me.us.
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Mission Statement Winslow Public Library exists to provide all members of the community with diverse materials, which communicate experience and ides from on person to another. Its' function is to assemble, preserve and make freely available materials in a variety of formats that will assist them to educate themselves continuously as well as meet their informational , cultural, cultural, recreational and community needs. The library will serve as a repository for historically significant materials relating to Winslow and as a community-gathering place. To fulfill this purpose, Winslow Public Library endeavors to maintain a carefully selected collection of permanent value, as well as one, which meets current interests and technological advances. Reaffirmed February 2010 Revised and updated March 25, 1997 Accepted April 22, 1997 Board of Trustees |
