Library Policies

Getting a Library Card
Individuals or families who are new to the community or have never had
a library card before have two options.
    Option #1:  requires a one-time deposit fee of $20 and allows full check-out privileges.  Refunded after 4 months (minus fines).
    Option #2:  waives the deposit fee and has a limit of two items per checkout.
Anyone age 6 or over living in Grant County may obtain a library card.  Also, if you live outside the county but own property within, you may acquire a card by showing a current tax receipt.  Non-resident card will be issued for an annual fee of $10.

Grant County Public Library Offers the following:
Books for all ages: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children, Young Adult, Juvenile, Large Print and Paperbacks
Reference section
South Dakota collection
Genealogy resources
Cassette tapes, books,  ///   CD-ROM books and music
VHS and DVD movies
Newspapers and magazines
Mayo Clinic Health Newsletter
Phone books, catalogs
Microfilm of County newspapers/Microfilm Reader Printer
IRS tax forms and reproducible forms
ILL (Interlibrary Loan Service)

Computers for public use include:
    Internet, Power Point, Access, MS Word, Excel, etc
    Scanner, printers, CD-ROMs for all ages (games, reference)
Photocopy service (25 cents/page)
Reading and study areas
Teen and children's areas
Community Room (can be used for group meetings)
Outside Book Drop (no videos, DVDs, CDs or cassettes, please)

Children's programming throughout the year
Adult Reading Club
Monthly delivery to housing developments for Sr. Citizens
Service to the blind and handicapped through the SD State Library

Circulation Policy
Materials are loaned for 28 days, with the exception of Adult New Books and magazines (14 days), Chilton Auto Manuals and genealogy materials (7 days), videos catalogs and newspapers (2 days).  Materials may be renewed once provided that they are not on reserve for another patron or a new book.  Materials should be brought in to the library for renewal.

Overdue Procedure
1) There is a grace period of 2 days on most materials (excluding videos, catalogs, newspapers, Chilton manuals and genealogy materials), after which a fine of 10 cents per day will be assessed.  A notice of fines accumulating will be mailed when the grace period ends.

2) Four weeks after the original date, a letter of demand will be sent out with the replacement costs and processing fees for each overdue item.

3) If materials are still not returned, the patron's borrowing privileges will be terminated and his/her library account will be turned over to a collection agency.

4) Videos and DVDs have a fine of 50 cents per day if late.  An additional 50 cents will be added if the item is not rewound upon return.  These materials are not renewable!