Library Services
Need A Library Card?
Print out the application form or get an application form at your library.
Photo ID and proof of current address are required. These could be a MN driver's license, MN State ID; employer's ID, plus anything that shows your present address.
Library cards are free.
Community Resources
Computer Workstations
Wireless Internet Access
Meeting Room
Copy Machine
Fax Machine
Scanning
Proctoring
Magazine Exchange
WiFi Hotspots
Notary Services
Seed Library
Shredding Services
Metal Detector
Reminiscence Kits
Collections
Books
e-Books
Large Print Books
Paperback Books
Beginning Readers
Board Books
Picture Books
Audiobooks
Digital Audiobooks
Video on DVD
Music on CD
Magazines
Newspapers
Interlibrary Loan
Cakepans
Board Games
Yard Games
Nature Backpacks
WiFi Hotspots
You can now checkout the Internet from the library! A mobile Internet hotspot uses cellular access to create a WiFi connection, allowing people to connect to the Internet where there is not typically strong, or any, WiFi access. The library System has received 14 hotspots to be checked out by our patrons.
Nine of these hotspots were made available through The Minnesota State Library, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education that created a connectivity grant for libraries across the state. This program is partially funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 45.310, Library Services and Technology Act (LS-00-19-0024-19) Grants to States.
Five of these hotspots were made available the Blandin Broadband Communities Grant.
Hotspots can be checked out by any county resident with a library card in good standing. They may not be placed on hold, but are available on a first come, first serve basis. Since they are a limited resource, they are checked out for two weeks and cannot be renewed.
Loan Periods
Our loan periods are three weeks for all materials except DVDs (one week) and hotspots (two weeks).
Renewals
Renewals may be done in person, by phone or through the Online Catalog. The item cannot be renewed if it has a hold, the renewal limit for the item has been reached, or the patron has been blocked due to fines or fees of $5.00 or more or more than 5 items overdue.
Items borrowed from outside the Plum Creek Library System cannot be renewed unless a special request is made.
For more information on how to renew, see our How Do I? page.
Fines
The library system is fine free with the exception of DVDs and wifi hotspots.
Interlibrary Loan
If the library location you are at doesn't have the item you want, we can pull it from another library all at no charge to you. We can get items from all over Minnesota and bring them to the library for you to pick up and check out, all for free. To find items that you can get through interlibrary loan, go to our catalog for all Plum Creek items or MNLink for items statewide and place a hold. For more information on how to place holds, see our How Do I? page or ask your local librarian for help.
Homebound Delivery
Homebound delivery of library materials is available to patrons who are unable to come to the library because of advanced age, extended illness or physical/ mental limitation. Call your library for more information and to get signed up.
Ancestry Library Edition
Uncover your family's history at our library! For free, you can access billions of records for your genealogical research. Those records include census data, city directories, cemeteries, wills and probates, and immigration information. All of that information is at your fingertips with Ancestry Library Edition.
Meeting Room
Meeting rooms are available at the library. For more information about using the meeting room, read the policy or talk to your local librarian.
Programs
Adult Programs and Events
Author Talks
Book Clubs
Children's Programs
Story Time
Class Visits and Tours
Summer Reading Programs
Teen Programs
Tween Programs
Winter Reading Program
Trivia Night
Musicians
Game Nights
and more!