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Borrower's Guide
Library Card
Anyone can get a Bluffton Public Library card with a valid ID with a current address. Patrons must have their library card with them to check out library materials, including the computers. Your signature indicates you are signing a contract with the library and will be responsible for any materials charged out to that card.
Loan of Materials
|
Media |
Loan Period |
Renewals |
Limit Adult |
Limit Minor |
| Books | 2 Weeks | 2 | None | None |
| Magazines | 2 Weeks | 2 | None | None |
| Audio Books | 2 Weeks | 1 | None | None |
| Playaways | 2 Weeks | 1 | None | None |
| Entertainment DVDs | 3 Days | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Educational DVDs | 1 Week | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Video Cassettes | 1 Week | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Music CDs | 2 Weeks | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Overdue Charges
| Material | Fine per Day per Item |
| Books |
$0.10 |
| Magazines |
$0.10 |
| Audio Books |
$0.10 |
| Playaways |
$1.00 |
| DVDs |
$1.00 |
| Video Cassettes |
$0.50 |
| Music CDs |
$0.10 |
| Interlibrary Loan |
$1.00 |
Homebound Services
Individual Homebound Service is provided to shut-ins and residents of the Mennonite Memorial Home and Richland Manor. Rotating collections of large print books are maintained by the library at both nursing homes and at the Senior Citizen's Center.
Other Services
- Children's Programs
- Programs for Adults
- Book Discussions
- Voter Registration
- Coin-Operated Photocopy Machine
- Fax Machine ($1.00 to send, $.50 to recieve)
- Night Book Depository
Library Materials and Resources
- Books
- Large Print Books
- Audio Books (on tape & CD)
- Music CDs
- Community Information
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Bluffton News (1877-1982 on microfilm; 1933 to present on paper)
- Ohio Revised Code
- Databases (Chilton's, Net Wellness, Ancestry, etc.)
- DVDs and Video Cassettes (Entertainment and Educational)
- Ohio Phone Books
- Tax Forms
- Public Computers with internet access through OPLIN
- Ellison Die cutting machine (Patrons must provide paper)
