Martinsburg Community Library Staff and Services
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Staff members
of the Martinsburg Community Library include Joyce Paden and Joanne
Stern
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Services
Offered Include: Books, Free Internet Access, Audio, Audio Books, Videos, Large Print
Books, Newspapers, Periodicals, Extensive Genealogy Collection, Local
Histories
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Our
library has an automated card library system for your convenience in
research and finding what you need
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We are a
member of the Blair County Library System
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We Have
Access Pa Power Library available to you at the library as well as on your
website
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You may
renew your books by phone or email. Just give us your name and the
title of the book you would like to renew. The only time you would not
be able to do this would be if there is a pending hold on the book.
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You
can PLACE A RESERVE on any item that is checked out. You will be
notified when the item is returned.
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If we do
not have the book you are looking for we can borrow it from another library
through INTERLIBRARY LOAN. This is a free service available to library
patrons in good standing
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Our
library has a large selection of LARGE PRINT and AUDIO books to offer our
patrons.
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The
library has DVD's and VIDEO movies for rent. The price is $1.00 per
day except on Saturday when you are able to keep the movies until the
following Monday.
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COMPUTERS
AND INTERNET ACCESS are available for patron use. Internet access is
also available to our patrons. Certain guidelines must be followed and
all patrons must sign an internet agreement. Children under 18 must
have a parent or guardian come in and sign the agreement for them. All
patrons under fifth grade must be accompanied by their parent or guardian
while using the Internet.
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LOAN
PERIODS: Best sellers, audio-books, paperbacks and periodicals can be
checked out for 2 weeks. All other adult and juvenile books can be
checked out for 4 weeks. Patrons may renew books one time unless the
book is on a reserve list. Books borrowed from any library in our
system may be returned to our library. A BOOK RETURN is located at the
main entrance of the library for returning books when the library is closed.
DO NOT PLACE MOVIES in the book return. Patrons will be held
responsible for the replacement cost of a movie if it is damaged in the book
return.
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OVERDUE
FINES: Fines are as follows: $.10 per day on all adult
materials; $.05 per day on all juvenile materials; $.05 per day on
paperbacks and periodicals; $1.00 per day on all movies. If materials
are lost or damaged, the patron must pay the retail price of the lost or
damaged item.
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GIFTS AND MEMORIALS:
You may give memorials or honor gifts to the library. The cost to
purchase these books is $25.00. A Memorial or Honor Plate is placed in
the front of the book before it circulates. The library also has a
memorial fund and any amount is accepted into the fund. The library
has a Friend of the Library organization which is very active and donates
approximately $4,000 per year to the library to purchase books and related
materials that the library needs to help meet the needs of its patrons.
You may join this organization for $5 per year. Please contact the
librarian for more information.
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If you
would like further information, please feel free to email us at:
jpaden@atlanticbbn.net
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would love to hear from you!!!
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