FINDING WHAT YOU WANT

Use the public COMPUTER CATALOG in each library to search for all types of materials. You can also search the COMPUTER CATALOG from the Internet by clicking on SEARCH THE CATALOG in the menu. You can find out which library has what you want and if items are checked in or out. Easy instructions are on each screen, or ask for assistance.

READING MATERIALS FOR ALL AGES

• General and Topical Fiction, including Romances, Mysteries, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Westerns
• Non-Fiction on all subjects
• Best Sellers
• Paperbacks
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Large Print Books
• College Catalogs
• Pamphlets

AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS FOR ALL AGES

We have books, movies and music in many format!

• Audio Books
• CD's
• DVD's
• Videos for hearing impaired
• Descriptive videos for visually impaired

Talking Books Service-Licking County Residents with visual or physical impairments may register for the Talking Books Program at any Licking County Library location.  Qualified participants receive free listening equipment and may borrow "reading" materials of their choice on cassette tapes directly from the Regional Library for the Blind and Visually Handicapped in Cleveland.  All materials arrive and are returned postage paid through the mail. Phone: 740.349.5531 for more information.

A D-link Videophone is available in the lower level of the library for hearing impaired customers.  Calls can be placed to another person with a D-link phone or an intrepreter can be reached by calling an office in Columbus, OH.

INVENTORY CONTROL

An inventory control system has been installed at the exits of some library locations. These sensors detect materials that have not been properly checked out. By using this system, fewer items will be stolen, and more items will be returned to be available for all citizens to use.

YOUR LIBRARY CARD

Your library card must be presented to borrow library materials. It may be used at all Licking County Library locations. Notify the Library immediately if your card is lost or stolen, or if you change your address. The cost for a replacement card is $.25.

HOW TO GET A LIBRARY CARD

Apply in person at the library you use most often. Fill out an Application Form and a Responsibility Card. A parent, guardian, or other adult must register in person for a minor (anyone under age 18) and must sign a Responsibility for Minor Card.

Identification Required

Adult applicants and adults who are responsible for minors must present an acceptable form of identification to verify address and age.

Restrictions

The Library reserves the right not to issue a library card to anyone who cannot provide identification and to restrict the borrowing privileges of any person who has overdue materials and/or accumulated fines and charges.

Non-residents of the Licking County area are limited by the number and type of materials they may borrow.

Occasionally, all borrowers may be limited by the number of items that may be borrowed at one time on seasonal and high demand subjects.

BORROWING MATERIALS

Loan Periods for Circulating Materials

All items except new adult fiction, entertainment DVD's and entertainment videocassettes -- 28 days

new adult fiction -- 14 days

entertainment videocassettes and entertainment DVD's -- 7 days

All items borrowed from the Bookmobile -- 28 days

Renewals

Most items may be renewed one time, in person or by telephone during regular library hours, or on the Internet anytime.

You may place your own Holds via the Internet at a Public Access Computer, or you may take your library card to the Circulation Desk and ask for assistance. You may also place Holds by telephone, but please have your library card handy when you call. Some items cannot be placed on Hold. There is no cost for Holds, but there is a limit to the number you may have at one time.

Items That Cannot Be Renewed Are:

• Items on Hold
• Holiday materials (in season)
• Videocassettes
• DVD's
• Inter-Library Loans.

Returning Library Materials

All types of library materials may be returned at any Licking County Library location. Some branches have an after-hours item-drop that may be used for returns.

FINES AND CHARGES

Fines for Each Item Kept Overdue

All items except DVD's -- 10 cents per day, $4.00 Maximum per item.

DVD's -- 50 cents per day, $4.00 Maximum per item.

Lost and Damaged Materials

The replacement cost will be charged for each item that is lost or damaged beyond repair. If the item is found and returned in useable condition, within 6 months of the payment, the replacement cost will be refunded. At the discretion of the Library, a rebinding cost may be charged for damaged items that are able to be repaired.

SERVICES

Adult Services
Questions answered in person, by the telephone or  online  /fyi.aspx

• Assistance with research and finding information of all kinds
• Atlases and Maps
• Business and Investment Publications
• Census Publications
• Consumer Information
• Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
• Genealogy and Local History Sources
• Indexes
• Internet Access
• Legal Information
• Medical Information
• Microfilm, Microfiche and Reader/Printers
• Occupational and Career Information
• Ohio Collection
• Small Business Information
• State Documents
• Telephone Directories
• Reader's Advisory
• Various classes and programs including Book Discussions and Computer instruction.

Children's Services

• Story Times and Other Programs
• Summer Reading Club
• Classroom Collections
• Class and Group Visits to the Library

Teens' Services

Holds

If the title you want is checked out, it can be held for you when it becomes available. You will be notified by mail and given a date by which to pick it up.

Inter-Library Loan

If what you want is not available at any Licking County Library location, we will be glad to try to get the books or information you need from another library in Ohio or elsewhere.

Outreach Services
Outreach Department

• Bookmobile Stops throughout Licking County at local schools, daycare centers, preschools, senior sites and community stops.
• The Outreach Department maintains a collection of materials at the Licking County Justice Center and at the Licking-Muskingum Community Correction Center.

OTHER SERVICES

All Locations:

• Photocopy Machines
• Internet Access
• Voter Registration
• Golden Buckeye Card Sign-Up
• Income Tax Forms

At Selected Locations: 

• Wi-fi Access
• Typewriters 

LOCATIONS AND HOURS

Newark Library(Main)                             

Emerson R. Miller Library
Hebron Public Library
Mary E. Babcock Library
Buckeye Lake Library
Hervey Memorial Library, Utica
Outreach/Bookmobile Department

Click here for maps of each library's location.