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Community Calendar
Hours:
Monday
-
Wednesday
9:30-7:00pm
Thursday
9:30-5:00pm
Saturday
9:00-2:00pm
Closed
Sunday,
Friday
and
major
holidays
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About
Us ~ Polices and Services
Loan
Periods and
Limits:
All materials
circulate for 3 weeks. 20 items at a time may be
borrowed by each registered member. 5 DVDs/videos at a time may
be borrowed from the adult collection and 5 DVDs/videos at a time may
be borrowed from the children's collection per registered member.
First time borrowers are limited to two items per registration on their
first visit.
Renewals:
Items may be
renewed at the library or by telephone unless someone else
is waiting for them.
Computers:
The library has
14 computers available for research, word processing
(Microsoft Word), and internet access (provided free by MetroCast
Cablevision). Computer users may sign up at the desk for 1/2 hour
of time which can be extended to an hour if no one is waiting.
There are 2 stations with a 3 hour time period. Please review the
Springvale
Public
Library
Internet
Policy.
Wireless:
Wireless
Internet is provided free by MetroCast Cablevision and is
available throughout the building for use with laptops and PDAs.
Telephone Reference:
Librarians are
available to help you with answering questions at the library or from
home if you would like to call in your questions. If we cannot
give you and immediate answer, we will call you back.
Interlibrary Loan:
If we do not
have what you are looking for, we can request it for you from another
library. You are responsible for the cost of the return postage.
Maine State Library Services:
Springvale
Public Library patrons receive Maine State Library services through the
Southern Maine Library District (SMLD). Portland Public Library
is our Area Reference and Resource Center; they process our
interlibrary loan requests, and offer reference services. Patrons
at Springvale Public Library are eligible for a free card at the
Portland Public Library and may call there for telephone reference
services: 207-871-1700. Portland Public Library offers extensive
on-line services, which include practice tests, language materials,
auto repair information and more. Springvale Public Library staff
can issue Portland Public Library cards to our local patrons so that
they can be accessed from home (with a high speed connection) or here
in the library.
Choose from over
1,400 digital audio titles and download books to your personal devices
at home! Come into the library for you patron barcode number to
get started.
The Maine
State Library sponsors dozens of on-line research subscriptions to you
through the MARVEL link on our
web
page. MARVEL
offers legal, medical, business and academic resources. Log on
from home using User name: "Springvale" and password: "Maine"
Copiers/Fax:
Copiers are available at
the Library for patron use. Black and white copies cost 25¢
each.
A fax machine is available to send only, within the United
States, $2.00 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page.
Curbside Service:
If
you are feeling under the weather, have difficulty walking or have sick
children in the car, call ahead and tell us what materials you would
like to borrow nad we will deliver them to you at the main entrance
Outreach:
We
select and deliver books to our homebound patrons.
Community Room:
The meeting
room is available for use by non-profit , civic, cultural, educational,
recreational, and/or community oriented groups. Call 324-4624 and
ask
for more information.
Genealogy
Volunteers are available
most Tuesdays and Thursdays
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to help with genealogy searches. Please
read our policies before you plan your visit. We encourage you to
call if you want to be sure a volunteer is working. The
collections are largely self-service though the library staff can offer
limited assistance any time the library is open.
Your Library Account:
From our online catalog with your library barcode
number you can:
- See the items you have checked out and what you have
on hold.
- Check when materials are due.
- Place items on hold.
To access your account:
- Be
sure to have your
Springvale Library barcode number, obtainable by visiting the library.
- Go
to the Library
Catalog and click on My Info.
- The log-in will
ask for your barcode number and a password.
Library Policies:
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