The library contains a wealth of resources for your information needs and for your reading, viewing and listening pleasure.

Materials and Loan Periods -  View our materials list
Books (Juvenile or Adult) -  21 days
New Fiction Books - 14 days
10 Books on Cassette/CD -  21 days
20 Compact Discs -  21 Days
10 Videocassettes - 7 days
8 DVDs (Adult) -  7 days
5 DVDs (Juvenile) - 7 days
2 Computer Software (Juvenile) - 7 days
iPad (1 per household) - 7 days 
Art Reproductions (no limit)  - 42 days
Kits (no limit) - 21 days
Magazines (no limit)  - 7 days
Pamphlets (no limit) -  21 days
Maps and Posters (no limit) -  21 days
Juvenile Magazines (no limit) - 21 days
Extended Loan for Vacations - 42 days

• A total Of 100 Items May Be Checked Out Per Library Card.
• You are responsible for all items checked out on your library card from the time they are checked out, until they are checked back in.
• Please check and retain the date due slip provided you to be certain of the loan period.
• The overdue charge for most materials is 10 cents per day for each day an item is kept past the due date.  The charge for overdue DVDs, videocassettes and computer sofware is $1.00 per day.

Placing Holds
Holds may be placed on all circulating items found in the MORE online catalog. You can place a hold from the online catalog on the Internet or by contacting Information & Reference at 715-839-5004.

• You will be notified by e-mail, telephone or mail when your hold is ready to be picked up.
• There is a limit of 50 holds per library card.

If you would like to be notified by e-mail, you may add or change your e-mail address via Modify Personal Information through My Account.

E-mail Notification
E-mail notification is also an easy way to become informed of items that are ready for you at the library. If you would like to participate, please send an e-mail containing the e-mail address you would like us to use and your library card number, found just below the barcode on your library card.
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Library Elf
Manage your checkouts and holds and checkouts through Library Elf, a free online online service.  Sign up and Elf will notify you of what's due, overdue or ready for pickup.

Renewals / Notices
It’s now easier than ever to renew library materials checked out to you! Several options are available. You can…

• Bring the item or items to the library for renewal
• Ask at Circulation Services to have items renewed for you even if you don’t have the items with you
• Call the Circulation Services at 715-839-5003 and ask us to renew your items for you over the phone
• Renew using the Automated Telephone Renewal Service
• Call toll-free 1-866-697-3639 or 1-866-MYRENEW
  (in Eau Claire area, please call: 839-3892)
• Have your library card ready and the last four digits of the item(s) you wish to renew.
• You may renew selected items or “renew all”. Stay on the line! If you choose to renew all of your items, each item must be acknowledged with the new due date by the Automated voice. If you hang up before the end of the list, the unacknowledged items will not be renewed.

Renew your items yourself from the online catalog

• Click on the “My Account” tab at the top of the page
• Enter your name and library card number in the form provided and click “Submit”
• Click on the “Items currently checked out”
• Select the “Renew All” button to renew all of your items or mark those you wish to renew and click on “Renew Selected Items”
• Scroll down to review the renewal status of each item, noting whether the item was renewed and the new due date.

Items may be renewed up to two times provided there are no holds for the item. .

Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan is a free service, giving access to library materials (both academic and public) that our library consortium doesn’t own. Materials ordered on interlibrary loan through this library must also be picked up and returned at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. Checkout periods are usually similar to those of our library. A realistic response time is two to three weeks, but it can be anywhere from one to six weeks, depending on the availability of the item.  

 You can request your own Interlibrary loan items through WISCAT. Discover and request items in the collections of over 1,200 Wisconsin libraries. You may have the items sent to this library provided that you follow these guidelines:

• Customers who want to initiate their own interlibrary loan requests must complete a training session given by a Reference Services staff member
• This service is only available to Eau Claire County residents with valid library cards
• Customers need to check our online catalog first and may not order anything that is listed in the catalog including items that are for library use only
• Customers are limited to Five requests per week

Renewing Interlibrary Loan Material
To check on the possibility of a renewal, call the Holds and Resource Sharing office at 715-839-3877 weekdays between 9am and 3 pm at least Three days before the due date.

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