Library Services

Get a Library Card

The Grace M. Pickens Public Library welcomes the use of the library by individuals of all ages to support their personal, educational and professional needs.

Who Qualifies for a Card

Library cards with borrowing privileges are issued free of charge to the following individuals:

Resident Library Cards

• Residents of the City of Holdenville
  
  

• Residents of Hughes County
  
  

• Individuals who attend school in Hughes County
  
  

• Individuals who own property in Hughes County
  
  

If you meet the above criteria, you may apply for a free library card and enjoy full access to our collections and services.

Nonresident Library Cards

If you do not live in Hughes County, do not attend school here, and do not own property in the county, you may still enjoy library access by applying for a nonresident library card.

• Fee: $25.00 per household
  
  

• Valid for: 12 months from the date of issue
  
  

• Includes: Full library services for the applicant’s immediate family
  
  

This policy has been approved by the Grace M. Pickens Public Library Board.

If you have any questions or need help with the application process, please contact us or visit the library in person.

How to Apply for a Library Card

To get a library card at the Grace M. Pickens Public Library, you must:

• Apply in person
  
  

• Provide two (2) forms of identification
  
  

Acceptable Forms of ID

For adults (18 years and older):

You must show:

1. Photo ID (to verify identity)
   
   

2. Proof of current address, such as:
   
   

   • Utility bill
     
     

   • Printed check stub with your address
     
     

   • Official DHS correspondence
     
     

   • Social Security correspondence
     
     

All documents must be recent and include the name and current address of the applicant.

Unacceptable forms of ID:

• Medical bills
  
  

• Voter ID cards
  
  

• Letters from family or friends
  
  

• Handwritten receipts
  
  

Library Cards for Children and Teens

• Children must be entering 1st grade or higher to apply.
  
  

• All applicants under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian apply with them.
  
  

• The parent/guardian must:
  
  

  • Provide the same acceptable ID listed above
    
    

  • Sign the child’s card, accepting responsibility for any borrowed items

Check Outs

• Books, audio-books, and magazines:  2 weeks

• Videos and DVDs: 1 week

Renew items as long as those items are not on reserve for someone else.

Borrowing from Other Libraries (ILL)

Requesting Items

• If an item is not available at the Grace M. Pickens Public Library, we can try to borrow it from another library through our Interlibrary Loan service, for $2.00 per item
  
  

Note: We do not request items that are already part of our collection but are currently checked out.

Who Can Use This Service?

To use Interlibrary Loan, you must:

• Have a current library card with the Grace M. Pickens Public Library
  
  

• Have a positive borrowing history, meaning you've returned materials on time for at least 6 months.
  
  

Computer and Internet

• Computer and Internet use is first-come, first-served. No advanced reservations for use will be taken.

• There is a 30-minute time limit, unless no other users are waiting.

• No more than two people may be seated at a computer workstation.

• There is a maximum usage of two hours per day per person or group.

You may use free email sites available on the web for public use. Staff will gladly assist Internet users; however, we are unable to provide extensive instruction. During certain hours of operation, staff time may be limited. Use of the Library’s computers begins at 8:05 am and ends 10 minutes before closing.

Copying & Printing

• 25¢ per page computer & copy machine generated black and white copies

Faxes

• $1.00 per page faxing with the United States

• $1.00 per page for receiving incoming fax

Fees and Fines

• $1.00 Library replacement card

• $25.00 per year-Non resident library card 

• 0¢ per day late fee

• $25.00 replacement fee per items lost or damaged (non-refundable if item is later found)

Meeting Room Use Guidelines

Reservations for meeting room space are on a first-come, first-served basis. Library-sponsored programs will have preference.

Purposes and Scheduling

No group may consider the library its permanent meeting place or use the library as its mailing address.

The library facilities may not be used for Government or Political issues. Religious worship, religious exercise or instruction or for the support of any religious establishment.

Meetings will conform to the scheduled operating hours of the library.

Groups using the library meeting rooms must not use advertising or publicity which imply that their programs are sponsored, co-sponsored or approved by the library.

The applicant is responsible for the discipline and reasonable care of the room.

The applicant will be held responsible for any damage, and the condition of the room after its use, e.g., chairs stacked, utensils washed, and the kitchenette cleaned. Failure to do so may result in the denial of future use of the room.

The Grace M. Pickens Public Library director has the authority to accept, renew, or reject requests for room usage with this established policy.

There shall be no interference with the use of the library by its patrons, e.g., noise, overcrowding of library or parking lot.

The library will not provide storage for any group.

The Grace M. Pickens Public Library is a smoke free facility.

The Library Manager may ask that meetings of youth groups have an adult in attendance.

Notify a library staff member if a meeting must be cancelled.

Equipment and Refreshments

It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide necessary equipment if it is not available at the library.

Refreshments may be served, provided proper care is given to clean-up after the meeting. Alcoholic beverages may not be served or consumed on library property.

Failure to Comply

Failure to comply with the Meeting Room Use Policy and Guidelines and Rules will result in the withdrawal of meeting room use privileges.

The Catalog

To find books and other items, including eBooks, go to the Online Catalog

Get information and articles from magazines and journals. You may need a special login to use the databases. Please ask us for help. Get started with your search.

eBooks & Audios

You can read or listen to books on most mobile devices or your computer. They are free to borrow and they check themselves in automatically, so there are never overdue fines.

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