1-877-251-3300 toll free, P.O. Box 750, Loon Lake, WA 99148
Library Basics Students, Teachers, & Schools Interlibrary Loan Surplus Equipment
NEW Only one library card is needed to access
Colville, Chewelah, Kettle Falls Public libraries or any Stevens County Library District facility
Checking out Materials
Books and other materials have varying circulation periods, from one
week to four weeks.
Most items may be renewed by calling or coming into the library before the item is overdue.
Requesting Materials
Do it yourself from the library’s computers, from any computer that accesses the Internet, or ask a library staff person. Sign up for a pin number at your library.
When an item you requested is available, you will be notified by email, phone or mail.
Because there are so many library locations, please note where the item
is being held for you and then pick up the item WITHIN 7 DAYS.
Books borrowed from libraries outside of the system (interlibrary loans)
may not be renewed, therefore we ask that you limit those requests.
Overdue Materials
ON LINE ACCESS
You may browse for books and other library materials online at www.scrld.org.
Registered borrowers may request books and other materials from
Stevens County libraries. You’ll need a card and a pin number.
Sign up for your pin number at your local library.
Chewelah
Public Library
E 301 Clay Street
935-6805
Colville Public Library
196 South Oak
684-6620
Hunters Public Library
5014 Columbia River Rd. Bldg. #11
(509)722-3877 during open hours
(509)738-6817
Kettle Falls Public Library
605 Meyers St
Kettle Falls
738-6817
Lakeside
Community Library
6176 Hwy 291
Nine Mile Falls
276-3329
Library of the Lakes
4008 Cedar St.,
Loon Lake
233-3016
1-877-251-3300
Northport
Community Library
Old Town Hall
311 Columbia Ave.
(509)732-8928
Onion Creek
Library Station
Onion Creek General Store
738-6817
Libraries of Stevens County
Teachers,
Students, Schools
& the Library District
· Teachers or schools may register for library cards with special privileges, allowing them to borrow books and other items for use at school. Circulation periods may be extended and fines may be waived. However, either the school or the teacher will be responsible for paying for any lost or damaged materials.
· District staff members are willing and able to help in the selection of materials, to provide tours, present booktalks, and offer instruction in research sources.
· Bringing a class to the library can be a wonderful field trip experience. Students with cards may borrow items using their own card. If the teacher chooses to let students borrow items on the teacher's or school's card, the school or teacher will be held responsible if the items checked out on that card are lost or damaged.
· May request materials online and those materials will be delivered to the library closest to the school where a teacher, student or someone designated by the school, may pick up the materials.
· Online, with a library card, anyone may view what they have checked out and even renew items (if they are not overdue or wanted by someone else.)
· A student’s library card is a contract between the student, his or her parent or guardian and the Library District. Because the parent and child will be responsible if materials are returned late, damaged or lost, the Library District requires that the parent and child come to the library to activate the card. Library card applications will not be given to schools to send home for signature.
· Library cards may be distributed to students, but the student and parent/guardian must come into a library at least once to activate the card and sign the contract.
· After that initial visit, the student may request books and other materials online from school or home.
Returning books and
other library materials;
· There are 9 libraries or library stations with outdoor book returns where books and other items may be returned when the library is closed.
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There are 9 remote book returns where books and other items may be
returned—Ford Trading Post,
Libraries of Stevens County
Interlibrary Loan
With a library card you have access to the books and other materials owned by
the Chewelah, Colville, Kettle Falls and Stevens County libraries through the
online catalog at www.scrld.org. When what you want is not in any of these libraries,
you may want to use our Interlibrary Loan service. Out of county residents will
be referred to their local library for Interlibrary Loan services.
Free and convenient Interlibrary Loan is our goal. However, borrowing items from other
libraries is not without costs, so patrons are asked to consider the following: