Public Library



Physical Address:

209 North Desloge Drive


Mailing Address:
300 N. Lincoln St.
Desloge, MO 63601   
   
Phone: 573-431-3700
Fax: 573-431-5439

HOURS
Monday -  8:30am- 4:30pm
Tuesday -  8:30am- 4:30pm
Wednesday - 8:30am- 4:30pm
Thursday - 11:00am- 5:00pm
Friday - 8:30am- 4:00pm
Saturday - CLOSED
Sunday -  CLOSED

SERVICES AVAILABLE

  • Photocopying 
  • Internet Access
  • Computer Printouts
  • Fax Service
  • Automated Catalog & Circulation System
  • Photocopying: 25¢ per page
  • Internet Access - 6 stations.  Internet users will be given a copy of the library’s Internet Access Policy and will be required to read and sign a Internet Access Agreement. (Users under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign on their behalf.  Users 10 to 17 may use the Internet unaccompanied with permission from their parent or guardian.)
  • Computer Printouts: 25¢ per page black & white; 50¢ per page color

  • Fax Service: To send, $1.00 for the first page and 25¢ for each additional page; 25¢ per page to receive faxes

  • Automated Catalog & Circulation System for checking currently available library holdings.


LIBRARY PROCEDURES

  • Residents of Desloge and surrounding community members can be issued a library card at no charge.

REGISTRATION:

New Patrons must present proof of residency (two forms of ID)—a valid driver’s license with current address or current phone, and a utility, or rent receipt with name, address, and date. There will be a limit of two items per person for first-time patrons. All cards expire after two years and must be renewed. Any applicable fees must be paid before patrons are able to check out materials.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF BORROWERS:

  • The borrower is responsible for the care and on time return of materials that he or she has borrowed.
  • Parents are responsible for the materials that their children have borrowed until the children reach the age of 18.
  • If materials are lost, damaged, or destroyed beyond repair, the patron is responsible for paying the current replacement cost of materials.
  • If material is overdue, patrons must return the overdue material before they will be allowed to check out more materials.
  • If the replacement cost exceeds $15, all library privileges will be suspended.


LIBRARY MATERIALS

Patrons will be limited to 10 books checked out at a time. When there are several cards issued to members of an individual family, the total number of books checked out at one time cannot exceed 25.

The library has the following loan periods for its materials:
            Adult/Children’s’ Books:  2 weeks
            Audiobooks: 2 weeks                                                 
            Magazines: 3 days                 
            Reference Books:  In-library use only

Materials that are not on reserve or overdue may be renewed one time over the phone.

RESERVES
Patrons may ask that a new arrival or currently loaned book or audiobook be reserved for them.

These items will be held for 3 days at the desk, after notification by phone. If not called for by the end of the third day the material will be given to the next person on the reserve list. Reserved materials will not be renewed. 

For our patrons’ convenience a book return bin for returning books, audiobooks, and magazines, before or after library hours, is located at the Oak Street entrance.

BOOK DONATIONS
The library accepts donations of books in good condition; those not needed in the library collection will be offered for sale.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Summer reading programs for Preschool-4th grade are held annually in July, ending with a swim party at the Desloge Pool.


STORY TIME

This program is held every Thursday morning from 10 am-10:45 am. This is designed for children birth-10 years old. Program runs from September through May.​


City of Desloge