TAYLOR LIBRARY

FAQ

1. How do I get a library card?

If you live, work or go to school in Derry, you can have a card at the Taylor Library. Non-resident cards cost $ 45.00 which is good for one year.

2. How long does a card last?

A card is good for three years. After that it must be updated for another 3 years.

3.) How many books can I check out at a time?

You can check out as many books at a time as you feel comfortable checking out.

When projects have been assigned, we limit the books to two.

There is no limit on magazines, CD’s or books on tape.

4.) How many videos and DVD’s are allowed to be checked out at a time?

We limit the movies to three per adult card.

5.) How long can we have materials checked out for?

Movies are checked out for one week at a time and books, magazines, CD’s, and audio books are checked out for 2 weeks. You can always call and renew over the phone, email or coming soon through our card catalog which is on line.

6.) How can I borrow Museum passes?

Call the library to reserve our library passes. You can reserve these up to two
weeks in advance.

7.) Do you charge fines for overdue materials?

Books, Magazines, CD’s, Audio Books are $ .10 per day per book.

Movies are $ 1.00 per day per movie

8.) How do I register for a story hour?

Story hours are held 5 times per week. We register for a six week block of time.

You must register in person and have a valid Taylor Library card. Registration is

on a first come first served basis. We try and limit the classes to 12 children per class. Classes are held on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at 10 AM for ages 2 and up and on Monday and Wednesdays at 1 PM for ages 4 and up. We will mix ages to accommodate families with children falling within the two age groups.

9.) Can I interlibrary loan books with my Taylor Library card?

Yes, you can borrow books from any library in the State of New Hampshire as long as these libraries are willing to loan. All we need is a title and author and you can pick up these books at Taylor Library once they arrive at the library. Depending where they are coming from in the state, will depend on how long a wait you will have. Some libraries will also loan audio books and movies.

10.) How do I reserve a best-selling book?

Just fill out a reserve card and when your turn comes up, we will call you.

11.) What is RSS Feed?

It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the Taylor Web-site using your browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). This way you will be informed on any activities that the Taylor Library will offer as soon as you launch your browser.

12.) How do I sign up to use RSS Feeds?

Once you click on the RSS Icon () you will see the updates. At that point you will see an option to subscribe to the Feed. Just click on that option and you will be connected to the Taylor Library Feed without sending any private information.

13.) I don’t seem to being updates from the RSS Feeds, why is that?

If you are not getting updates from the Taylor Library Rss Feeds you can either re-subscribe or choose the Rss Feeds link at the top of the old links to view the latest infornmation.

To re-subscribe just delete the link in your favorites section and then go back to the web-site and re-subscribe as described above in question 12.