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Customer Services
Getting a Library Card
Borrowing Rules
Renewals
Returns
Reserving Items
Getting a Library Card
Register for a new library account online;
Then bring in your photo id to get a library card.
MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS
In compliance with State Regulations, the library issues a card free of charge to any resident of Massachusetts with proper identification and proof of current address. A parent's or legal guardian's signature is required for children to get cards.
NON-RESIDENTS
We charge residents of other states a $55.00 annual user fee to get a library card that entitles you to all of the services offered by the library. If you are employed by the town of Seekonk your are eligible for a card free of charge.
Borrowing Rules
| 1 Day | Museum Passes |
| 1 Week | Videos (as of 7/1/2009) |
| 2 Weeks | New Fiction titles (up to 6 months old) |
| 4 Weeks | All other books |
Renewals
Most material may be renewed twice – by phone, in person, or online.
Items on reserve for other patrons may not be renewed.
Materials borrowed from another library are subject to the rules of that library.
Items borrowed through the Virtual Catalog may not be renewed.
Requests to renew items borrowed through Interlibrary Loan must be sent to the Adult Services Librarians.
Returns
All materials except museum passes may be returned to any library in the SAILS system. Museum passes must be returned to the owning library.
Reserving Items
You may reserve any circulating item.
You may reserve items yourself using the online library catalog.
Library staff will also be happy to assist you in person or by phone.
You will be called or sent e-mail when the reserved items are available.
Museum passes may be reserved online or by calling Adult Services .