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The Library can accommodate small-batch photocopying or printing from a copy or from a digital file. We are able to print letter-size and legal-size documents. White paper provided. You may provide your own paper however as the cost to print is the same.Black & White: Single Sided$0.25 per copyBlack & White: Double Sided$0.50 per copyColor: Single Sided$0.50 per copyColor: Double Sided$1.00 per copyLibrary Cardholders$.10 per copyScans are provided for free. Your document can be scanned to email or to a USB drive.Fax service is available at $1.50 per page. We can receive a fax for you but you must arrange this in advance with the library staff. The same rates apply.Free access to public computers with high-speed Internet is available during regular library hours.Wi-Fi is available to cardholders 24/7. To connect, in the library or just outside, use your library card and pin to sign in to the Library Wireless network.Guest access to Wi-Fi is available. Inquire at the circulation desk.Weekly loans of portable Wi-Fi hubs are available to MPL patrons in good standing. Inquire at the front desk. Use a computer at the library! Five desktop computers with high-speed Internet are available to patrons on a first-come, first-serve basis.Weekly loans of laptops coming soon. Inquire at the front desk.The library occasionally offers computer classes. If you are interested in taking a class please let staff know. When there is enough interest, we can schedule a class.If you are interested in learning on your own, the library offers free access for patrons to LinkedIn Learning and Cisco Networking Academy where you can take skills classes and training. You will need your library card and pin to access this digital content.

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Student  $5.00Limited access card.Adult$15.00Family$20.00All residents of one household may borrow items.Non-Resident$50.00Local access only. Limited to three items. No proof of address is required.Institutional$50.00The director of the institution must provide picture ID, proof of company address, and the names of staff using the card.Replacement  freeShould you lose your card, contact us immediately. You are responsible for the items checked out with your card.To purchase a card, please visit the circulation desk. You'll be asked for ID and proof of residential and mailing address.Non-transferable: only you may use your card. Family cards may be used by others living in the same residence who have been authorized by you to staff.Valid for one full year from the date of issue. Must be presented to borrow items or pick up holds.Your key to online access to ebooks and eresources.Usable at over 300 Alberta public libraries through ME Libraries, including Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary Public Libraries. Borrow and return books at participating Alberta libraries. Before you check out your items at another library, register your MPL card in under a minute with Me Libraries.The library cardholder assumes responsibility for items borrowed with the card.For a minor's account (under the age of 18), the parent or legal guardian assumes responsibility for all items borrowed with that card. The borrower should return library materials in the same condition as when loaned to them. You may be charged for items returned damaged, returned missing contents or pieces, or not returned at all.When a card accumulates $10.00 or more in unpaid fines, it is automatically suspended from checking out more items.

You can search for books, DVDs, audiobooks, video games, and more using the online library catalogue, called TRACpac.  Visit the library catalogue at tracpac.ab.ca and login using the barcode number from your library card and your PIN. Most Library items can be renewed up to 2 times beyond the original due date.There are exceptions to renewals such as a hold on the item you have borrowed, outstanding fines or fees on your account that will block any renewals, expired memberships or memberships that will expire during the renewal period, etc. Renewals are not guaranteed. Renewals can be made in the TRACpac app on your device, from our website, from the TRACpac website or by contacting MPL.Mayerthorpe Public Library strives to offer a variety of materials to our patrons. We don't have room for everything on our shelves but that shouldn't stop you from finding what you want! Use your MPL card to access millions of items from all over Alberta and beyond.To begin, access our catalog with your device using the TRACpac app. The app is a free download from your app store. Alternatively, you can look for your items in the search bar of our website or directly from the TRACpac website. However you get there, to place your hold, simply click Request to begin the process. Choose to have your hold delivered to MPL (or any other convenient library) and you will receive a notification when your hold has been delivered and is ready for pickup.Please view our eResources page to access digital content.eResources are digital resources that are available to you for free and are provided to library cardholders by the province of Alberta, the TRAC consortium or Yellowhead Regional Library System.LinkedIn Learning, Consumer Reports, Grant Connect, Ancestry.com, Press Reader, and Overdrive are just a few of the resources that you can use with your library card. Many of the resources provided have an associated app for ease of access on your device.If you would like a lesson or assistance with any of our eresources, contact the library.If you are unsure of your PIN/Password, click the I forgot my password link in TRACpac, or give us a call.Look further with an Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Using the website, Alberta Relais, search through content owned by academic, special and larger public libraries in addition to the items owned by TRAC libraries.To begin your search, select Yellowhead Regional Library as your location. You will need your MPL barcode and pin to place a request. Although very rare, some academic libraries may charge a small fee to process loans of certain items.If you are unable to find an item after searching TRACpac and Alberta Relais, contact MPL for assistance.If you wish to see if an item is part of our collection at MPL and is available, you can do so from the TRACpac website. In the top left-hand corner, choose Mayerthorpe Public Library from the drop-down list. Then limit your search to All formats at this branch. If the items returned by your search show a local availability of 1 or more items, you should be able to stop in and pick up that item at our library.This filter is not available in the TRACpac app. It is still possible to see if MPL owns the item you are searching for but for ease, you may instead choose to access the TRACpac website for this purpose.Enjoy other Alberta libraries in-person and borrow items from them with your MPL card. Before checking out your items, register your MPL card in minutes with ME Libraries.Your MPL card is already valid at all the libraries within TRAC.Me Libraries registration may fail if fines of over $10 have accumulated, MPL card has expired, you do not have an email address registered with MPL or are under the age of 18.When your item has been delivered to MPL (or the library you requested it be delivered to), you will be notified through the method you chose when you created or renewed your library membership. Notifications can be delivered to your email, by automated phone call or by text. You can change your notification method by contacting the library.Be aware that there may be many different formats of a single item. Just as there are multiple formats for a movie (DVD, Blu-ray, DVD+Blu-ray), the same book may be available in print, large print, as an audiobook, a graphic novel, a Playaway or in another language. And then there are the digital formats for eBooks and eAudiobooks! Be careful when you are placing your hold to ensure that you get what you want.To narrow your search in the TRACpac app, specify the format you are looking for by touching format at the bottom of your search results.You will be prevented from checking out or renewing items when your card expires or if your card has accumulated $10.00 or more in fines. Call the library if you are not sure why your card is suspended, and we will help you clear it up. We want to make sure you can continue checking out all those great digital and physical items!Material TypeLending TimeOverdue FinesPrint Books3 weeks$0.10/daySingle disc DVDs & Blu-Ray (movies)1 week$1.00/dayMulti-disc DVDs & Blu-Ray (TV series)2 weeks$1.00/dayAudiobooks on CD3 weeks$0.10/dayPrint Magazines 1 week$0.10/dayVideo Games1 week$0.10/dayDaisy Readers (plays audiobooks for print disabled patrons)12 weeks$0.10/dayWifi Hubs1 week$10.00/dayMusic CDs1 week$0.10/dayPlease check your receipt or your account in the TRACpac app or online to see when it is due back.Renewals that can lengthen your loan are available on most items if a hold has not been placed on the item by another patron.Items ordered in from other libraries are subject to the owning library's policies. You can return the items that you borrow from any Alberta library to MPL. Alternatively, you can return our items to other Alberta libraries. Just do what is convenient for you!Use the green book drop located at the front of the library to return your items. There is an express parking stall at the side of the building for this purpose.Return all equipment items (wifi hubs, daisy readers, etc) to the front desk of the library during open hours.Many libraries have been able to eliminate fees but we are not fiscally able to do so yet. However, we believe that libraries should be free.Thanks to a contribution from the Friends of the Library, we have established a fund to pay for fees associated with the library. You can use the fund to pay for cards, small fines and program fees, including those charged by our partners when they offer a program at the library (ie computer classes). All you have to do to use the fund is tell us you'll pay it forward when our staff ask how you will be paying. In return, go out and spread some kindness! Contributions to the fund are accepted. If you wish to make a donation, please contact the library or use our CanadaHelps online donation form.