Services

The Buchanan County Public Library provides many services and special collections to the residents of Buchanan County at little or no cost. If there is something you need, not covered in this list, please let us know.

The Buchanan County Public Library maintains a web calendar in order to keep our patrons up to date on events, programs, and classes at the library. We will be using the calendar subscription lists to keep in touch with patrons through email. Patrons can subscribe and unsubscribe as they desire within the calendar software. We are expanding the opportunity for community members to post their own events in our calendar under the following guidelines:

All library events, programs, and activities will be listed in both the public calendar and the staff information calendar as appropriate.
Calendar submissions will be reviewed on Monday and Thursday. The Director, the Public Services staff, the Library Administrative Assistant, and appropriate part time staff will approve community submissions as needed on those days. The library Systems Administrator will act as tech support.
Community submissions must include name of event, location, time, description of event, and contact information of responsible party. Those submitting event should include an appropriate photograph, graphic, or other item that can appear with the event as well as suggestion of event category. Those submitting events are responsible for the accuracy of the submission.
Noncommercial community events will be considered first with the library having the right not to approve any event.
Events may fall onto more than one listing category. Library staff has the right (not the obligation) to post to any listing or not to post based on common sense understanding of the nature of any event.
Calendar subscribers are subscribing to the Library subscription list. Their information falls under the library’s privacy guidelines and is not available to those submitting events to our calendar.
All calendar events are subject to change and the Library is not responsible for non-library event changes. Community members who do not update their events may lose posting privileges.
Calendar event categories include:
1. All
2. Arts and Cultural Events
3. Buchanan County Public Library Event
4. Civic Organization Events
5. Community Resource Events
6. Government Event
7. Sports and Recreation Events
8. Library Staff

Bring the documents you need faxed to the Circulation Desk along with the telephone number you need faxed to and we can fax it anywhere. We charge $.50 per page to send or receive faxes. If the document needing sent is not 8.5 x 11 inches or if it is folded or damaged to the point that it will not run through our machine, we may ask you photocopy it (see Making a Photocopy or Computer Print), before sending it.

Our goal is to provide books, audio books, and magazines for residents of Buchanan County who are homebound and for those who live outside the Grundy area. Anyone who has a mailbox that is not a Grundy Post Office box can receive service by calling the Buchanan County Public Library or by filling out the form below. If you have a Grundy Post Office box and are not homebound but would like to receive titles only available through the Mailbox Library, you may receive those titles by coming to the Buchanan County Public Library and picking them up in person. There is no charge for using this service. The library pays all postage.

The Buchanan County Public Library offers meeting space to nonprofit, civic, and community groups at no cost with the following provisions:

The meeting is open to the public.
No fee is charged to attend.
It is scheduled by a representative of the group who agrees to be responsible for any damage done to the meeting space, furniture, or equipment.
Correct contact information is provided by the group representative.
Any request for equipment such as a laptop, projector, etc. or furniture arrangement is made no less than 24 hours before the meeting.
Library programs and work issues take priority over outside groups.
Food or drinks of any kind are not permitted without prior arrangement with Library Administration.
Space assignment will be based on availability, group size and group needs.
Requests for space may be made no more than three months in advance to allow other groups equal opportunity to schedule.
All scheduling is done through the Library Administrative Assistant or Director.
The Library Administrative Assistant or Director must be notified as soon as possible if the meeting is cancelled.
The Director may cancel a reservation due to schedule changes or an emergency. Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the group representative as soon as possible.

If space is available, other space assignments may be considered on a case-by-case basis. The following are the most commonly accepted requests:

Classes or meetings that promote economic or community development.
Study groups.
Skype or other web-based meetings.
Private meetings between Buchanan County citizens for personal business reasons.

Space will not be scheduled for private parties, profit making ventures, or for those under 18 without adult sponsorship and supervision.

Please download and fill out the BCPL meeting room request form and return it to the library.

The Buchanan County Public Library offers self service photocopying and computer printing. All computer prints are sent from the public access computers to a secure print Photocopy machine located at the Circulation desk. Directions are located on the machine and we are always available to help get you started. You can photocopy or print in black and white or color. Currently we charge:

$.20 for a single sided 8.5 by 11 inch sheet or 8.5 by 14 inch sheet
$.40 for a double sided 8.5 by 11 inch sheet or 8.5 by 14 inch sheet
$.35 for a single sided 11 by 17 inch sheet
$.70 for a double sided 11 by 17 inch sheet

We offer after hours material pick up through our Pick Up Lockers located at the library’s employee entrance. If you are unable to come to the library during our regular business hours, please call to request materials to be checked out and available in a locker. Requests must be made by 12pm for items to be available that evening after 5pm. Items not picked up by 8 am the following day will be checked back into the library’s collection. No locker pick up is available on Saturday evening since we are closed on Sunday. This service is available for books, DVDs, and magazines.

If there is a book, magazine article, or item that you would like to borrow and we don’t have it, we may be able to borrow it through interlibrary loan or we may be able to purchase it. Complete the form below. If we are able to get the item, you will be notified. Please be patient since this process may take up to 4 weeks depending on availability. Patrons may request up to twelve items a year if their library record is in good standing.