Circulation Services

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 Register for your library card online!
 

Access your library account online to pay fines by credit card and renew items.

To obtain your library card you must: 
1. Live in Penn or Harris Township. 
2. Provide a photo I.D. and proof of current address. 
3. A parent/legal guardian's signature is required for any minor under the age of 18 wishing to register for or renew a library card. 
*Non-residents may purchase a fee card. Costs for a fee card are $70 for individual and $100 for family. 
 

Loan Periods 
Materials are loaned for 21 days with the exception of the following:
    Periodicals: 7 days 
    Videocassettes and DVDs: 4 days / Nonfiction videocassettes and DVDs: 7 days
    Audiovisual equipment: 1 day 
 

Fines and Fees 
Overdue Fines: 
            Printed Materials: 15¢ per day 
            Compact Discs: 15¢ per day 
            Audiocassettes: 15¢ per day 
            Videos, DVDs and CD-ROMs: $1.00 per item overnight (including weekends and holidays) 
            AV Equipment: $1.00 per HOUR/$2.00 overnight (including weekends and holidays) 
Collection Agency Charge: $10.00 
Lost or damaged materials: Library cost of item or damage. 
Original Library Card: Free to Penn and Harris Township Residents 
Replacement Card: $3.00 
Public Library Access Card (PLAC): $31.00 -- This card allows you to borrow materials from any public library in Indiana, and is available only to residents of townships which support library service. This card must be renewed annually.
Fee Card: $70 individual/$100 family -- This card is for those residents whose townships 
do not support library service (Madison Township & Baugo Township).  This card must be renewed annually. 
Video and DVD rental: 75¢ per title 
 

Where to Return Materials:
Main Library:
The Downtown Mishawaka Library at 209 Lincoln Way East has a bookdrop in the parking lot and by the main entrance.  Media materials such as videos, DVDs, books on cassette, and CDs may be returned in the Audio-Visual Materials drop boxes located next to the bookdrops in the parking lot and by the main entrance. 
Bittersweet Branch Library: 
The Bittersweet Branch at 602 Bittersweet Road has an outside bookdrop to the left of the main entrance.  Audio-visual materials may be returned in the audio-visual drop slot located to the left of the main entrance. 
Harris Branch Library: 
The Harris Branch at 51446 Elm Road, Granger has one book drop and one audio-visual drop located on the east side of the library. 

Renewing Materials 
Renewals may be made one time only on all materials if they are not on reserve for another patron.  You MUST bring in your library card in order to renew at the Circulation desk.  Ask a librarian for instructions on renewing your own materials at a public access terminal located in the library. All materials with the exception of videos and DVDs may be renewed online.     Renew Online Here