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Your library card will expire on your birthday each year. Please visit, call, or email the Library to confirm your contact information and renew your card for another year.
Please visit, call, or email the Library to change your PIN or add one to your account.
You can also change your PIN when you visit our InfoSoup online catalog:
- In the left navigation, click on “Library PIN.” This catalog only uses numbers. PINs should be a combination of 4-6 numbers.
- For security purposes, you will be asked to enter your current library PIN. If this is the first time changing your PIN, the original pin defaults to your birthday in MMDDYY format. If you forget your PIN, please contact the library for assistance.
- Once you’ve completed all fields, click Save.
You can place a hold on any item in our catalog when you log into your Infosoup account. After searching for your desired item, click “Place Hold”, choose your pickup location, and click “Submit Hold.”
You can also visit the library or call or email us and a librarian will be happy to add holds to your account for you.
You may be able to renew items you UNLESS there are additional holds on them. To renew items:
- Log in to your Infosoup account. The login is in the top right corner
- Once logged in, on the left side of the screen, click on “checked out” This should bring up a listing of all the materials that are currently checked out on this account
- Locate the item on the list you wish to renew and click the blue renew button.
- If the renewal is successful, the due date above the blue renew button will updated to the new due date.
You can also visit the library, call or email us and a librarian will be happy to help you renew your items.
You will need an active library card and a PIN to log into our public access computers. If you do not have a library card with us, please present a valid photo ID and we will issue you a visitor pass. Printing costs are $0.10 per black and white page and $0.75 per color page.
Our Bond Meeting Room on the 2nd floor can accommodate 40 people and may be rented for $5.00 per hour. Our smaller meeting room on the 4th floor can accommodate 10 people and may be rented for $2.50 per hour. Please read our Meeting Room Policy & Contract for more details on renting these rooms, or call or email the Library.
Individuals and certain non-profit groups can generally use these rooms free of charge for study and other purposes; please contact the Library for details.
Thank you for your interest in supporting Farnsworth Public Library! We rely on the generosity of our patrons, Friends, and the business and non-profit community to help us maintain a high level of service to our community.
Donations – Monetary
We gratefully accept monetary donations in any amount, as do the Friends of Farnsworth Public Library. If you have a particular purpose in mind for your donation or would like it to be in the name of a specific person or group, we will do our best to accommodate your wishes. Monetary donations over $100 can be acknowledged with a personalized “book” on our donation plaque.
Donations – Items
The Library accepts donations of new or gently used books and media materials, as well as items like craft and office supplies and postage stamps. Please, no damaged or soiled items; Reader’s Digest condensed books; textbooks; encyclopedias; or magazines older than three years.
Frequently Asked Donation Questions:
Q: If you don’t add my books to the collection, will I get them back?
A: Materials donated to the Library must be unconditional and they are non-returnable.
Q: Is my donation tax deductible?
A: Donations may be tax deductible. Library staff cannot determine the value of a donation for tax purposes. We will provide a form acknowledging the donation you made to the Library.
Q: What does Farnsworth Public Library do with donations?
A: Donations may be added to the collection or sold at a fundraiser. Many items are given to the Friends of Farnsworth Library and then sold at their book sales. The Friends generously donate the proceeds back to the Library to fund classes, events, and other Library needs.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Farnsworth Public Library! We are pleased to offer volunteer opportunities to adults and students in grades 5-12. The type of work done will be dependent on the volunteer’s interests and abilities as well as the Library’s needs. Possibilities include light administrative work, preparing crafts and activities for upcoming classes and events, shelving library items, light cleaning, etc.
If you have a special talent or information you’d like to share with the community and are interested in leading a program, let us know! We are always looking for new ideas for classes and events for children, teens, and adults.
All adult volunteers will be required to fill out a Volunteer Application. Students in grades 5-12 will need the written consent of a parent or legal guardian and a completed Tween/Teen Volunteer Application. All volunteer applications must include a signed Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk Agreement.
For as little as $5 (single membership) or $10 (family membership) every year, you can consider yourself a Friend of Farnsworth Public Library. Simply drop off the application form and cash or check (payable to The Friends of Farnsworth Library) at the Library. You can also find application forms at the Library’s circulation and reference desks.
