Welcome to the Sherman and Ruth Weiss Community Library

To Get a Library Card, patrons should bring to the Library in person:

A Driver's License/photo ID with a LOCAL address on it
-- OR --
A Driver's License/photo ID AND a piece of mail or other PROOF of local address.

Holds Policy

Northern Waters Library Service (NWLS) Library patrons may have up to 20 holds at a time on their record.

Patrons are notified when items are ready to be picked up by the NWLS automatic notification system. For Hayward Library patrons: If there is a phone number on record, the system will contact the patron by phone. If there is an email on record, the patron will be contacted by email. If there is neither a phone nor an email on the record, the patron will be contacted by snail mail.

Ready for pick up items are held for 7 days before they automatically clear in the computer system and the items are sent on to the next hold/back to the owning library.

Loan Policy

Adults may check out up to 50 items, including 3 DVDs and 5 videos.
Youth (Ages 6-17) may check out up to 10 items, but may not check out movies.

Books, Magazines, etc. are checked out for 3 weeks
Movies are checked out for 1 week.
Note: Seasonal and high demands items may have shorter loan periods.

Overdue Fine Policy

When returned overdue:
Fines for magazines, books, audiobooks and music are 25 cents a day per item.
Fines for movies are $1.00 per day per iteme.

Check an Item's Due Date:

To find out when your items are due, refer to your checkout receipt, call the library or check your library patron record online with the Merlin Card Catalog System.

Copy Machine

A copy machine is available by the front window near the circulation desk at the library. Copies are 20 cents per page per side.

Fax Machine

Faxes are $1.00 per page when sending or receiving faxes. When receiving a fax at the library, please have the sender include your name and a contact phone number so we can notify you when the fax is received. The library's fax number is listed on our Contact Us page.

Patron Computer and Printing Information:

11 patron computers are available for use at the library. Each patron is able to use our computers for two half hour sessions a day. The two sessions are back to back (consectutive) if no other patrons are waiting for computers. If patrons do not have a NWLS library card, the patron can bring their ID to the circulation desk for a temporary computer log on & password. No temporary passwords are issued to patrons under 18 without approval by the parent/guardian.

Computer prints are 20 cents per page.

Printing Instructions: To print, patrons will name the file they wish to print. Tip: Do a print preview before printing. 2 sided copies are now available by choosing the "Printer at Circ Desk Duplex" printer. Then, patrons pay for prints at the middle PHAROS Registration and Printing Computer using the guest log on feature. Finally, patron pick up prints from the printer at the circulation desk.

Wi-Fi is also available at the library.

NEW! Laptop computers users may now also print through our PHAROS Registration and Printing Computer by downloading and installing the Hayward Printer Driver or the Hayward Printer Driver for 64 bit computers onto their computer. Note: These printer drivers will not work for Macs. NWLS Techs are aware of this need and are working towards future fixes. Once the printer is installed on your laptop, just follow the printing instructions above.