Adventures in Libraryland: Book renewal and other services available online

I ran into an acquaintance about a week ago and he was telling me that he's been going over the library in Columbia a lot. He said he enjoyed the services they have. Particularly he liked the way he could renew his books online and also that he could request a specific title from the comfort of his own home and then just run in the library where they would have it waiting for him at the front desk.

Well, I was shocked!

Not because he went visiting another library -- no, I was surprised because I thought he knew that the Marshall Public Library offers both of those services.

I guess I thought everyone knew!

So please allow me to elucidate: If you are interested in renewing the materials you have checked out, you can do so on our website (www.marshallpublib.org).

Once you are in the catalog, look for the words "My Account." When you click on those words, you will be prompted to enter your library card number and your password.

The password is your pin number. (If you've forgotten your pin number, our friendly staff can give it to you the next time you're in the library.)

After logging in, you will be able to view what you currently have checked out and there's an option to renew them. Please note that if your books are already overdue, the system will not allow you to renew them.

I hope this has been helpful for you. Next week -- placing holds online!

Check it out
Read Across America Family Fun Night -- Thursday, March 5, 5:30 pm

To celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday, Parents As Teachers and the library will be hosting a reading celebration party! Come and listen to some great stories with activities.

New materials
Fiction
"Spare Room: by Helen Garner (fiction)
"True Colors" by Kristin Hannah (fiction)
"Batter Off Dead" by Tamar Myers (mystery)
"The Renegades" by T. Jefferson Parker (adventure)
"Run For Your Life" by James Patterson (thriller).

Non-Fiction
"A Dance with the Devil" by Barbara Bentley (biography)
"Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping Charts & Winning

Grammys" by Alice Schroeder (biography).