Tay Township Public Library

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Material Loan Periods Books 3 weeks Magazines 1
week Videos/DVDs 1 week High demand items 1
week Number of Items Borrowed on one
card Maximum items 30 Maximum electronic
media 5 Maximum magazines 3 Overdue Fines
Daily per item Maximum per item Videos/DVDs
1.00 5.00 Electronic media
includes videos, dvds, books on tape or cd, music
cds and computer games/software.
Tay Township Public Library
The Tay Township Public Library serves the
residents of Tay Township with three branches
located Port McNicoll, Victoria Harbour, and
Waubaushene.
Library Membership Library membership is free to
all residents of Tay Township. Sign up at any
branch for a card. Anyone wishing to become a
member must present identification with their
current address. Cards must be presented in
order to borrow material.
Branch Hours Port McNicollMonday 6-9Tuesday
10-12, 1-5Wednesday 10-12, 1-5, 6-9Thursday
10-12, 1-5 Friday 10-12, 1-5Saturday
9-1 Victoria HarbourTuesday 10-12,
1-5Wednesday 10-12, 1-5Thursday 10-12, 1-5,
6-9Friday 10-12, 1-5Saturday 9-1 WaubausheneTu
esday 1-5, 6-9Wednesday 6-9 Thursday 1-5 Friday
1-5Saturday 9-1
Branch Contact Information J M Young, Port
McNicoll Tel/Fax [phone] Address 715
Fourth Ave, Theo Elaine Bernard, Victoria
Harbour Tel/Fax [phone] Address 145
Albert St. Waubaushene Tel/Fax
538-1122 Address 17 Thiffault St. Web
Sitewww.tay.library.on.caEmail
Address taylibrary_at_tay.township.on.ca
Help Support Your Library Volunteer!
TO DO Library programmes Shelving, Shelf
reading Literacy programme Visiting library
service delivery Handyman Processing of new
materials Water and weed gardens
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Programmes The library offers a variety of
programmes throughout the year for young and old.
We have weekly story times at each branch, a
childrens summer reading programme, crafts,
Internet training, and much more. Contact your
nearest Branch for details. Visiting Library
Services Unable to come to the library? The
library offers a Visiting Library Service
programme to deliver books to Tay community
members who are homebound. If you are
interested in having this service or
volunteering, please contact your nearest branch.
Internet Access Each branch has public access
computers available for patrons to search the
Internet for word processing. To provide fair
and equitable access, patrons are asked to sign
up for time on the computers. Faxing All
branches offer fax services. The cost is 1.00
for the first page and .50 for additional pages.
We also will receive faxes for people and charge
.25 per page. Photocopying Photocopying is
available at all branches for .25 per page. Room
Rental Port McNicoll Branch has a meeting room
which may be booked for use by a variety of
organisations. A rental fee may apply.
Library Catalogue The library has an online
catalogue that contains all the materials in all
branches. It is available on our web site and on
the public access computers in our branches.
Patrons may search the catalogue, place their own
holds, check what they have out and when they are
due, renew items, check for fines and blocks on
their card, and review their personal
information. Renewals Library items may be
renewed up to two times. Patrons may phone any
branch to ask staff to renew their items or renew
them through our online catalogue. Interlibrary
loan material may not be renewed. Items with a
waiting list may not be renewed. Holds Patrons
may place a hold on items that are currently out
to other patrons or at another branch. When the
item comes in, staff will call you. The item
will be held for you to pick up for 7 business
days. If holds are not picked up within that
time, they are returned to the shelf. Special
Collections The library houses the following
special collections Large Print CD-ROMs Books
on tape/CD Videos/DVDs Local history Interlibra
ry Loans If you cant find a book you want on the
shelf, we can order it in from another library.
Libraries will not loan new books. Interlibrary
loans cannot be renewed.