New fiction: 7 days

All other items: 14 days

Newspapers and current magazines are not checked out.

Anyone residing, working, or attending school in Ottawa County can be issued a free library card, valid for three years. If you live outside of Ottawa County, there is a $20.00 fee.

Find out more about library cards.

Yes – we have several. Ask us at the desk and we’ll get you started.

Color copies are $.25 each.

Black and white copies are $.10 each.

Ask us about getting books and more through our library network. It’s called interlibrary loan.

You must have a library card with us. There's a $2 fee.

Gifts to the Library can take many forms. If you want to make a contribution in memory or in honor of someone, you may write a check to the Library for that specific purpose.

Please consider the Miami Public Library in your estate planning.

The Library also gladly accepts donations used to finance special projects and programs.

The Library also accepts gently used books, DVDs, and Blu-rays donations. 

Donated books and equipment become library property and are subject to library policy. Items which are not placed in the collection may be placed in the Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale.