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Membership

Free to the residents of the Village of Augusta, Ross Township or Gull Lake School District within Bedford Township. Driver's License and proof of residence are required.

Free to Senior Citizens age 55 and older, no matter where you live. ID and proof of address are required. Free to Michicard members. Our library is a member of the Michicard program. If you live elsewhere in Michigan and have a membership with another library that participates in the Michicard program and are in good standing with your home library, you are welcome to get a free membership at the McKay Library. A driver's license and library card (with Michicard status) are required.

**Note to our hometown patrons. If you are a member in good standing, ask for a Michicard sticker for your library card. This will open the doors to a long list of other Michigan libraries for you and your family.

Non-residents are required to pay a $15.00 annual membership fee. ID and proof of address are required.

Check-out Information

All books, magazines, audio materials, and CDs have a loan period of 4 weeks. You are welcome to reserve a title if it's not on the shelf. Renewals are allowed and can be done over the phone, as long as no one is waiting for the title.

Movies have a loan period of 1 week. We do charge a $.50 rental fee for each title. Some of our DVD sets have a higher cost, but also a longer loan period.

Audiobooks & eBooks

Overdrive is available through the Augusta Library! Patrons can download audiobooks and eBooks to thier Kindles, Nooks and other eReaders, phones, mp3 players, ipods, ipads and more.  DOWNLOAD one of their Apps (Overdrive Media Console OR Libby) on your device or go to http://smdl.lib.overdrive.com on your PC to get started or click the link to the left.

Free WI-FI

Look for the BrightMonkey connection on your device and use the password 'library1'.  Our wifi is available 24 hours a day.

Interlibrary Loans

The Augusta Library is a member of MeLCat, the statewide catalogue and sharing system.  As a patron in good standing, you can access the catalogue and request to borrow books from other libraries right from your home computer.  Simply go to mel.org (the Michigan ELibrary website) and click on the link to MeLCat.  It will take you directly to a search page where you can begin browsing for the titles you want.  Or, your can access the search page directly at http://elibrary.mel.org/search.   When you find what you are looking for, look for "GET THIS FOR ME" and click on it.  The system will then want to know what library you are from (we are listed under Augusta-Ross Township) and then your name and patron ID (your library account #).   That's it!  If the item is available, you should get a message immediately that it has been ordered.  You will get an email and/or phone call when your item has arrived at our library!    WE ARE STILL HAPPY TO ORDER THINGS FOR YOU RIGHT FROM THE LIBRARY, so give us a call if you need at 731-4000.

Photocopies

A B&W copy machine is available for public use. Cost is $.15 a page. Color copies can be made for $.50 each - inquire at the desk.

Laminating

Library staff have access to two laminating machines of limited size. Cost varies depending on the type of machine used.

Public Computers

There are four terminals available for public use. Sessions are limited to 1 hour. Patrons are allowed to reserve a time.  Children 17 and under must have written permission from a parent or guardian to use the internet.  Please see our internet policies.

Important Links

Check out the Michigan eLibrary at http://mel.org. Here you will find a wealth of information and databases free for you to use. Full-text articles, digitized collections, test preparation, and resources for kids and teens - too much to list. Free for all Michigan citizens!  You will need a valid Michigan driver's license or state ID number to gain access.