Bluffton

Providing opportunities of

lifelong learning.

Hours of Operation: Mon-Thurs: 9:30 am - 8 pm Friday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Saturday: 9:30 am - 2 pm Sunday: Closed

Closed on Holidays New Years Day Memorial Day July Fourth Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve Christmas Day

Borrower Services

Library Card

Anyone can get a Bluffton Public Library card with a valid ID with a current address. Patrons must have their library card with them to check out library materials, including the computers. Your signature indicates you are signing a contract with the library and will be responsible for any materials charged out to that card.

Loan of Materials

Media	Loan Period	Renewals	Limit Adult	Limit Minor
Books	2 Weeks	2	None	None
Magazines	2 Weeks	2	None	None
Audio Books	2 Weeks	1	None	None
Playaways	2 Weeks	1	None	None
Entertainment DVDs	3 Days	0	4	2
Educational DVDs	1 Week	0	4	2
Video Cassettes	1 Week	0	10	2
Music CDs	2 Weeks	2	10	5

Overdue Charges

Material	Fine per Day per Item
Books	$0.05
Magazines	$0.05
Audio Books	$0.05
Playaways	$1.00
DVDs	$1.00
Video Cassettes	$0.50
Music CDs	$0.05
Interlibrary Loan	$1.00

Homebound Services

Individual Homebound Service is provided to shut-ins and residents of the Mennonite Memorial Home and Richland Manor. Rotating collections of large print books are maintained by the library at both nursing homes and at the Senior Citizen's Center.

Other Services

Children's Programs

Programs for Adults

Book Discussions

Voter Registration

Coin-Operated Photocopy Machine

Fax Machine ($1.00 to send, $.50 to recieve)

Night Book Depository

Library Materials and Resources

Books
Large Print Books
Audio Books (on tape & CD)
Music CDs
Community Information
Magazines
Newspapers
Bluffton News (1877-1982 on microfilm; 1933 to present on paper)
Ohio Revised Code
Databases (Value Line, Chilton's, Net Wellness, Ancestry, etc.)
DVDs and Video Cassettes (Entertainment and Educational)
Ohio Phone Books
Tax Forms
Public Computers with internet access through OPLIN
Ellison Die cutting machine (Patrons must provide paper)




	Bluffton Public Library 145 S. Main St. Bluffton, OH 45817 Phone: 419.358.5016 Fax: 419.358.9653 Event Calendar 52 ways to use your Library Card! Tax Forms Bluffton Ohio Federal

The Bluffton Public Library seeks to provide informational, educational, and recreational materials

and services, and to facilitate access to materials and information beyond the collection.

Programs and services encourage a process of life-long learning.

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