Library Services
Our purpose at the library is to make information and resources available to our patrons. To that end, we offer a variety of items for checkout. If we do not have the item you need, we will make every effort to borrow it from another library through the Michigan eLibrary (MeLCat) state-wide lending program.
Loan Periods
Item | Loan Period | Renewal Period |
Books | 3 weeks | 3 weeks (none if on hold) |
Music, Games | 1 week | 1 week |
Movies, Magazines, Hot Spots | 1 week | None |
MeL items | Varies by material type | Varies by material type |
Administrative Services
We have the following services available to the public:
- Black & White or Color Copies: 10 cents or 50 cents per page
- Printing from a Library Computer: 25 cents per page
- Faxing (sending and receiving): $1 per page
- Scanning: free
- Laminating: $1 per page
- Notary Public: free
- Test Proctoring: free
Youth and Teen Services
The library offers programs and services for its young patrons, including Toddler Story Time and Playgroup. We also offer STEAM @ the Library to students in grades K-6 during the school year. During June and July, the Summer Reading Program offers programming and prizes for reading to children of all ages and adults.
Community Spaces in the Library
The library has a meeting room that is used by the Library Board for monthly meetings and is available for groups to reserve. There are also numerous quiet areas around the library where patrons can meet for discussion or study.
Getting a Library Card
The Bad Axe Area District Library serves all residents of the Bad Axe School District, as well as residents of Colfax, Verona or Meade Townships.
Patrons applying for a library card who do not reside or own real property in these areas are subject to a non-resident fee of $40/household/year or $20/household/six months.
Non-residents with a valid library card from another Huron County library are welcome to use their card here as a guest.
To get a card, please apply at the library and present proof of identity and current residence (driver's license, current utility bill, rental agreement, etc.)
Children must be five years old to obtain a library card. Children and legally dependent adults require a parent’s or guardian’s signature. Co-signers accept responsibility for the return of all library materials and liability for any and all fines, losses or assessments against the library card
Borrowing Limits
New patrons may check out 3 items at a time during an initial two month period. Afterwards, patrons may check out up to 15 items.