Checking out of material

Books and books on tape, videos, music CD's, and cassettes may be checked out for 3 weeks. Walk-in Bestsellers may be checked out for 1 week.

Walk-in Bestsellers are a special collection in the library. Only one Walk-in Bestsellers can be checked out at a time, they can only be checked out for one week, and they can not be put on hold. Any book that we have a copy of in the Walk-in Bestsellers collection will have other copies in the normal collection that are not subject to these restrictions.

You may check out as many books as you like. However, other items do have the following limits: Books on Tape and Videos-4; CD's-4; Cassettes-8.

MRRL does charge $.20 per day, per item, for overdue items. Until your fines have been paid, you will not be able to checkout or renew items.

Issue of Library cards

All residents of Cole and Osage Counties, ages 5 and up, are eligible for a Library card.
Missouri River Regional Library also has a reciprocal agreement with Daniel Boone Regional Library and Scenic Regional Library. This means patrons of these libraries may use MRRL facilities at no charge. In exchange, MRRL patrons may use the facilities of Daniel Boone and Scenic Regional Libraries.
Residents of Maries, Miller, Morgan, Camdenton and Moniteau Counties may also use MRRL; however, a $25 annual fee, per card, must be charged to cover administrative costs

Applicants age 5 to 13 years must have a parent or legal guardian sign the application. Applicants age 14 and up must present an ID (Drivers license, school ID, lunch card, voter ID, etc.) with current address.
Temporary cards: College students attending local universities may obtain a 3-month temporary card with proper student ID. State legislators may also apply for a card.

All cards expire two years from issue date and are nontransferable. Only YOU may use your Library card.

Renew Books

You may renew your items by either coming in or calling the circulation desk at 573-634-2464 or 1-800-949-READ, before the due date, Or renew on our Online Catalog ( http://atalog.mrrl.org ). For this you will need your PIN number which is the last 4 digits of your phone number. If you have any problems, Call 573-634-2464.

You can only renew an item twice, and if someone has a hold on the item it can not be renewed.

Placing and Picking up holds

When the item you want is unavailable because it is checked out, you can still obtain the item. It may take a little longer. You can place a hold on the item yourself at the public catalog terminals or by calling 573-634-2464 and asking for the Reference Desk. To place a hold through the catalog, all you need is your Library card number and PIN number. If the item is currently checked out you will be placed on a hold list for the item. Each patron may place up to 20 items on hold. You will be notified by phone or mail that your item has arrived. It will be held for you at the circulation desk unless you request to pick it up at a different location, i.e. the Linn branch or the Bookmoble.

Register to vote

Voter Registration If you live in Cole County you can register to vote at the Library anytime we are open-evenings and weekends as well as weekdays.

ILL

Inter Library Loan is a service that is available to only our Cole and Osage residents. It is where we try to borrow a book, video, or book on tape from another library for you. ILL's are different in a few ways from our normal collections.

The length of check out is set by the LOANING library. We don't have any control on that.
Renewal request must be made IN ADVANCE of the due date. This is so we can request an extension from the loaning library. Granting of these requests is not guaranteed. An online ILL request form and renewal form is available on this site.