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Common Borrower Card 

A valid library card from one of the libraries listed below will be honored at any of the libraries. Information about each library can be found on this page. This information is subject to change. You may want to call to verify library hours and other information before visiting. If summer hours are different from the regular schedule they are listed.

  • Amherst Town Library
  • Bedford Public Library
  • Danforth Library (New England College)
  • Derry Public Library
  • Goffstown Public Library
  • Hooksett Public Library
  • Kelley Library (Salem)
  • Manchester City Library
  • Manchester West Side Community Library
  • Merrimack Public Library
  • Shapiro Library (Southern New Hampshire University) 
  • Wadleigh Memorial Library (Milford)
  1. A valid library card must be presented to borrow items. A valid card is one that
    • has not expired.
    • has no charges for lost materials.
    • has no excessive fines as defined by the lending library.
  2. Fines may be paid at any library, (except SHHU and NEC) but lost items must be paid to the owning library.
  3. Policies of the lending library prevail.
  4. Interlibrary Loan and Museum Passes are only available at your local library.
  5. Materials may be returned to any participating library.
  6. No renewals are allowed on materials which have holds on them.
  7. You can search the GMILCS library catalog from any of the libraries’ web pages.
Please check with individual libraries for specific information before you visit.

Amherst Town Library
14 Main Street
Amherst, NH 03031-2930
673-2288 fax 672-6063

Hours:

Mon - Thurs 9:30 AM-8:30 PM
Fri & Sat 9:30 AM-5:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM -5:00 PM
Summer: Sat 9:30 AM-12:30 PM; Closed Sundays
Not available: Children’s programs requiring registration
Borrowing Limits: None
Loan Period:, 1 week for Fiction Video & DVD; 2 weeks all other items
Maximum Renewals: Two in person, by phone, email, or www. One for new fiction.
Overdue Fees: Range from .10 to $1/day

 
Bedford Public Library
3 Meetinghouse Road
Bedford, NH 03110-5406
472-2300 fax 472-2978

Hours:

Mon - Thurs 9 AM - 8 PM
Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Sat 10 AM - 3 PM
Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM
Summer: Sat 10 AM-1 PM, closed Sunday 


Not Available: Children’s Programs
Borrowing Limits: 25 items, 3 books per subject.
Loan Period: 2 weeks for most items, Videos and Magazines 1 week
Maximum Renewals: three in person, by phone, or through your online account.
Overdue Fees: Range from .10 to $1/day

 
Danforth Library
New England College
196 Bridge Street
Henniker, NH 03242
428-2344 fax 428-4273

Hours:
Mon - Thurs 8 AM -12 AM
Fri 8 AM - 8 PM
Sat 10 AM -5 PM
Sunday 12 PM-12 AM
Closed Sat and Sun in summer and semester breaks. Call for other hours.
Loan Period: 2 weeks for books, records, CDs and pamphlets; 3 days for periodicals and videos
Renewals: In person or by phone, unless item is recalled
Overdue Fees: Flat $5.00 per item fee after a two week grace period; Flat $5.00 per item fee after a one week grace period for periodicals.

 
Derry Public Library
64 East Broadway
Derry, NH 03038
432-6140 fax 432-6128

Hours:
Mon - Thurs 9:30 AM-8:30 PM
Fri & Sat 9:30 AM-5:00 PM
Summer: Saturday closed


Not Available: Children’s Programs
Borrowing Limits: 3 books/subject, 3 issues of any magazine, total of 15 items /card
Loan Period: Videos & DVD 1 wk,
Magazines & New Adult Books 2 wks, Books, Music CDs, Audio tapes and CDs 3 wks
Maximum Renewals: One in person, by phone, or www.
Overdue Fees: Range from .10 to $1/day



Goffstown Public Library
2 High Street
Goffstown, NH 03045-1746 497-2102 fax 497-8437

Hours:

Mon - Wed 9 AM-8 PM
Thurs 9 AM-6 PM
Fri 9 AM-5 PM
Sat 9 AM-2 PM
Closed Saturdays in July and August

Not Available: Children’s programming requiring registration.
Borrowing Limits: 4 videos/DVDs,4 music CDs,3 books per subject
Loan Periods: Books, audio, magazines 3 weeks. Videos and DVDs 1 week
Maximum Renewals: Two in person, by phone, or www.
Overdue Fees: Range from .10 to $1/day

 
Hooksett Public Library
1701B Hooksett Road
Hooksett, NH 03106
485-6092 fax 485-6193
 
Hours:

Mon - Wed 9 AM - 8 PM
Thursday 11 AM - 8 PM
Fri & Sat 9 AM - 5 PM
Sunday: Closed

Not Available: Regular Children’s programs requiring registration
Borrowing Limits: 4 DVDs at a time
Loan Period: 2 weeks, except DVDs and Circ/Ref collection: 1 week
Maximum Renewals: Two in person, by phone, or www.hooksett.lib.nh.us.
Overdue Fees: Range from .10 to $1/day



Kelley Library
234 Main Street
Salem, NH 03079
898-7064 fax 898-8583 

Hours:

Mon - Fri. 9 AM - 9 PM
Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM
Hours are the same in the summer.

Not Available:Movies on DVD are excluded and programs with limited enrollment
Borrowing Limits: 6 each of: books on CD, books on tape; music CDs; CD-ROMs; non-fiction DVD/VHS; and movies on VHS.
Loan Period: 2 weeks
Maximum Renewals: Three in person, by phone, or www.
Overdue Fees: Range from .10 to $1/day



Manchester City Library
405 Pine Street
Manchester, NH 03104-6199
624-6550 fax 624-6559
 
Hours:

Mon, Tues, Thurs 8:30 AM -8:30 PM
Wed, Fri, Sat 8:30 AM-5:30 PM
Summer: Closed Sat.

Not Available: Storytime
Borrowing Limit: 50 items
5 books-on-tape, 5 books-on-CD, 5 DVDs, 5 VHS
Loan Period: 2 weeks except -
Art Prints 8 weeks; Videos, DVDs 1 week
Maximum Renewals: 3 in person, by phone or www except Framed Prints-No Renewals.
Overdue Fees: Range from .15 to $1/day



Manchester West Side Community Library
76 N. Main St.
Manchester, NH 03102-4084
624-6560 fax 628-6216
 

Hours:

     Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
     Wed 12:30 PM - 8:30 PM
     Summer: Open Mon 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM; Closed Saturday

Not Available: Storytime
Borrowing Limit: 50 items
5 books-on-tape, 5 books-on-CD, 5 DVDs, 5 VHS
Loan Period: 2 weeks except -
Art Prints 8 weeks; Videos, DVDs 1 week
Maximum Renewals: 3 in person, by phone or www except Framed Prints-No Renewals.
Overdue Fees: Range from .15 to $1/day



Merrimack Public Library
470 Daniel Webster Highway
Merrimack, NH 03054-3694
424-5021 fax 424-7312

 
Hours:

Mon - Thurs 9 AM -9 PM
Fri & Sat 9 AM -5 PM
Sunday 1 PM -5 PM
Summer: Sat 9 AM -1 PM; Closed Sundays

Not Available: Children’s programming requiring registration.
Borrowing Limits: None
Loan Period: 2 weeks
Maximum Renewals: Two in person, by phone, or www.
Overdue Fees: Range from .10 to $1/day


Shapiro Library (Southern New Hampshire University)
2500 North River Road

Manchester NH 03106

603-645-9605

Hours change frequently. Link to the Shapiro home page for the current hours. 

Not Available: Reserve Materials, Reference, Bestsellers, Education Resource Collection, Periodicals
Borrowing Limits: 5 items
Loan Period: 3 weeks, subject to recall
Maximum Renewals: 5, subject to recall
Overdue Fees: When 3 weeks overdue, $15 non-refundable fee plus $50 or more to replace the book.

Any questions regarding charges should be directed to the BillingSupervisor, Barbara Widger (603-668-2211 x2157 or b.widger@snhu.edu).Bills may ONLY be paid directly to the Billing Supervisor (Regularhours: Mon-Thurs 9:30am - 6pm or Friday 8-4) . Borrowers may submitpayment by mail. Checks should be made payable to "SNHU Shapiro Library"and sent to the Library to the attention of Barbara Widger.

Attn: Barbara Widger
SNHU - Shapiro Library
2500 N River Rd
Manchester NH 03106-1045



Wadleigh Memorial Library
49 Nashua Street
Milford, NH 03055-3753
673-2408 fax 672-6064

Website: http://www.wadleighlibrary.org
Email: wadleigh@wadleighlibrary.org

Hours:

Mon - Thurs 9:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Fri - 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Summer: Closed Sundays in June, July, August

Wireless access is available
Note: All children's programs requiring registration are limited to Wadleigh cardholders.
Borrowing Limits: 10 videos, 15 music CDs
Loan Period: 2 weeks except videos 1 week
Maximum Renewals: Two, except one for videos. In person, by phone,email, or through your online account.
Overdue Fees: Range from .10 to $1/day


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