Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, MD

Cathy Ashby
Director of Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County
6 North Second St.
Oakland, MD 21550
Phone: 301-334-3996

Branch Location	Branch Manager / Address	Hours
Oakland	Ann Leighton, Branch Manager 6 N. Second Street Oakland, MD 21550 Phone: (301) 334-3996 Fax: (301) 334-4152	Mo 9:15-8:00 Tu 9:15-5:30 We 9:15-8:00 Th 9:15-5:30 Fr 9:15-5:30 Sa 9:00-4:00
Friendsville	Michele Liston, Branch Manager P.O. Box 57 315 Chestnut Street Friendsville, MD 21531 Phone & Fax: (301) 746-5663	Mo 2:00-8:00 Tu 1:30-5:30 We 2:00-8:00 Th 1:30-5:30 Fr CLOSED Sa 9:00-2:00
Accident	Janet Otto, Branch Manager P.O. Box 154 106 S. North Street Accident, MD 21520 Phone: (301) 746-8792 Fax: (301) 746-8399	Mo 11:00-5:30 Tu 11:00-5:30 We 11:00-7:00 Th 11:00-5:30 Fr 11:00-5:30 Sa 9:00-1:00
Grantsville	Kim Lishia, Branch Manager 102 Parkside Dr. Grantsville, MD 21536 Phone: (301) 895-5298 Fax: (301) 245-4411	Mo 11:00-8:00 Tu 11:00-5:30 We 11:00-5:30 Th 11:00-5:30 Fr 11:00-5:30 Sa 9:00-1:00
Kitzmiller	Diane Kisner, Branch Manager P.O. Box 100 288 W. Main Street Kitzmiller, MD 21538 Phone: (301) 453-3368 Fax: (301) 453-3210	Mo 3:00-7:00 Tu 9:30-12:00 We 3:00-7:00 Th 9:30-12:00 Fr 9:30-12:00 Sa CLOSED

An equipment loan form must be filled out and signed before a patron may borrow any equipment. The items may be borrowed for up to one week at a time.

Meeting Rooms

There are meeting rooms located in the Oakland and Grantsville libraries.

The meeting room is open to nonprofit organizations engaged in educational, cultural, intellectual, and charitable activities.
Groups must schedule the use of the room by contacting the library staff.
All meetings in the library meeting room must be free of charge and open to the public.
No selling or commercial activities are allowed.
The number of people allowed to use the meeting room cannot exceed 49.
No smoking or alcohol use is permitted in the meeting room.
Meeting room users are required to leave the room in a neat and orderly condition.
Groups and organizations may not use the library mailing address as their official address.
Users must hold the library harmless from injuries or accidents arising from the use of the facility.
Groups are permitted to reserve the room on a continuing basis (i.e. every Friday morning or the second Tuesday of every month). The room can be booked for continuing programs for three months at a time. The group can then book the room for another three months, if available. The second and subsequent bookings can be made one week prior to the end of the current booking period.
Library sponsored programs have priority in the scheduling and use of the meeting room.
Use of the room is limited to normal library operating hours.
The library does not advocate or endorse the viewpoints of meeting room users.
A person's right to use the meeting room shall not be denied or abridged because of origin, background, or view.
Children under the age of 18 may use the meeting room as long as a responsible person over the age of 21 is present during the use of the room.
Pre-approval is required for the use of electronic equipment in the meeting room.

Maryland Public Library patrons now have access to free, dial-up internet accounts. You must be at least 18 years of age, and have a valid and unexpired library card issued by the public library where you are submitting your request. You will need to have a pc running Windows 95/98/ NT/Me/2000 or XP, a modem and a phone line. To find out more, visit any Maryland public library.

In order to receive a library card that permits the holder access to the free services of the Ruth Enlow Library System, the applicant must:

1. Show his/her driver's license or other proof of address as listed below.
2. Complete and sign the application/borrower's Agreement

If the patron cannot provide a driver's license, other forms of identification may be accepted. Other acceptable forms of identification include: a library card issued by another public library system in Maryland; a state issued identification card with a picture or a utility bill mailed to the patron with his or her name and address printed on the bill. If the patron is unable to provide any of these acceptable forms of identification, a post card will be mailed to the patron's home address. The patron must return to the library with the post card to pick up his or her card. A patron without acceptable identification may not check out books until he or she receives a library card.

Applicants under the age of eighteen without a driver's license must have a parent or legal guardian sign the Borrower's Agreement for them.

Applicants sixteen years or older with a driver's license should sign a Borrower's Agreement for themselves.

Except for a limit of five (5) new books, thirty (30) children's books, twenty (20) videos, five (5) DVD's, and two (2) Reading Express books, a patron may borrow unlimited items at one time.

DVD's, magazines for adults and videos can be checked out for one week.
New books and Reading Express books are checked out for two weeks with no renewals allowed.
Regular adult books, books on cassettes and CD's, music CD's, YA books, YA magazines, children's books, children's magazines, puzzles, and pamphlets are checked out for three weeks.

Most public library materials may be returned to any public library or mobile unit in the county or elsewhere in the state. EXCEPTION: Video material. All locations of the Ruth Enlow Library, excluding the Kitzmiller Branch, have outside bookdrops. Please DO NOT put videos in the bookdrops because they are easily damaged.


Children's & YA Material  $0.05/day   $2.00 max

Adult's Material          $0.10/day   $4.00 max

Videos                    $0.50/day   $5.00 max

A total of 2 overdue notices will be sent for 
each item that is overdue.




Library Card Fees

Check out items without Card   $0.25 fee

Replace lost card              $0.50 fee


A patron must show a photo ID in order to 
check out without a card.  An exception will 
be made for a child whose legal guardian 
can show a photo ID or whose legal guardian 
can show a valid library card.




Reserve Fee (if notice is mailed) $0.50 

Holds will expire after 6 months.  A report 
of cancelled holds will alert us to potential 
problems with a book or an unacceptably long 
hold line.


Copies (each side counts as a page, no discount 
for supplying own paper)
       
Microfilm copies  8.5x11       $0.20/page

Microfilm copies   11x17       $0.30/page

Photocopies       8.5x11       $0.20/page

Photocopies       8.5x14       $0.25/page

Photocopies        11x17       $0.30/page




Faxes
  
Sending (Long Distance)        $2.00/page

Sending (Local or Toll Free)   $1.00/page

Receiving                      $1.00/page

All branch locations of the Ruth Enlow Library have computers with internet access for public use and Wireless Internet Access (WiFi) for your laptop pc. If you need help please refer to these "PC Tips." Also, parents may wish to refer to these "Internet Safety Tips for Families." The following rules regulate PC use at Ruth Enlow Library.

Ruth Enlow Library accepts donations of materials with the understanding that the library's staff will evaluate the suitability of the materials for inclusion in the library's collection.

Donations that do not meet the system's objectives and policies will be sold or returned to the donor, if the donor wishes them to be returned. Money from the sale of donated items will be used to purchase new materials.

No other conditions may be imposed by the donor either before or after the acceptance of the materials into the collection.

Board Meetings are open to the Public and are generally held the third Thursday of the month at 4:00pm. The location can vary. Please call 301-334-3996 to confirm date and place.

Board Members:
Jack Caruthers, President
Sherry Georg, Vice Pres.
Joanne Sheffield, Treasurer
Mimi Demaree
Carol Newman
Carol Craver
Kathy Helbig

Contact:
Ruth Enlow Library
Board of Trustees
6 N Second Street
Oakland, MD 21550
301-334-3996

Who are we?
The Friends of the Ruth Enlow Public Library of Garrett County is a group organized to bring together fellow citizens who value their public library, are willing to work for a better library for the community, and who speak up for good library service whenever and wherever their efforts are needed.

Areas of Activity
There are many fine projects that can be undertaken by the Friends of the Ruth Enlow [Public] Library of Garrett County, with the advice of the Library Director.

Stimulate public awareness of the library and its importance to the community.
Serve in the communicative capacity between the library and the community at large.
Foster educational, recreational, informational, and cultural programs beneficial to the community.
Enrich library resources through funds derived from memberships and encourage endowments, bequests and acceptable gifts for the purpose of public use and enjoyment.
Sponsor free exhibits, speakers, art programs, book reviews, and film programs for the community's use.
Aid development of special book collections.
Provide channels for citizens' opinions and support of the library.
Play a leadership role in National Library Week.
Help acquire important materials and provide important services beyond the confines of the operating budget.
Support library programs for children and youth.

Sharing and developing the love of books with fellow book-lovers.
A sense of accomplishment and personal satisfaction in performing a significant service for the community.
Widening social contacts.

Membership Information
Individual Membership Family Membership Contributing Membership Corporate Membership Life Membership Life/Couple Membership	$5.00 $10.00 $25.00 $50.00 $100.00 $150.00

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