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  • Home
  • Search Our Catalog
  • Library of Things
  • Calendar
  • About Us
    • Staff and Board
    • Policies
  • Services
    • Youth Services
    • Adults
      • Adult Services News
    • Interlibrary Loan
    • Home Delivery Service
    • Meeting Rooms
    • Blood Pressure Monitors
    • Mobile Hotspots
    • Mobile Print
    • Notary Public
    • Little Free Pantry
    • Genealogy Help
    • Newsletter
    • Audiolab
    • Tech Help
      • Quickstart Guides
        • Catalog Tips and Tricks
  • eBooks & Audiobooks
  • Online Resources
  • Do Research
    • Iowa Lakes Genealogy Society
  • Summer Reading Program
    • RPG Camp
  • Staff Picks
  • Beanstack Reading Challenges
  • Tech Corner
  • Dewey the Library Cat
    • Dewey's Job Description
    • Dewey Merch
    • Dewey's Rules
Reach us by phone at 
​712-580-7290

Services

Library Amenities
  • Desktop Computers with Wired Internet and Microsoft Office
  • Online catalog that can be accessed anywhere
  • Public Wifi Access
  • Regional Newspapers
  • Relaxed Reading Area
  • Photocopying and printing (each page $0.20 for black/white or $1.00 for color)
  • Faxing ($2.00 for the first page, $1.00 for each additional)
  • Scanning and eMailing
  • Disc repair
  • Notary public
  • Library Newsletter
  • Food Pantry
  • Community Bulletin Board for nonprofits
  • ​Mobile Printing
  • Public Meeting Room Reservations
  • ​Study Cubicle
  • TV/VCR, CD, DVD Player
  • LCD Projector
  • Charlotte Brett Genealogy Collection​
  • ​Census/Marriage/Birth Records
  • Iowa Collection and Reference Materials
  • Spencer Newspapers on Microfilm from 1878 to present 
  • Microfilm Reader/Printer
  • AWE Early Literacy Game Computer​
  • Audiolab for personal cassette/vinyl audio digitization
Harold drinks his coffee and looks at his computer. He loves the Spencer Public Library. He learns a lot at Aimee's Tech Talk programs.
Who qualifies for a library card?
​People of all ages! Those who've just been born through 6th grade will need a legal guardian to sign for your card. Your first library card is free! Please bring proof of name and current address when you come to get your new library card. Each year it will be renewed free of charge. If it is lost, damaged, or stolen, replacement cards are $2.00. When you sign up, there's an option to have your photo taken so you don't even need to bring your card when you come in to check out! Otherwise, always make sure you have it with you when you come to the library. 

More questions about library cards? We have more detailed information in our Circulation Policy. 
Open Access
This Statewide borrowing program allows patrons to check out items in person at other participating public and academic libraries and return those materials to their home library. There is no charge to participate.

Interlibrary Loan
Patrons with a library card in good standing may request materials the library does not own from another library. Visit our Interlibrary Loan page for more details and search for the items you are looking for.


Calendar of Events
A child pretends she is the children's librarian at the Spencer Public Library and holds a storytime performance for her stuffed animals
Items Available for Loan
7 Days:
  • Library of Things
  • Hotspots

 2 weeks:
  • New books (green stickers)
  • DVDs
  • Video Games
  • CDs (children's music & audiobooks)
  • Kits
  • Magazines
  • Pamphlets
  • ​Blood Pressure Monitors 
                  
1 Month:  
  • All other adult books
  • All Children’s books
  • Large Print Books

3 Months:
  • Art prints
  • Sculpture

As Specified:
  • Interlibrary Loan materials
Do you have questions about specific items? Check out the Policies page for that particular item. And never hesitate to contact us with any questions at 712-580-7290 or [email protected].
What if I...
lose or damage something checked out on my card?
For lost items, the cost to replace the item will be charged to your account. For damaged materials, a fee for the cost of repair will be charged to your account. A patron's privileges, and those of other household members, will be suspended until all bills are paid.

let someone use my card and they accumulate fines?
Do not lend your card to others. You are responsible for any materials checked out on your card as well as any bills issued to your account.

​forget to bring my card to the library?
A library card is needed to check out library materials, unless you have a photo on file. 
Adult Services
  • Homebound Delivery
  • Distance Education Test Proctoring
  • Genealogy Assistance
  • ​Tech Help
  • Activity and Craft Kits
  • Library Talks and Tours
  • Adult Services Blog
  • Movie Nights
  • Book Club
  • Author Talks
  • And More!
Children's Services
  • Year Round Story Time
  • Tween Book Club
  • Games, Crafts and Movies Throughout the Year
  • Outreach Programs for Schools and Daycares
  • Activity and Craft Kits
  • Summer Reading Program
  • ​Legos at the Library Monthly Program
  • 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
  • Subscription Book Boxes 
Teen Services
  • Teen Book Club
  • Activity and Craft Kits
  • Subscription Book Boxes
  • Teen Movies
  • Summer Reading Program
  • LGBTQIA+ and Allies Teen Group
  • Various Programs Throughout the Year

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  • Home
  • Search Our Catalog
  • Library of Things
  • Calendar
  • About Us
    • Staff and Board
    • Policies
  • Services
    • Youth Services
    • Adults
      • Adult Services News
    • Interlibrary Loan
    • Home Delivery Service
    • Meeting Rooms
    • Blood Pressure Monitors
    • Mobile Hotspots
    • Mobile Print
    • Notary Public
    • Little Free Pantry
    • Genealogy Help
    • Newsletter
    • Audiolab
    • Tech Help
      • Quickstart Guides
        • Catalog Tips and Tricks
  • eBooks & Audiobooks
  • Online Resources
  • Do Research
    • Iowa Lakes Genealogy Society
  • Summer Reading Program
    • RPG Camp
  • Staff Picks
  • Beanstack Reading Challenges
  • Tech Corner
  • Dewey the Library Cat
    • Dewey's Job Description
    • Dewey Merch
    • Dewey's Rules