Library Services
Circulation Services
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Library Card:
All residents of Polk County are
eligible to receive a free card at the Winter Haven
Public Library. Residents must have a valid form of
identification with current street address to receive a
card. Cards can be used at any public library in Polk
County. Residents who reside outside of Polk County must
pay $35 per year, per household.
Reciprocal Borrowing privileges are available in the
following county library systems: Lake County Library
System, Orange County Library System, Osceola County
Library System and the Tampa Bay Library Cooperative.
Circulation Policies:
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Books,
Audio-books, music cd’s and periodicals circulate for
14 days.
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Videos and
dvd’s circulate for 7 days and have a limit of 3 items
per person
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Items may
be renewed two times, in person, on the telephone, or
“online”.
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Items “on
hold” cannot be renewed.
Fine
Policies: library materials are due on the date
printed on your circulation receipt. If you cannot
return them on time, you can renew materials online from
the library catalog, follow the links or call the library at
291-5880 and renew them over the telephone. Overdue
items are $.10 per day, per item.
Library Policies are available in a “pdf” format:
Reference Services
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The Reference Staff monitors the 3 study rooms at the
library. If you would like to reserve a study room
contact the library at 291-5880.
The Winter
Haven Library offers an exam proctoring service. For
pricing and information follow the link below.
Youth Services
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The
Children’s Department is pleased to offer many services
to our youngest patrons. We have a section for
pre-school children, school aged children, and a young
adult department. We also have 8 computers with
educational software games.
Pre-school story hour
is held on Tuesday & Wednesday
mornings at 10 am from September through April. Story
hour consists of reading stories, puppet shows, and
sing-a-longs.
Excellence in Reading is a very successful program at
the library. Children read specific books and are tested
on a computer. There are a set number of books to read
and prizes awarded along the way.
Florida Library Youth Program
is a State Library of
Florida sponsored program. This program is conducted
throughout the summer for children of all ages.
Activities include: puppet shows, performer,
storytellers, & arts and crafts.
Outreach—The local elementary schools, grades 3-4, are
invited to the library in the spring each year to bring
their students and introduce them to what their public
library has to offer.
Class Visits - Contact the Children's Librarian
to schedule class visits.
For more information about these services contact the
Library at 291-5880 or email the Children’s Librarian at
E-mail:
dcouture@mywinterhaven.com.
Did you
know you can renew your books using the online
catalog? Just click the Catalog link below.
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