How To Help

FAQs

How to get E-books?

How Many Items Can i have out on my card?

5 DVDs
5 VHS tapes
2 Video games
5 Playaways
5 Audio books
5 Music CDs

5 Audio Cassettes,
5 Magazines total ( limit 3 of the same Titled Magazines)
25 Fiction books
5 Nonfiction books per Subject
2 3-day items.

How can I reserve a room or hold an event at the Library?
contact Mary Harper at x 223 and request an application and availabilty of meeting space areas.

How to report a lost or stolen card.

Lost library cards should be reported immediately to prevent unauthorized use. Notify the library of a lost library card by calling the circulation desk staff during regular library hours at 914-668-1840 x216

How to request an item(s) from outside of the Westchester Library System.

If you are unable to locate the book you need at any of the public libraries within Westchester Library System, we will try to borrow it from a library outside of Westchester. This usually takes at a least a couple weeks (books are mailed) and there may be a fee charged by the loaning institution. Place your request in person at the reference desk.

How to reserve a computer--

Step up to the Reservation Station located in front of our Cyber Corner computer area. Click on Reservations, enter your WLS Library card number and last name, then click OK. The computer will generate your reservation and display it for you. You MUST click OK to accept the the reservation or click cancel if you change your mind. If accepted, you must wait until your time come before sitting at the reserved station. At that time you can sign-on to the reserved station with your Library card and last name.You will have 1 hour to use this station. You can only use library internet computer once per day for one hour.