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ELIGIBILITY FOR A TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD

 Right click here and select "open in new window"
to print the Library card application form (pdf).
 Bring your completed form to the Libary with proper ID
and get your Troy Public Library card.

Card Eligibility

Troy residents or property owners

Those who attend school or work in Troy

Residents of Clawson & Madison Heights

Residents of Suburban Library Cooperative communities:  Armada, Center Line, Chesterfield, Clinton Township, Eastpointe, Fraser, Harper Woods, Lenox Township, Macomb Township, Mount Clemens, New Baltimore, Richmond, Romeo, Roseville, St. Claire Shores, Shelby Township, Sterling Heights, Utica and Warren

Residents of the following communities:  Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Clarkston, Commerce Township, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Huntington Woods, Independence Township, Keego Harbor, Lake Orion, Lathrup Village, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, Southfield and West Bloomfield

Non-resident cards may be purchased ($200.00 per year) for full access to Troy Public Library.

Patrons of MICHICARD libraries may check out print materials only.

Call Troy Public Library @ 248. 524.3538 to verify proper identification for a library card.

Talk-To-Me is our interactive library voice messaging system accessible through your touch-tone telephone. Dial 1.877.270.1273* to check your circulation records. Use the barcode on your library card and Personal Identification Number (PIN) to enter the system. Once in, you may choose any of the options below:

* from the 248, 586, 313, 947, 734, & 810 area codes only
List titles on hold or cancel reserved items List titles already checked out
Renew titles already checked out, but not overdue State balances due on returned material
Talk-To-MeBS00554A.gif (2792 bytes)also calls to alert patron about holds ready for pick-up and/or overdue items.  Contact the Circulation Department for more information on the use of this service.

 

SCHEDULE OF FEES -  Overdue Charges  -  User Fees
  • Resolution Nos. 83-594, 89-395, 90-297, 92-429, 95-284, 96-1171, & 2000-119
Overdue Charges

Material

Loan Period

Charges/Day

Maximum Charge*
Books (Adult) 21 days $0.25 $15.00
Books (Youth) 21 days $0.25 $15.00
Cassettes 21 days $0.25 $15.00
Compact Discs 21 days $0.25 $15.00
Puppets 7 days $0.25 $15.00
Periodicals 7 days $0.25 $15.00
CD ROMs 7 days $1.00 $15.00
DVDs 7 days $1.00 $15.00
DVDs: non-fiction 21 days $1.00 $15.00
DVDs: Boxed Set 14 days $1.00 $15.00
Videocassettes 7 days $1.00 $15.00
Videocassettes: non-fiction 21 days $1.00 $15.00
Video Games 14 days $1.00 $15.00
*Special Needs Collection 21 days $0.25 $15.00
 *Special Needs Collection items must be returned directly to Troy Public Library. While anyone may check them out with their valid TPL card, only Troy residents may place holds on items in this collection.

* Maximum charge does not exceed the replacement cost of the material
User Fees

Lost/Damaged Material

 Retail replacement cost
Library Card Replacement $3.00
Non-Resident Card $200.00 per year
DVDs (Feature) $2.00 per title, per week
DVDs Boxed Set $5.00 per title, 14 days
Rental Books $0.25 per title, per day
Video Games $5.00 per title, 14 days
Black & White Computer Printout $0.10 per page
Color Computer Printout $1.00 per page
Photocopy/Microform copy $0.10 per page
Fax $3.00 first page
$1.00 per additional page
$1.00 per page received

Revised: October 10, 2008