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Libraries - Emmetsburg Public Library

• Emmetsburg Public Library
• Iowa Lakes Community College Library
• Combined Libraries

Mission: “To enhance the community’s quality of life by providing residents of all ages with popular materials in a variety of formats to meet their educational and recreational interests; to maintain a balanced collection of resources to meet residents’ information needs, and to strive to be a primary contributor to lifelong learning pursuits.”

Services Available

• Books, magazines, videos, audio books, computer games
• Online Catalog
• Copy machine services
• Community History Center
• Bestseller reserve list
• Test proctoring
• Microfilm/microfiche readers
• Genealogy
• Large print books
• Open Access/Access Plus
• Telephone reference service
• Open Access/Access Plus
• Outreach Services
• Vandervelde Primitive Cultures Collection
• Hobson Rock Collection

Now Issuing Library Cards!
Come in to the library and sign up for your very own laminated library card! Getting your own library card will help to speed things up at the checkout desk and will help identify yourself if you want to check out things at another Iowa library under Iowa's Open Access program. Sign up now!