Services of the Port Library

• Audiocassettes, videotapes, & CD's circulate for 1 week.
• Books circulate for 4 weeks.
• Video games circulate for 2 weeks.
• "In and out" paperback collection--trade yours for ours--no limit & no due date.
• Magazines--current issues circulate for 3 days.
• Kids magazines circulate for 1 week.
• Newspapers--Beloit Call, Waconda Trader, Salina Journal, Topeka Capital Journal, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today available to read in the library.
• Large Print--our permanent collection & a rotating selection also.
• Talking Books for the blind and/or physically disabled.
• Spanish language books, fiction and non-fiction.
• Children's book & cassette tape and/or CD sets.
• Local history--genealogy resources, family histories, microfilm of local newspapers, Mitchell County federal & state census.
• Federal and State income tax forms.
• File of clippings, articles, & pamphlets for Beloit, Mitchell County, & Kansas.
• Renewal of materials in person, by phone or email.
• Reserve materials on order or in circulation for your use when next available.
• Interlibrary loan--if we don't have what you need, we try to borrow it and notify you when it's available.
• Photocopier with reduction/enlargement features.
• Microfilm reader/printer.
• Weekly Story Time September thru April for children age 4 & up.
• Traveling Story Port for daycare providers.
• Summer Reading Program for children who are independent readers.
• Young Adult Summer Reading Program.
• Free public access computers.
• Occasional basic computer & internet classes.
• Voter registration site.
• Library tours & programs for groups & organizations.
• Simple genealogical reference searches conducted for a fee.
• Reader's advisory--Don't know the title? Want suggestions for a "good book"?
• Reading Room available for community meetings at no charge.
• Community bulletin board--postings of area events & happenings.
• Continuous book sale.