Loan Periods, Renewals and Late Fees - Effective October 1, 2007

Internet Guest Pass Fee

Effective Monday, August 6, 2007, internet guest passes will be $1.00 per hour*.

Maricopa County residents can apply for a FREE City of Mesa Library card that includes
one hour per day Internet access.

More information on getting a City of Mesa Library Card.

*Passes good ONLY for use on date issued

Main Library Book Displays

If you've always wanted to research your family’s history but didn’t know where to start, check out our Genealogy display on the 2nd floor of the library. Find books on how start your research, searching public records, using your computer to create your family tree and much more. Don’t forget to check out our e-resources page on Mesalibrary.org. Under the Genealogy section you will find Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Online. Use these databases to search early census and other public records, old books, articles and collected personal histories. (Ancestry Library edition is available for in library use only).

With so many books and so little time, where does a person begin? If you are having trouble finding your next good read, BookLetters can help. Click on BookLetters to find links to book reviews of recently published works. Check out what books made the bestseller and awards lists. Read about your favorite author, or meet a new one. Check out an interesting interview - all with a click of your mouse.

Then, stay connected with the City of Mesa Library through BookLetters newsletter e-mails. BookLetters e-mails are an easy and fun way to gain access to online book discussions, the hottest new titles and authors, professional reviews of the titles you want to know about, and even our own staff recommendations. You can even reserve books right from your e-mails. Through BookLetters you can also find out about happenings at the library and throughout the community. When you sign up, timely notices of scheduled activities and events will conveniently be delivered right to your home or office.

New Library Electronic Resources

Two new electronic resources have been added!

Rosetta Stone provides a completely interactive online learning platform of language immersion designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results and progress. Languages offered: English, French, German, Italian, Russian & Spanish.

SmartSearch allows you to search 23 databases and several local library catalogs in selected groups or all at once! Use your library card number and PIN from home.

Construction and Book Drop Relocation at Main Library

Construction on a chilled water line is scheduled to begin Monday, February 12. The chilled water line will help give the library a more consistent supply of cool air during the summer months. Construction will progress from the back side (northeast corner of the building) by the loading dock area and then into the east side parking lot and down Centennial Way.

Three bookdrops (two regular and one AV) will be temporarily relocated to the front of the library between the entrance and exit doors.

Please take special care once construction begins, the safety of staff and patrons is our first concern.

New ADA Compliant Computers

Our ADA computer workstations all are Infinity Stations with 19" flat panel monitors. The Infinity Station is ADA compliant and accessible for wheelchair users, children and adults can all use the same workstation by quickly changing the work surface and monitor heights. The Flat Panel Monitor Arm has a large range of movements, the forward position can be beneficial for low vision applications.

ADA compliant workstations are available at each branch.

Software includes:

• Microsoft XP
• OpenOffice (Word Processing, Presentation, and Spreadsheet Software)
• Internet Accessible
• ZoomText 9.0 Magnifier/Reader
• JAWS Professional Screen Reading Software

Physically challenged persons are given priority use on ADA workstations.

Library Hours Effective April 3, 2006

Main Library

Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dobson Ranch Branch Library
Red Mountain Branch Library

Monday: 10:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday - Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday - Saturday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed