SLDL Services

The library offers a host of services and special collections to serve patrons. Whether your interests lie in genealogy, shipping, or just surfing the internet, SLDL can help you on your way.
	Adult Computer Area
	Atlas Collection
	Baird Program Rooms
	Career Center
	Copying, Printing, Faxing, and Scanning
	Financial Center
	Great Lakes Marine Collection
	Local History Room
	Microfiche Reader
	Print Enlarger
	Study Rooms
	Technology Lab
	Youth Computer Area

(616) 935-0746

How can I renew my materials?
What items do I have on hold?
What do I have checked out and when is it due?
Do I have any fines? If so, how much?

ATRS is ready when you are with 24/7 availability. All you need is your library card and a touch tone phone.

An Outreach Program from the Spring Lake District Library:

Books by Mail for the Homebound

The library offers free Books by Mail service for the homebound. Registration forms and information are available at the Check Out Desk. Call the library at (616) 846-5770, to find out more.

Adult Computer Area

SLDL offers sixteen general use computers in the General Collection for those over the age of seventeen to browse the internet or use the Microsoft Office XP software suite. Feel free to scan photographs or print (at ten cents per page) in this area.

Atlas Collection

Take a look at our collection of Atlases, maps, and Plat surveys. The Atlas Collection is located outside the Technology Lab and is available for your use.

Baird Program Rooms

The Warner and Julia Baird Program Room can accommodate larger groups for presentations or meetings. It can be separated into two smaller rooms each with its own sound and projection systems. A Telecoil loop is in place to assist the hearing impared.

Career Center

Located behind the Reference Desk, the Career Center is a collection of materials to aid you in deciding a career, or career change. College choices and financial aid help is also available in this section.

Copying, Printing, Faxing, and Scanning

SLDL has three color laserjet printers, four flatbed scanners, one film and slide scanner, a fax machine, one color copier, and three B/W copy machines available throughout the library for patron use.

Printer and B/W copier: $.10/page.

Color Copier: $1.00/page.

Fax: $2.00 for first page, $1.00/additional page. Outgoing faxes only. Faxes cannot be received at the library.

Scanners: Free of charge.

Financial Center

The library has subscriptions to Morningstar Ratings and Reports, as well as many other financial publications. Take a look at them in printed form or online in the adjacent Adult Computer Area.

Great Lakes Marine Collection

Spring Lake hosts a rare and interesting collection of Great Lakes Shipping material, including “Know Your Ships,” the “Interlake Carriers Association Bulletin,” “Inland Seas - the official bulletin of the Great Lakes Historical Society”, and much more. The collection was created and is maintained by Jerry Walters, author of the Ship’s Log column in the Grand Haven Tribune. Take a look at the titles in the Collection by clicking here or on the picture at the left.

Local History Room

The Local History Room is available for browsing through some of the older documents we have at the library. It affords a more private area where fragile documents can be laid out for easier viewing. This room is also available for small meetings.

Microfiche Reader

A Microfiche viewing machine is available in the General Collection area.

Print Enlarger

Do you have an old document that is hard to read? Perhaps you have a contract with extremely fine print. Maybe you just have a favorite book, but can’t read the text. If so, please take advantage of our Aladdin Print Enlarger, located in the General Collection area.

Study Rooms

The library has two study rooms available for public use. If you need to take a test, conduct a small meeting, or just need some privacy – you may want to use one of these. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and are located near the Circulation Desk.

Technology Lab

Do you want to take a class? Would you like to teach a class? Perhaps you need to do some employee training. SLDL’s Technology lab offers six workstations and one administrator station, complete with internet access and the Microsoft Office XP Suite. Scanning and printing are available, here, as well as an interactive Smartboard – a wall mounted touchscreen, invaluable as a teaching tool.

Youth Computer Area

The library teens and youths computer access, as well. Eight PCs are set up with internet access, the Microsoft Office XP Suite, and even some games. The Youth Computer area is located in the Youth Services section of the library.