The Herrick District Library checked out over 1 million items in 2007 (1,102,054).
Getting a library card is easy, and your first card is free. To see our library card brochure, click here. Individuals must meet the following requirements:
Residents of the City of Holland, or Holland, Park, Laketown, Fillmore, Heath, Overisel, Olive and a portion of Port Sheldon townships are eligible for a Herrick Library card.
Adults must have a Michigan driver's license, state identification card, or other picture id with a current local address. Residents who do not have any of these items may visit the Circulation Services desk and the library staff will advise them.
Children must be at least five years old or in kindergarten, and be able to print their first and last names. They must also have a parent or legal guardian's signature on their registration cards.
For people who do not reside in the Herrick District Library service area, a non-resident library card is available for an annual fee of $50 (pro-rated every quarter).
Herrick is a member of the Lakeland Library Cooperative (LLC), a group of 75+ west Michigan libraries which have agreed to share resources in order to better serve their communities. A Herrick Library card may be used at any of the other libraries in the cooperative. See the back of your library card or visit the LLC web site for a listing of the member libraries.
All materials, except Book Group To Go, Art Prints and Superloan materials, borrowed from the Herrick District Library or Herrick's North Side Branch may be returned to any library belonging to the Lakeland Library Cooperative.
Materials loaned from other libraries within the Lakeland Library Cooperative may be returned to the Herrick District Library, unless stated otherwise.
Herrick is a participant in the MichiCard Program, which allows card holders to check out materials at over 250 participating public and academic libraries in the State of Michigan. This program is especially useful for patrons who travel extensively throughout the state and who would like to use libraries outside of the Lakeland Library Cooperative. For more information on obtaining a MichiCard sticker for your library card, inquire at the Circulation Services Desk or call 355.3100.
If the material you want is not owned by a library in the Lakeland Cooperative, ask your librarian about a Superloan request. For a nominal fee, materials can be ordered on Superloan from libraries all over the country for Herrick residents.
If you have any questions about fines or fees, please call the Overdues Desk at 355.3704.
Materials that are not returned are not available for others to use or borrow. In August of 2001, the library engaged the services of Unique Management Services (UMS), a collection agency, to aid in the effort to bring these missing materials back for others to use and enjoy. For additional information, contact the Circulation Services Department at the Main Library at 355.3100.