Monday-Thursday	10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday	10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday*	1:00 PM-5:00 PM

*Open Sundays October - May only

We are closed on the Sunday between Christmas Day and New Year Day.  We are closed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. The days before Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve we close at 5:00 PM.

Euclid Public Library has over 35 PCs running Microsoft Windows XP for public use. These computers offer Internet access and Microsoft Office applications. The library also offers several terminals that connect only to the library catalog.

Registration Procedures

Catalog: Catalog-only terminals are located throughout the library. You do not need to sign up to use a catalog-only terminal. The majority of these workstations are located down the center walk way of the library.

Internet and Office applications: computers for Internet and/or Office application use are located by the Information Desk and in the Children’s Department. In order to use the computers in the Children's Department, you must establish a username and password at the Children's Information desk. To use the computers in the Adult Service area, you will need to establish a username and password with our electronic Sign On Station system. Please ask at the Information desk if you need assistance with the Sign On Station system. Sign ups for computers are same day only. 

Wireless: The library also offers FREE wireless Internet access. You are welcome to bring your 802.11b/g wireless device to the library and surf the Internet for free. Library policies regarding use of the Internet apply to wireless access.

For security purposes and machine availability, only library supplied software and hardware can be installed or connected to library computers.

USB Devices: You may use your USB storage devices (memory sticks, jump drives) by attaching them to the USB cable on our public PCs.

Printing: Users of the library's workstations will be limited to printing a maximum of 30 pages per day. Library staff do not have access to override print jobs.

Ohio residents who can write their first names may receive a library card if they have proper identification. Proper identification is defined as follows:

A valid Ohio driver's license or valid State of Ohio identification card must be presented in order to obtain a library card. If the driver’s license or State identification does not have the most current address, a printed check, utility bill, envelope or post card (with a recent postmark) showing the current address must be shown in addition to the driver’s license or State identification.

A patron’s birth date and valid Ohio driver’s license number or valid State of Ohio identification number are required for all library card registrations and will be added to the account. A parent or legal guardian’s driver’s license number or State of Ohio identification number will be added to a child’s account. A social security number is not required.

A PIN (personal identification number) is assigned to each account. Your PIN is your private information; if you choose to give your PIN to a designated person(s) you are choosing to release your account information to that person. Your PIN may be changed by accessing your account online or by presenting a valid Ohio driver’s license or valid State of Ohio identification card at the circulation desk.

Using Your Card

Patrons must present a valid library card or proper identification in order to borrow material. A parent, legal guardian, custodian or a designated person on a child’s account may show identification on behalf of the child.

Possession of a card implies permission to use the card to borrow materials and to pick up holds.

Possession of a card and the pin number implies permission to use and have access to the account.

A patron must present the card they are inquiring about, show proper identification and be designated to have access to the owner’s library account and personal information to obtain information about that card unless the patron has the library card and knows the pin number.

You may use your card at any CLEVNET Library, including the following:

Burton Public library, Bellevue Public Library, Birchard Public Library, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library, Cleveland Law Library, Cleveland Public Library, Clyde Public Library, East Cleveland Public Library, Elyria Public Library, Fairport Harbor Public Library, Global Issue Resource Center, Hudson Public Library, Historical Society, Kirtland Public Library, Lorain Public Library, Madison Public Library, Medina County District Library, Milan-Berlin Township Public Library, Orrville Public Library, Peninsula Library, Perry Public Library, Ritter Public Library, Sandusky Public Library, Shaker Heights Public Library, Twinsburg Public Library, Wadsworth Public Library, Wayne County Public Library, Wickliffe Public Library, Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library

Each Clevnet library has established policies and procedures that fit the needs of that library. When checking out material belonging to another CLEVNET library, other than the Euclid Public Library, a patron agrees to follow the policies and procedures of that particular library.

Obtaining Information by Telephone

Patrons may obtain information over the telephone concerning their library accounts if they provide us with their card number and PIN. If the patron does not have the card number and/or the PIN only general information will be provided such as total amount of fines, or how many items are overdue.

Renewal of Expired Cards

All EPL cards expire after 2 years. Cards are renewed once the library determines the patron personal information is current. All outstanding fines and financial blocks must be cleared prior to the renewal of a card. Proper identification is required for renewal and the owner of the card must be present when changing personal information on the account. The patron’s valid Ohio driver’s license number or valid State of Ohio identification number is added to the account.

At the discretion of the library a library card may be revoked at any time if materials are abused, damaged or lost and no restitution has been made.

Lost of Stolen Library Cards

Lost or stolen library cards must be reported to the library immediately

Replacement Cards

Adult patrons who would like to replace their library cards must show proper identification.

Children must have their parents, legal guardians or custodians show proper identification for them. If the parent, legal guardian or custodian has designated person(s) to have access to the child’s library account and personal information, the designated person must show proper identification on the child’s behalf. The child must be present to sign the new card.

Reserves

You may place a reserve for books, audiocassettes, compact discs, DVDs, fiction videos and non-fiction videos, at the Information Desks, a public terminal, or from your home computer.

When your reserved item is available, you will notified by telephone, e-mail or postcard. Let us know your preference. The item will be held in your name at the Circulation Desk for five days.

The library card which was used to place the reserve must be the card used to pick up the reserve.

Telephone Renewals

You have the convenience of renewing at home or via your home computer without making a trip to the Library. Call 216-261-5300 ext. 103.

The clerk will ask you for your library card number. when renewing one or more of the items on your card, read the titles to the clerk so they may be renewed individually.

Most books, compact discs, CD-ROMs, and audios may be renewed. Contacting us on or before the due date will enable us to renew your items. The following items cannot be renewed:

1. If 20 or more items are late.
2. Items that are needed to fill reserves
3. Magazines
4. Many interlibrary loan items
5. Teacher Loan items
6. EEK! (educational enrichment kits)
7. Fiction Videos
8. DVDs

Occasionally during busy times, it may be necessary to take your name and telephone number and call you back.

Lost, Damaged, or Missing Items

You are responsible for any items checked out on your card, including the replacement cost for lost or damaged items. These will be charged to your card and must be paid in full.

A suggestion to help avoid damage is to return your borrowed items in a plastic bag during inclement weather. Many times, when books get wet, they require replacement and the cost is passed on to the borrower.

Any library material returned that is part of a set will not be discharged until all parts, including inserts and booklets, are returned.

If a "lost" hardback book or non-fiction paperback book is returned within two months in good condition, you will receive a full refund for the price of the book. Please return the book plus the written receipt.

All missing and damaged items that belong to another library must be handled according to the owning library's policies.

Loans & Fines  

Loan Peroids, Fines and Patron Borrowing Profile Policy

Resolution effective January 1, 2008

Euclid Public Library was created in 1935 from two branch libraries located in Euclid Central and Shore High Schools. A library Board was appointed. Post war years saw an expansion of Euclid's population, and as each new school was built, EPL established a branch in the school. By 1958 we had 12 branches which pointed out the need for a main library. The library Board was able to save enough money in a building fund to build a library on the present East 222nd Street site at a cost of nearly $300,000. That original building remains part of the library today.

As Euclid's population grew so did library usage, and by 1964 the need for a larger library was apparent. Expansion funds were approved by Euclid voters, and a new addition that tripled the size of the original building was completed in 1966. In 1985 the building was remodeled and updated once again to make better use of existing space. This enabled the addition of space for small discussion groups, preschool story hours, technological advancements, and accessibility for the disabled.

In the next ten years library circulation doubled. Audiovisual collections grew from zero to more than 12,000 items. Meeting rooms were filled to capacity. Through a strategic planning process, the community expressed its desire for a technology center, more space for children's and young adult services, a designated area for an African-American collection, better accessibility for the disabled, and more meeting rooms. In 1995 the residents of Euclid recognized these needs by approving a bond issue for construction of an expanded facility to house these services. That facility is now a reality with 48,000 square feet on the original site.

There are 250 public library systems within the State of Ohio. Euclid Public Library is one of 9 independent library systems within Cuyahoga County. EPL is a school district library with a 7-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Board of Education. Although appointed by the Board of Education, library Trustees function as an independent Board. A library Trustee serves a 7-year term and must be a resident of Cuyahoga County. A majority of Trustees must be residents of Euclid. The appointment cycle of Trustees results in the expiration of one term each year. As representatives of the community, the Board seeks new appointments who will bring a variety of backgrounds and talents to the Board.

The Friends of the Euclid Public Library is an organization of involved citizens who promote the library's position as the educational hub for all residents of the City of Euclid.  Members represent all walks of life, all economic strata and all kinds of interests.  What unites them is a common goal to stimulate interest in the library, its many services, activities, and needs.

What they do:

Friends actively support the Euclid Public library in many ways. They:

• Interpret library services and needs to the community and share the community's needs with the library staff.
• Enhance library service by providing special equipment.
• Provide volunteers for library services.
• Solicit support from Euclid businesses.
• Publish a newsletter of information and events.
• Sponsor two yearly book fairs.
• Offer attractive library-related products for sale, including book tote bags.
• Encourage donations, gifts, and bequests to enrich the library's collection and services.
• Seek monetary gifts to the Friends' endowment fund to provide continuing financial support.
• Plan special programs for the community:  book and author luncheons, guest speakers, films, concerts, exhibits, and demonstrations.

This year the Friends funded scholarships to graduating library employees going to college, purchased prizes for the summer contests held by the Outreach, Children's, Adult and Young Adult departments and bought materials for the library.

How you can join:

The membership fee is $3.00-Individual, $5.00-Family, $10.00-Book Collector, $25.00-Special Friend, $50.00-Book Lover, and $100.00- Business Organization.  You may pick up an envelope at the library, or address one to The Friends of the Euclid Public Library, 631 East 222nd St., Euclid, OH  44123.

• Your dues may be tax deductible if you itemize.
• You receive early notification of Friends events.
• You receive issues of the Friends Newsletter.
• A special preview of the book fair is open to members only the evening before the book fair.

Let's be Friends!   Join today!

Euclid Public Library accepts materials as donations to the collection. (Sorry, we do not accept magazines.) Gifts are evaluated and then either added to the collection or earmarked for the Friends’ book fairs.

The book and video drops are open all day, every day, so that you may return borrowed items at any time. Also available is a drive-through book drop located behind the library.

Ohioans who are 60 years old or older, have a valid Ohio driver's license, an Ohio identification card, or are registered to vote will automatically receive a Golden Buckeye card in the mail. Complete information about the Prescription Drug Savings Program will be included in this mailing. After December 1, 2003 the library will assist in getting a replacement Golden Buckeye card if this new one is lost.

Voters Registration forms are available at the Circulation Desk and may be filled out at the library or taken home.  Absentee ballots are available.