Using Your Library

Accessibility Information

Accounts: Call your library or use our contact us form if you have questions or problems with your account.

Arts and Cultural Activities Passes: Access free and discounted passes to arts and cultural organizations on the smARTpass website with your library card.  Passes are not available in person at the library. 

Borrowing and Renewing Materials including MNLINK (interlibrary loan)

Catalog

Copiers: All libraries have copiers. It's $.15 per page for B/W and $.50 per page for color.

Computers: We have free public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office 2019 (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Word) at all libraries.

Donations

Faxing: You can fax at all libraries for $.50 per page (the cover page is free). 

Getting Material From Other Libraries: MNLINK (Inter-Library Loan) lets you request materials that are older than a year that are not in our catalog.

Library Job Openings: Any current openings are on the Carver County Job Opportunities page.

Library Cards: You can apply online, and it will be mailed out.  

Library Events: Events are listed on our calendar, you can also sign up for our eNewsletter for more information.

Meeting Rooms: Chanhassen or Norwood Young America Library have rooms that can be reserved. Chaska study rooms can also be reserved. 

New Material

Printing: Printing $.15 per page for B/W and $.50 per page for color.  You can print from our computers at all libraries or mobile print at any location

Research: Access journal and newspaper articles and more on our online resources page.

Scanning: All libraries have free scanners. 

Study Rooms: Study room/s are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Chanhassen, Norwood Young America, and Waconia Libraries. They can be reserved at Chaska Library. Chanhassen has a study room for teenagers available during the after school hours. There are additional study spaces within the library.

Wireless Internet Access (WiFi): Free WiFi is available at all libraries. We also have mobile WiFi hotspots that can be checked out. 

Volunteering

 
Please note we do not provide proctoring or notary services.