Librarians at the Tooele City Library have spent the better part of a month asking residents to sign up for free services.
The library celebrates “library card month” each September, and marks the event with a series of promotions geared toward helping city residents make full use of the services the library has to offer, said Rachel Gull, circulation director for the Tooele City Library.
A library card is free to all Tooele City residents, and for those who bring in proof of residence this month, the library will throw in a free candy bar as a little extra incentive, Gull said. Library cards are also available to non-residents who pay an annual use fee.
For those who already hold active library cards, the library will also match fine payments during the month of September. If a user pays $5 toward late fees, for example, the library will remove $10 from the user’s account. The $3 replacement card fee may also be waived this September.
“It’s not only about getting new cards, but helping them pay off fines so they can have complete access again,” Gull said.
The event has seen good success in the past, added Gull. Last year the library signed up more than 200 new users, and issued 472 replacements for lost or misplaced cards.