Get a library card
Library cards for non-residents
Loan Periods and Item Limits
Overdue Fees
View My Library Account
Renew an item
Borrow an item North Tonawanda Library does not own
Reserve an item
Computer policies
Suggest new materials
Library cards
Anyone living in Niagara, Orleans or Genesee County (Nioga Library System) is entitled to a free library card. To apply for a card you must present proper identification with your name and street address. Applicants under the age of 18 require a parent’s signature. Children are eligible for their own cards at age five.
Library cards for non-residents
If you live in Erie County you can still apply for a card with proper identification. There is a $40.00 annual fee. This entitles the cardholder to borrow printed materials only (no A-V). You may have a maximum of 10 print items checked out at any time.
Loan Periods and Item Limits
- Limit of 40 items per card.
- Borrowers will not be allowed to check out items if there is a lost item on their record, or if unpaid fines total more than $3.00.
- Books are loaned for 21 days, new books for 14 days.
- Videos and DVDs are loaned for 7 days.
- Music CDs are loaned for 7 days.
- Audio books marked NEW may be checked out for 14 days, all others are loaned for 21 days.
- The total number of Audio/Video materials (CDs, DVDs, Audio books) allowed is 15.
- Magazines are loaned for 7 days.
Overdue Fees
- Adult items are $.20/item/day
- Children’s items are $.10/item/day
- Videos/DVDs are $1.00/item/day
View my Library Account
Patrons may view their library account to see which items are checked out, when they are due, any fines accrued, and a list of holds they have placed.
Renew an item
Most items may be renewed twice if they are not already overdue or have not been requested by another patron. Some materials may not be renewed. To renew please call the circulation desk (716) 693-4132, or renew via the Online Catalog.
Reserve an item
Materials currently checked out may be reserved or “held” by Nioga Library cardholders by visiting the reference desk, by phone, (716) 693-3009, or via the Library’s Online Catalog. A “hold” or reserve costs $.25 per item, payable when the item is picked up.
Borrow an item the North Tonawanda Library does not own
Items not owned by the North Tonawanda Library may be obtained from a library within the Nioga Library system. There are different ways to request materials:
- In person, come to the reference desk and the librarians will place the hold for you
- Call (716) 693-3009 to place the hold over the phone
- Email us at: ntwref@nioga.org,
- Place request via Online Catalog using a valid Nioga Library Card
Computer Policies
Library card holders may use computers for up to two hours a day. Visitors may be allowed guest usage. The library also offers free wifi. We currently have 16 public computers with Internet and word processing capabilities and five children’s computers, all of which have access to a networked laser printer. The printing charge is 15 cents per page for black and white or 50 cents for color prints.
The computers are a self-serve resource meaning that staff is not able to provide individual instruction. View the North Tonawanda Library Computer Policies as a PDF. It is our policy that staff may revoke or suspend the computer privileges of anyone violating a law (harassment, piracy, etc.) or for being disruptive to other Library patrons.
Suggest new library materials
We welcome your thoughts on which new books, DVDs, CDs and other materials that the library should purchase! To suggest new items for purchase, please fill out a suggestion form and either email it to the library or print it out and bring it to the library.
