Sanilac District Library

Home delivery is available to people who are unable to leave their homes. Books, audio books, large print books and CDs may be borrowed. The service is available for individuals of all ages, unable to access our library in person, either on a temporary or permanent basis. Books on Wheels delivers collections of books to nursing homes and other group sites.

If you or someone you know are homebound due to an illness, infirmity or injury and would enjoy receiving materials from Sanilac District Library, please call 622-8623. Arrangements will be made to deliver materials to your home. Library staff will select materials based on your reading interests or specific titles that you request. This service is limited to residents of the Sanilac District Library’s legal service area. Books On Wheels Homebound Delivery Service is brought to you courtesy of the Library Friends and staff.

For Your Convenience

The fax & copy machines are available for patron use with staff assistance for a nominal fee per page.

Copy Machine

Fees

Paper Size	One side	Both sides
Letter (8 ½ x 11)	.15	.25
Legal (8 ½ x 14)	.20	.30
Ledger (11 x 17)	.25	.35
Own paper (must be 20 lb. weight )	.10	.20

Fax Machine

Costs to Send

Pages	Area Code	Price
First page (cover page is considered to be the first page)	Local & toll free	$1.00
Each additional page	Local & toll free	$1.00
First page (cover page is considered to be the first page)	Any other #	$2.00
Each additional page	Any other #	$1.00
International Numbers First Page	International	$4.00
International Numbers – each additional page	International	$2.00
Faxes may not be sent to any 900 area code	900	NA

The cost to receive a fax is $1 per page.

MelCat Visiting Patron

Sanilac District Library participates in the MelCat Visiting Patron Service. This means that our patrons in good standing may go to another library which also participates in this service and check out books in person. When you bring the books to their Circulation Desk, they will use your Sanilac District Library card to check them out to you. Be sure to have a picture I.D. with you as well as your library card. You may return books to the lending library yourself or to our library and we will send them back through the MelCat delivery service. Patrons from other participating libraries may also visit our library and borrow our books.

Participating libraries are listed on the MelCat website. A chart lists the name of the library, a link to their website, city, and Yes or No if participating in the Visiting Patron Service. You may also check your MyMel account for a list of books that you have borrowed from other libraries, their due dates and request renewals. Select Sanilac District Library from the list, type in your name and library card number. You may also check the status of your requests and cancel them.

A MichiCard allows Sanilac District Library patrons in good standing to register for a library card without charge from other libraries that also participate in the MichiCard program. The MichiCard holder must follow the rules and policies of each library.

List of Participating Libraries - A list of participating libraries by city location of main library.

MichiCard Regulations

All rules, policies and restrictions normally imposed by the local library will apply to persons presenting the MichiCard borrower's card.
The home library will issue the MichiCard borrower's card by affixing the MichiCard sticker to the individual library cards held by borrowers who are residents living in the library's legally established service area. The library "service areas" are defined as the institution's legally established service area.
Libraries MAY NOT issue a MichiCard sticker to any non-resident who does not live in their service area or provide financial support for the library.
MichiCard cardholders must register for a library card at each library that they use.
MichiCard cardholders will not be charged a non-resident fee when borrowing books from participating libraries.
Printed materials will be made available to MichiCard borrowers. Local library policies may permit the loaning of other types of materials to non-residents.

Reading Machine

The Reading Machine enlarges print to view on a TV screen and

is available for use in our library to the visually impaired.

Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped

Do you enjoy a good book, but are no longer able to read small print? People who are unable to read standard print material due to a visual or physical disability have a free library that they may access from their own home.

The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) was established by Congress in 1931 to provide free reading materials for visually impaired American citizens throughout the world. The LBPH service was later extended to people with other physical disabilities, including learning disabilities in children.

The St. Clair County Library System is the LBPH regional center serving Huron, Sanilac County, St. Claire and Tuscola counties. Check out their website, LBPH or call 1.800.272.8570 for more information .

What Services are Available

Free materials & equipment include:

Books in Braille
Described videos
Large print books and magazines
Picture/Braille books to be shared with sighted individuals
Talking books on cassette: best-sellers, mysteries, westerns, biographies, how-to books, magazines and other types of materials found in a public library for children and adults.

These publications are not condensed and contain all the information found in the print version--right down to the book jacket. The only difference is that the materials are published in large print, recorded on four-track cassette or printed in Braille.

Free equipment includes:

Cassette book machine
Special adaptive equipment such as breath switch, extension levers, remote control units & amplifier headphones

This service is FREE! Materials and equipment are sent to your home and returned to STAR postage free through the U.S. Mail. Return cards are attached to materials. Books on tape, magazines and videos are to be returned after being read. Reading machines are the property of the federal government and must be returned when no longer needed.

Who is Eligible

Children or adults who meet any of the following criteria. Schools, nursing homes and facilities that have eligible clients or patients are also welcome.

Deaf
Difficulty reading standard size print
Legally blind
Learning disability
Physical handicap: either a permanent or temporary condition. A person recovering from an accident or surgery might qualify.
Reading disability
Visual handicap

Applications

Applications are available from:

The Library of Michigan Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (1.800.992.9012) and on their website at: http://www.michigan.gov/sbph,
Sanilac District Library,
S.T.A.R. Special Technologies Alternative Resources (1.800.272.8570) or online at http://www.sccl.lib.mi.us/star/starappl.html

Complete the form, select the types of materials you need and choose your reading preferences. When you apply for the service you select the types of books you like to read and how frequently you want to receive them. A catalog of new books is mailed to you every two months. Books are chosen for you using your profile and the request list you have established. You may update your profile or request specific books and magazines at any time.

Applications must be signed by a certifying authority such as a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, registered nurse, therapist, or professional staff person of a hospital, institution or social agency, such as a social worker, case worker or counselor. Certification may also be made by a librarian recognized by the Library of Michigan.

Return applications to Sanilac District Library or mail to: STAR, St. Clair County Library, 210 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron, MI 48060.

Additional Resources

The Library of Michigan

The Michigan Commission for the Blind

The Michigan Commission for the Blind, a state government agency, provides state and federally funded services to legally blind people of all ages in every county of the state, so that people who are blind or visually impaired may be independent and/or employed in the careers of their choice. Services are provided in-home, at week-long Mini Adjustment Program seminars held at various locations around the state and at the residential MCB Training Center in Kalamazoo. Specific services include training in skills of blindness (such as using a white cane or dog, reading and writing Braille, getting around indoors and around town without vision, using kitchen appliances and cooking without vision, etc.), adaptive aids, and more. Business services are provided to businesses that employ people who are legally blind, so that qualified blind employees may find jobs and remain on the job.

For more information, call MCB toll-free from anywhere in Michigan: 1-800-292-4200. Or check out the website at:www.michigan.gov/mcb

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