In Northfield, the library is primarily paid for by taxes from the of the City of Northfield and Rice County. The library also receives income from gifts, fines, and copies which is applied to the operating and capital costs. Because of the demand for service on Sundays, the library has been open on Sunday afternoons since October of 1998. This is a hard one to answer because we DO have a catalog - it's just not on cards anymore. Yes, the library currently has three public computers with access to the web.
Users sign up to usethe computer that is used only for Internet access.
Most of the resources that are available at the library are available through the web page if you know your library card number and PIN number. Through the school year we have pre-school story times on Wednesday and Thursday mornings and elementary level programs after school on Tuesday. We also have the Homework Cafe on Wednesday afternoons. During the summer, we continue to have preschool programs on Thursday mornings and we offer programs for a variety of elementary-aged children on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We also have special programs throughout the year.