• Residents of Lake County and the Reelfoot area are eligible for a Tiptonville Public Library card.

• Patrons planning to use their card for printed materials must provide proof of address and a working telephone number to obtain a library card.

• Any patron under the age of 18 will need a parent/responsible party to accept liability for materials checked out by that child. 

• The appropriate age for a child to obtain a library card will be up to the Library Director’s discretion. 

• First-time borrowers’ may check out one item.

• Materials marked “REF” are reference materials and not available for check out. 

• Books, both printed and audio, are loaned for 2 weeks.

• DVDs are loaned for 7 days and are limited to 2 per household.

• Borrowers may renew most items from the library’s collection twice.

• A borrower may renew items in person or by telephone.

• The library cannot renew an item if another patron has placed a hold on it. However, the current borrower’s name can be added to the waiting list.

• Items obtained through the Inter-Library Loan (ILL) system may not be renewed (see ILL policy)

• The Tiptonville Public Library will not charge late fees for materials returned outside of the loan period

• Patrons will be held responsible for covering costs to replace lost materials or materials damaged beyond repair

• Visit the circulation desk and ask us - we are happy to help you find it!

• Call us! If we have what you are looking for, we will gladly have it ready for you when you arrive to pick it up.

• Patrons may request a reserve (hold) on any item in circulation as long as their account is in good standing.

• Patrons will be contacted when the item they have on hold becomes available. If the item is not picked up within 4 days of contact, the item will be given to the next patron on the waiting list.

• Have a suggestion? Is there an item you would like to see added to our collection? Fill out this suggestion form!

• Because of limited budget and space, the library cannot provide all materials that are requested. Therefore, interlibrary loan is used to obtain form other libraries those materials that are beyond the scope of this library’s collection.

• The service is available to patrons who are in good standing with the library.

• Patrons may only request one interlibrary loan at a time.

• Loan periods are set by the lending library.

• Patrons are responsible for lost or damaged ILL materials. Library privileges will be immediately suspended if damaged ILL materials are not paid for in full.

• Patrons will be notified when ILL materials arrive at the library.

• Materials that are not picked up within 5 days will be returned to the lending library.

• The library cannot borrow DVDs through ILL.

TEL is a website gateway to multiple free resources and databases. 

It is a virtual library with access to over 400,000 electronic resources including 

• Magazines and scholarly journals

• Podcasts and audio books

• Videos

• E-books

• Test prep materials

• Federal census records

• Genealogy and family history sources 

• And much more!

Click here for more information. 

R.E.A.D.S. is a virtual library  connected to your public library card account with access to

• eBooks—pdf’s, Kindle books, EPUB

• Audio books—MP3 and stream

• Videos—Stream

• Magazines

Click here for more information.