The Dayton Memorial Library is operating at reduced open hours due to COVID-19. We are currently open:

Monday-Friday 11am-3pm (curbside service available)

To sign-up for a new library card please come into the Dayton Memorial Library to complete a paper application, or follow this link for our online application:  https://ccrld.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-memberentry.pl

You must show proof of physical address when registering. A child must be 5 or older to obtain a library card and anyone under 18 will need a parent or guardian signature.

Columbia County Rural Library District’s eligibility policy is based on residency or property ownership in Dayton or the unincorporated areas of Columbia County. Starbuck is not a part of the library district.

Those living out-of-district may purchase a non-resident card for $35.00 per person for a year, $20 a year per person for senior citizens 62 and over.

Patrons may checkout a maximum of 40 items, though certain item types may have their own item limits. For example, only 4 movies may be checked out at a time.

Checkout period varies by item type. All items EXCEPT NEW and those on hold have two renewal periods of the same length.

Print & Audiobooks – 28 days
Movies & TV – 7 days
Magazines – 7 days
Library of Things – 14 days

The Dayton Memorial Library has no overdue fines on RETURNED items. Items over 90 days overdue are considered lost and assess a fee equal to the replacement price.

Items reported lost will assess a fee equal to the replacement price, OR patrons have the option of purchasing and replacing the item themselves (within limit, must be of similar condition).

As a courtesy to patrons, email notices or phone calls are made when items are 10 days overdue. A print notice is mailed when items are 30 days overdue. Patrons will receive a letter from the director at 90 days and after this point fines may be sent to collections.

Overdue fees will be waived when the item is return. 

You can renew items by:

– Access your account online
– Come into the library
– Call or email the library

New items and items on hold cannot be renewed; all other items have 2 renewals.

You can place a hold by:

– Access your account online
– Come into the library
– Call or email the library

New items and items on hold cannot be renewed; all other items have 2 renewals.