Benefits of Your Southfield Library Card
Are you a Southfield or Lathrup Village resident? Then you have access to many great resources with your Southfield Library card!
Don’t have a Library card yet or need to renew your card? See if you’reย eligible for a card!ย
Your Responsibilites
Loan Periods
The library has automatic renewal. Most items are renewable twice. Please see ourย renewal chart.ย
Items with a waiting list or that are borrowed from other libraries (MeLCat) are not automatically renewed.
Email Notices
You can have your hold, courtesy and overdue notices sent directly to your e-mail address.ย
COURTESY notices are reminders sent to you 1 day before an item is due.ย
HOLD notices are sent when an item you have requested is ready for pick-up.
OVERDUE notices will be sent after the two auto-renewals have expired OR the item cannot be renewed.
The privacy of your e-mail address is assured. It will never be given away, sold or traded to a third party for any purpose.
Suspension of Borrowing Privileges
The Library Privacy Act 455 of 1982 protects the confidentiality of Library usersโ records.ย The records of Library materials you request or borrow cannot be disclosed to anyone without your consent unless ordered by a court of law.