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Marfa Public Library

Library Services

Books

  • Two-week check out; no late fees!
  • Over 20,000 volumes
  • Large collection of children’s books
  • Interlibrary Loans (postage applies)
  • Books on CD
  • Award-winning Texana collection

Computers

  • Three PCs
  • Two iMacs
  • One Chromebook (available for checkout)

Printing/Copying

  • $0.10 / B&W page  | $0.25/page color letter
  • $0.15 / B&W page  | $0.40 page color legal
  • $0.40 / B&W page | $2.00/page color tabloid

Note: If you'd prefer, feel free to email us your documents for printing.

Fax Machine

  • $1.00 / page outgoing
  • $0.50 / page incoming

Laminating

  • $1.00 / letter

Movies

  • DVDs (classic, foreign, award-winning, en español, and more)
  • Five-day check out; $1 / day late fee
  • DVD and Blu-Ray players available for check-out
  • Access to the video streaming service Kanopy. To sign up, you'll need your library card number and "pin," which is your phone number with no dashes. Call or email us if you have any troubles!
  • Films shown weekly in the mini-cinema

Magazines & Local Papers

  • The Sentinel, The Avalanche, and The Wall Street Journal
  • Available magazines include Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, Harper's, Architecture Digest, and Art Forum
  • Digital archives of The Marfa New Era and The Big Bend Sentinel to 1924
  • Physical archives of The Big Bend Sentinel

Tex-Share Card

  • A TexShare Card provides you with borrowing privileges from almost 500 participating libraries across the state.  If you're a Marfa Public library patron, you can get a card -- just ask us!
  • Two-week check-out for books and audiobooks, with no late fees! Five-day check-out for movies and TV series; $1/day late fee. Limit 20 items at a time. Two renewals allowed online/over the phone. Fines will result in being blocked. Please note that reference items, kits, and telescope are not circulated for Tex-Share patrons.

Community Room and Mini-Cinema

Check with the library staff for use of the meeting room and for the film schedule.

WiFi

Free! And available 24/7!