Dickinson County Libraries - Changes to WILBOR Services

Do you use the public library to check out e-books?  The contract between Iowa libraries and WILBOR has changed effective July 1^st. Three of the Dickinson County libraries (Spirit Lake, Milford, and Arnolds Park) are affected by the changes.

Basically, you will only use one library to check out e-books and it will be the library in the town where you are a resident.  You won’t be able to download from several different libraries.

Residents of cities without libraries may check out these materials through a library that their city contracts for services with - Here are the contracting cities and their libraries:

• Okoboji residents may choose to use Arnolds Park Public Library or the Spirit Lake Public Library.
• Orleans residents use the Spirit Lake Public Library.
• Wahpeton residents may choose the Milford Memorial Library or the Spirit Lake Public Library.
• West Okoboji residents may choose the Milford Memorial Library or the Spirit Lake Public Library.
• If you pay residential property tax in any of these cities you are considered a resident of that city for this purpose.
• If you are here for the summer, you must ask your hometown library about the service.

This library service is called WILBOR (it includes downloadable e-books and downloadable audio-books).  The changes will affect your WILBOR account if you already have one.  As you specify which library you are qualified to use, you will lose existing lists such as your wish-list and waiting list. A good solution would be to begin your new account while phasing out your old account during the month of June, which is just before the change takes place on July 1^st.

One nice thing is that all the libraries in the state use the same basic collection of e-books and audio-books, so your selection of materials will not change as you change which library you download them from.  Check with your librarian for any questions you have about using WILBOR.  If you do not already use this popular library service, consider getting an account started.