Library Card & Account FAQs

  • General Questions

    Residents within the MADL Service Area are eligible for a MADL card. Visit any MADL branch with your photo ID or register online. There is no cost for opening a new library card.

    Text alerts regarding your account are available through our Lakeland Library Cooperative via the "Shoutbomb Service." Follow the signup instructions to start receiving alerts.

    You can check out a total of 100 items on your card at a time!

    Books
    Loan period: 3 weeks (2 renewals)
    Limit: 100 items checked out at once

    Audiobooks and Music CDs
    Loan period: 3 weeks (2 renewals)
    Limit: 25 checked out at once

    DVDs & Blu-rays
    Feature films, nonfiction - Loan period: 1 week (2 renewals)
    TV Shows - Loan period: 3 weeks (2 renewals)
    Limit: 15 checked out at once

    Hotspots
    Hotspots check out for 3 weeks (0 renewals)
    Limit: 1 per household

    Vinyl Records
    Loan period: 3 weeks (2 renewals)
    Limit: 5 items checked out at once

    Portable Record Player
    Loan period: 3 weeks (0 renewals)
    Limit: 1 

    You can return any items checked out from any MADL branch or any Lakeland Library member to any one of our locations for immediate check-in. If materials are returned damaged while checked out to you, fines may be added to your account. 

    We offer material drop boxes outside most MADL locations for convenient returns.

    MADL does not charge overdue fines on materials (books, movies, music, etc.). Library patrons will still be responsible for the replacement cost of items that are lost or damaged.

    No! MADL is open to everyone. Stop by and enjoy our spaces, free events, and materials while you are onsite.

    The Michigan Electronic Library Catalog, abbreviated MeLCat, is a statewide catalog that allows MADL patrons to borrow interlibrary loan books from Library systems throughout Michigan.

    MADL cardholders who request items through MeLCat are able to have these books delivered to their home MADL branch. Delivery time for MeLCat may be two to three weeks.

    To be able to get a library card, you need to live (or own property) in our service area which covers most of Muskegon County. The exceptions are the City of Muskegon, Whitehall, and the Village and Township of Fruitport.

    If you'd like to check to see if your address is eligible, please contact us.

    view a map of the MADL Service Area. 

    Please report your card as lost or stolen by calling any MADL branch. 

    MADL card holders can get a replacement card for a $2 processing fee.

    You will need to provide a driver's license or state ID with your current address. Children under 18 will need a parent or guardian to sign for their card.

    Visit this page to log into your account. 

    Enter your library card number in the barcode field and your PIN, then click "Log In." From here, you can change your account settings, view your checkouts and holds, pay fines, and more.

    Every three years MADL updates patron records to ensure that we have current, accurate information. This helps MADL provide you with the best service possible.

    To update your account please call or visit any MADL branch in person. 

    Your library PIN is the four-digit number chosen at the time your library card was issued (usually the last 4 digits of your phone number on file). If you've forgotten your PIN or you would like to change it please contact your MADL branch.