Library Cards
To get a physical library card, please bring a picture ID and proof of address to the library during our open hours. Proof of address could be an updated driver’s license, lease, utility bill, or something similar.
Residents can also now sign up online for an electronic library card! Carry the e-card with you on your phone by downloading the MVLC app today! Search “MVLC Mobile” in your app store, then “Add an account” in the app and type in your new bar code.
You can renew your existing library card HERE. If you have moved or changed your legal name, you will not be able to renew online. Online renewal is available starting 30 days before your card’s renewal date.
Circulation
Loan periods are three weeks for books, audiobooks, and video games; and one week for videos, DVDs, Library of Things items and magazines.
Reference and Local History books are for use in the library only.
Automatic Renewals of your checked-out items
Beginning in July 2024, you will no longer have to remember to renew any books, DVDs, or other physical items you have borrowed from the Rowley Library. If the item is eligible to be renewed, it will be automatically renewed for you three days prior to its due date.
Three days before an item is due, the item will be automatically renewed if:
•The item was checked out at a library participating in the automatic renewals service
•There are remaining loan periods available for the item.
Library materials may be renewed up to two times if there is not a waiting list for the title. If you have opted in to receive email notifications, you will receive a courtesy renewal notice via email three days before the item’s due date. The notice will provide the new due dates for each item and the number of renewals used. You will also be notified of any items that weren’t renewed and the reason(s) they were not eligible for auto renewal. Get more Information.
To manually renew online go to the catalog and click on the “My Account” button. Type in your library card number (no spaces.) The PIN number the first time you log in is the last four numbers of the phone number you gave us when you got your card. If you have any problems, please call us.
Catalog
The Merrimack Valley Library Consortium is a network of public libraries serving thirty-six communities throughout the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. Nearly three million items are speedily available to you through MVLC.- Don’t have a computer handy? The new mobile catalog app is live! Search MVLC in your app store, then log in with your library bar code to get started with searching, renewing, and placing holds!
If you can’t find what you need in the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium, try searching the Commonwealth Catalog. It allows you to search nine Massachusetts Library Networks and two Academic Library Catalogs at one time, with more members scheduled to come online soon. The Commonweath Catolog replaces the previous Virtual Catalog to link Massachusetts library resources.- Still no luck? Check out our Inter-library loan page.