Membership

Your Haddon Heights Library card opens the door to a world of information and entertainment. Your card is one of the best values around!

Use your card to check out a wide variety of materials and to access the Internet from library computers. With your library card number, you can also access the library’s powerful subscription databases, eBooks and audio books from your home, office or school computer.

Get a Library Card

Library cards are free to all residents of Haddon Heights, business owners, property owners, students attending our schools and those that work in Haddon Heights. A fee of $50.00 will be charged for all other library cards ($30.00 for seniors).

You may register in person by visiting the front desk. Please bring with you identification that has your Haddon Heights address on it (driver’s licenses are preferred). You will be able to check out materials immediately.

Library Card Information

1. To check out materials, present your library card at the front desk.
2. Please report changes of name, address, phone number or email address to the front desk.
3. Lost cards can be replaced for a fee of $3.00
4. All information in our files is kept confidential.

Loan Periods

3 days – DVDs

7 days – periodicals

14 days – new books

21 days – older books, inter-library loan materials, audio books

Renewing Materials

Most materials may be renewed providing the account is in good standing and the material is not reserved for another patron. You may renew in person, over the phone (856-547-7132) or online.

Returning Materials

The Haddon Heights Library has an outside book-drop located directly in front of the building on Station Avenue. Please do not use this book-drop to return audio books or DVDs. Doing so will likely damage the item.

Placing Holds

Patrons with a valid library card may place items on hold that are currently checked out or on order. There is no fee for this service and borrowers are notified by phone when items are ready for pickup.

Overdue Materials

Overdue fines are assessed if items are not returned or renewed by the due date. Be sure to check the due dates for items you have on loan. Due dates are listed on the receipt handed to you at check out or you can view them on your account online.

Overdue fines apply to each day materials are late. $0.50 is charged each day a DVD is late, with a maximum fine of $5.00. All other materials are $0.10 per day with a maximum of $3.00.

Lost or Damaged Items

It is your responsibility to maintain the condition of all borrowed materials. When an item is lost or damaged beyond repair, you will be asked to pay the replacement cost of the item. Inter-library loan replacement or damage charges may vary depending on the lending library’s policy.