About the Library
For over 115 years the Willmar Public Library has been proud to provide service to the city of Willmar and surrounding communities. As part of the 32 member Pioneerland Library System WPL provides access to a wide assortment of statewide and national resources.
Scheduled Library Closings
2024 Closing Dates
New Years Eve Day- Dec. 31st (Close at 5 PM)
2025 Closing Dates
New Year’s Day (01/01/2025)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (01/20/2025)
Presidents Day (02/17/2025)
Memorial Day (05/26/2025)
Juneteenth (06/19/2025)
Independence Day (07/04/2025)
Labor Day (09/01/2025)
Veterans Day (11/11/2025)
Thanksgiving Day (11/27/2025)
Christmas Eve Day (12/24/2025)
Christmas Day (12/25/2025)
New Years Eve Day (Early closure at 5PM; 12/31/2025)
Library Cards
Library cards are available to anyone living in the Pioneerland Library System service area. Residents of other Regional Library Systems can utilize their home library card to checkout items at WPL.
To apply for a card bring a completed Library Card Application , a current government issued photo ID, and proof of current address (if not listed on ID) to the Checkout Desk.
Library cards can also be issued to children under 18 yrs old with a parent or guardian accepting responsibility for items checked out with the child’s card.
Borrowing Library Material
| Fines and Fees | |||
| Item Type | Loan Period | Overdue Fines | Max. Fine* |
| Books | 28 Days | .10 per day | $3.00 |
| High Demand | 14 Days | .10 per day | $3.00 |
| CD’s | 14 Days | .10 per day | $3.00 |
| Video/DVD | 7 Days | 1.00 per day | $3.00 |
| Magazines | 14 Days | .10 per day | $3.00 |
| * After 3.00 maximum is reached replacement costs are charged
* Daily Overdue fine does not apply to Children’s and Teen Items. Replacement cost associated with lost or damaged items still apply. |
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Returning Library Materials
Book returns are available at the checkout desk (during open hours) or outside through the book return slot located by the main entrance doors (24 hours per day).
Items checked out at WPL can also be returned to any Pioneerland Library System location.
Special Fees
| Printing | $ .20 per side/page b&w $ .50 per side/page color |
| Photocopies | $ .25 per side/page b&w $ .50 per side/page color $ .50 per side/page b&w 11×17 $1.00per side/page color 11×17 |
| Microfilm Reader Printing | $ .20 / page b&w $ .50 / page color |
| Headphones | $2.00 (purchase) |
| Lost Library Cards | $3.00 each |
| Fax Cost | $1.00 per side/page. |
