Library Basics

Welcome! This is the place to get started using the library.

Explore some frequently asked account questions, read our Customer Code of Conduct, or learn more about donating books and materials.

Get a Library Card

Register here to get a DCL library card, or to recover your library card number or PIN. See some of the perks that come with your new card!

Request a Title

Can't find what you're looking for in the catalog? Here are a few more options.

Park & Pick-Up Holds

Use our curbside service to pick up holds at your preferred DCL location* following these instructions. Book Club Express kits may also be picked up using this service.

*Not available at Louviers.

Text Alerts

Text the word "signup" to 720-893-8008 to get account information via text. We’ll let you know when your holds are available for pickup, and when items are due or overdue. Standard texting rates apply.

Homebound Delivery

Qualified cardholders can have library materials delivered right to their doors if they are unable to come to the library due to illness or disability.

Ageless: Book Delivery by Request

For participating resident communities.

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Fines, Fees & Borrowing

Most materials check out for three weeks. Magazines and DVDs under 200 minutes check out for one week, and each customer may have up to 200 physical items checked out at any one time. The late fee for most materials is 20 cents per day, with a three‑day grace period.

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Print & Copy

Print on the library's public printers during library hours regardless of device, network or location. Large documents and PDFs may take a few minutes to print.

Please be advised that any print job not picked up within two hours of being sent will be deleted.

Printing Prices

Letter size

Black & white: 10 cents per page; 20 cents per double-sided page
Color: 25 cents per page; no double-sided color printing

Copying Prices

Letter & legal size

Black & white: 10 cents per page; 20 cents per double-sided page
Color: 25 cents per page; 50 cents per double-sided page

11-inch by 17-inch

Black & white: 20 cents per page; 40 cents per double-sided page
Color: 50 cents per page; $1 per double-sided page

See a DCL staff member to pay with your Visa or MasterCard ($1 minimum).

Donate Books & More

Douglas County Libraries accepts donations of new and used books, music CDs and DVDs for ongoing and special book sales, or for further donation to organizations that distribute materials to underserved populations. Book sales benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation.

We will not accept donations of books in Castle Rock during our closure; the last day to donate books in Castle Rock is April 30.

Book donations of up to two boxes are accepted during regular business hours at all locations, excluding Louviers. If your donation fills more than two boxes, please contact us to schedule a donation.

Please do not donate:
Items in poor condition
Textbooks older than five years
Encyclopedias
Magazines
VHS or music cassette tapes
Computer books older than five years

Dated receipts are available upon request; we are not able to quote a value for donated items.