Providing services to all since 1929.
Whether it be through the offering of technology or service, your Webster Parish Libraries strives to provide equitable access and opportunities for all within the parish. New services are constantly being added to ensure patrons benefit from and have access to the resources they need in a rapidly changing technologically driven environment. Your libraries aim to provide opportunities for learning, support literacy and education, and help shape the new ideas and perspectives that are central to a creative and innovative society.
Exam Proctoring
For convenience, Minden and Springhill library locations offer exam proctoring for testing that cannot be completed on-site at education institutions. If you need a physical or online exam proctored, contact your local library to arrange a date and time for testing. Study rooms with access to electrical outlets are available if required and requested prior to testing. Upon completion of a physical exam, one of our librarians will submit your test to the appropriate point of contact. There is no charge for this service.
Remote Printing
Send virtually any document from your Internet connected computer or mobile devices to print on one of our printers at your library locations for pickup!
You can send print jobs using the Webster Parish Libraries print@websterpl.org email address. Sent email is automatically deleted after 24hrs. Simply request that your document be printed at the reference desk in Minden, or the circulation desk at any other of your Webster Parish Libraries locations.
Copy, Scan, Fax, or Laminate
Make copies, send a fax, or scan to email a document at any library location within Webster Parish! Regardless of page size, single-sided black and white copies are 10 cents per page and single-sided color copies are $1.00 per page. Scanning to email or flash drive is 10 cents per page. Faxing is $1.00 per page and a cover page is provided if needed. Lamination service is available at your Doyline, Minden, and Springhill locations for 50 cents per page regardless of size. Staff are always available to assist you if needed! Click here for more information regarding fee schedules.
VHS to DVD Conversion
Your libraries are here to help you preserve those precious memories. With technology constantly evolving, those at home memories preserved on VHS will eventually be lost as players become inaccessible. Bring your tapes to your Minden or Springhill library branches for conversion to DVD or flash drive and hold on to those documented memories longer. Conversion cost is $1.00 per DVD and $5.00 per flash drive. We will fit as many recordings as possible on one device upon request. Click here for a copy of the VHS to DVD Conversion Policy for more information.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary loan allows patrons to request and obtain materials not available at their local library. If the requested material is available at another library in Louisiana, that material will be shipped to your local library for you to pick up upon arrival. If any library in the state has what you are looking for, we will try our best to get it to you. To learn more about Interlibrary loan, click here.
Homebound Delivery
We can come to you! This homebound service operates across all of Webster Parish and will bring your materials to your front door! Delivery and pickup occurs every two weeks. You have the option to sign up for a one-time delivery, or be placed on a two-week rotation where our knowledgeable staff will select items for you based on your interests. If you would like to sign up for Homebound Delivery, click here.
Beanstack is an exciting new way for patrons to engage with their library. It allows our librarians to easily create reading challenges for our patrons to tackle. Sometimes these challenges might be for individuals, but on some occasions they might be community challenges, like the annual Summer Reading Program, where everyone pitches in to accomplish the goal! Beanstack also works as a tool for patrons looking to keep a reading log as well as a number of other features.
