TAMARACK FREE LIBRARY
is a circulating library collection located upstairs inside Tamarack. Come visit the café during Tamarack's open hours to get your library card and check out books. The library is open to the public and all are welcome to sign up for a library card. There are no late fees, no fines for damaged or lost books, and no checkout limits. The borrowing period is 30 days, and you can renew online for another 30 days.
Browse our online catalog at https://tamarack.libib.com/. Click “Tag List" in the upper right corner to browse by topic.
THE COLLECTION
We are a new and growing library and are working on expanding our collection. Our nonfiction collections have a focus on critical theory, social movements, leftist political history, local history and geography, and DIY guides. Our fiction collections have a focus on friendship, nature, and anti-authoritarian struggle. We also offer poetry, graphic novels, and youth fiction and nonfiction.
ACCESSI-BILITY
READING GROUPS
Our stacks are located on the second floor, which is accessible by one flight of stairs with handrails. To access the library collections from the first floor, please browse our online catalog at https://tamarack.libib.com/ , inform a staff member of your selections, and they will retrieve books for you from upstairs. If you have a library card, you can also place holds online after creating an account, and you can pick up your books at the register (see “Patron Info” below)
We are working toward offering sets of books for use in reading groups. If there is a title in our catalog that you would like to read with your friends, let us know and we will try to order more copies.
GOALS
We seek to grow our collection by incorporating more materials in the following areas: Spanish language literature, young adult and children's books, queer and trans literature and theory, and zines. What else would you like to see in the library? Let us know.
DONATIONS
We accept donations of any books in good condition. Due to limited shelf space, we are unable to guarantee that your books will be added to the catalog. We may resell some donated books to raise funds for library supplies.
PATRON INFO
If you already have a library card, follow the steps below to set up your patron account so you can submit hold requests and renew books:
Go to tamarack.libib.com
Click “Patron Login” on the left side
Click “Need password”
Enter the email address that you provided to get your library card
Check your email to get your password
Log in and reset your password
Making a hold request:
Log in to your patron account
Click on the book you want, then click “Add Hold”
In the box that appears at the bottom of the screen, click “Complete”
Come to Tamarack during open hours to pick up your book from behind the counter
Renewing a book:
Log in to your patron account
Click “Patron Page” on the left side
Click “Renew” next to the book you want to renew