Administration

The Troy Public Library is fortunate to receive many generous monetary donations from our patrons. We gladly accept such gifts. They will be used to purchase resources within the broad subject area and in the format identified by the donor, when available.

The Library also accepts donations of materials, with the understanding that they will be added to the collection if they meet the criteria used for the selection of materials purchased by the Library. The Library reserves the right to assign the gift to the appropriate collection, and to weed the items when appropriate, according to its Collection Development and Management Plan. Materials may also be donated to The Friends of the Troy Public Library, for sale in The Friends Book Shop.  

A donor letter and an announcement letter, if applicable, will be mailed indicating the amount of the donation or material donated. You may wish to keep this letter for income tax purposes. Please discuss with your accountant the possible benefits of your donation to the Troy Public Library.

For more information, click on Donations, Gifts, Memorials.

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Did you know that the Library has an Outreach program that delivers the latest in fiction and nonfiction books and magazines - many available in large type or in audio book - to Troy residents who are homebound or without transportation to the Library? We can also help you set up Talking Books by Mail service from the Oakland County Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

For more information, call Roger Russ, Outreach Coordinator, at 248.524.3554, or email russr@troymi.gov.

There is some exciting construction news about the Troy Public Library.

Beginning October 26, work will begin on installing curbside drop boxes for the Library. This project will be done in stages over the next several months. When completed next Summer, something that our patrons have been demanding for a while - the ease of returning your items without having to park and leave your car - will become a reality.

The first stage of this project will be to change the west Library parking lot to accommodate the new flow of traffic. This means that the west Library parking lot will be closed from Monday, October 26, through Wednesday, November 4. The entire, larger east Library parking lot will remain open.

We apologize, in advance, for this inconvenience, but we are pleased that we will finally be able to offer this highly demanded service to Library users.

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Recently, the Troy Public Library has switched to a new Library catalog, Polaris. This replaces iBistro with which many of you have become comfortable to find and request items you want.

As with any change, there have been a lot of questions. Why was a change made? How do I use Polaris? What are its features and improvements? To help you better use our new catalog, you might want to take a look at the following:

Interested in why the Library switched to Polaris? Read Changes to the Library Catalog System.

Can't find material in the Troy Library? Read about how you can have material sent to Troy from across the State by Using MeLCat, the Statewide Resource Sharing System.

Want to know how to find and reserve audiovisual material? Read How Do I Request Audiovisual Materials Not in the Library Catalog?

Do you have children who use the Library catalog to find material? Learn about Polaris Features for All Ages.

Now use your email account to keep-up-to-date on new Library material, and to manage your due dates and reserve list. Find out how at Manage Your Library Account via Email.

And here is a general how-to guide for using our new catalog: How to Use the Troy Library Catalog (.pdf).

We will add information here as we expand the features and services in our Library catalog, so check back here often.

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