Hours & Location
Summer Hours
Monday – Thursday 9-9
Friday 9-6
Saturday 9-5
(Reopen Sundays on Sept. 7)
Location & Drop-boxes
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
420 W. Main St.
Madison, IN 47250
Green: Downtown Madison library and drop-box.
Blue: Madison hilltop Wal-Mart drop-box.
Red: Hanover Pride Family Market drop-box.
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Get a Library Card!
To borrow materials from the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library you must have a valid MJCPL library card.
There are three option for obtaining a library card at no charge
- Currently reside or own property in Jefferson County.
- Have a valid library card from an Indiana library which is on the Reciprocal Borrowing Covenant list (see listing below); or
- Be a current student at Hanover College or IVY Tech State College in Madison.
Read more for all the details…
Volunteer @ Your Library
There are many volunteer opportunities at the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library, for more information contact MJCPL assistant director Donna Errett at (812) 265-2744 or by email at asstdir@mjcpl.org.
Our Staff
Feel free to call us with any question. Our phone and fax numbers are to the left. Our general information email is information@mjcpl.org. Read on for a full directory of our staff email.
Magazines and Newspapers
Issues of magazines from January to December of the current year are shelved in a section at the front of the building just off the main reading room. Issues of magazines of previous years are shelved, by title, on the mezzanine. Back issues may also be stored on microfiche. The most recent issues of newspapers are racked near the current magazine section. Back issues are kept for about six months and are shelved on the mezzanine. The Madison Courier is kept for 4 to 6 months in print form, while all prior issues are on microfilm.
How to use Your Account
When you select “Your account” or “renew materials,” you will be asked to two pieces of information.
First is your “user ID”... here you want to type in your 14-digit library card number which is located on the white side of your card. Type this in with no spaces or hyphens.
Ignore the “alternate ID” line.
Second, type in your four-digit PIN code which was handwritten on the book pocket you received with your card.
These numbers are also requested when you place books on hold.
If you are missing your PIN code: We can give you a duplicate of your code the next time you come to the library.
We can also email this code. However, this is possible only if we have your current email address already on file in our system. If we do not have your current email, you can update this the next time you visit.
You can also check our renewal chart to see what materials may be renewed.
If you have questions or wish to renew library items by telephone, feel free to give us call at (812) 265-2744.
Board of Trustees
Library Board members July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. Term expiration date and appointing body are also listed.
Dana Riddle President. (2012) Jefferson Co. Commissioners
Terry Phillips Vice-president. (2011) Jefferson Co. Commissioners
Delores M. Jackson Secretary (2009) Madison Consolidated Schools
Margaret Seifert (2010) Southwestern Consolidated Schools
Connie J. Frazier (2010) Madison Consolidated Schools
Walter D. Morrill (2011) Jefferson Co. Council
Mary Kay Butler (2012) Jefferson Co. Council
Charlene Abel director.
Donna Errett treasurer.
History of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
The Madison-Jefferson County Public Library is the first public library in the Northwest Territory, established in 1818.
Read Virgie Dowell’s wonderful history of the library.