Library Cards

Library cards are FREE and they allow you to borrow materials, use public computers, and access some library databases remotely. 

Library cards are available to residents of Griswold and Lisbon ages five (5) and older.  To obtain an adult library card, a CT Driver's License or other picture ID (state employee ID, student ID, Passport) with your Griswold/Lisbon address and a piece of mail with the same address is required. To obtain a children's library card, a parent/guardian is required for approval.

Borrowing privileges:

• Ages 5-13:  three (3) books

• Ages-14-17:  five (5) books

• Ages 18+:  ten (10) items, two (2) of which can be DVDs

Loan periods:

• DVDs:  one (1) week

• New Releases (books):  two (2) weeks

• Books:  three (3) weeks

• Library Museum and Park Passes: three (3) days

Additional information:

• There is a $3.00 charge to replace lost library cards.

• Overdue fines are no longer collected, however, patrons who have lost materials will be charged the cost of replacement.

• Borrowing privileges are suspended when a patron owes a balance of $5.00 or more.

• Griswold Library cards are valid across the State of Connecticut.

Additional Services

 Museum Passes: Find our complete list of passes at CT Museum Passes / Discount Programs

 Online Services:

 Online Catalog

Visit Slater Library's Online Catalog at http://slater.biblio.org/ 

Request library materials from many CT libraries via the Acorn app. You can request materials from Slater Library as well as other libraries and have materials sent to the Slater Library for pick up! acorn.biblio.org 

Wowbrary

Would you like to know what new books, audiobooks, and movies are in the library every week? Try Wowbrary!

Wowbrary is a weekly email newsletter that lets you know about all the new books, audiobooks, and DVDs that Slater Library has to offer! Sign up at  http://www.wowbrary.org

Research Tools

researchIT CT is the Connecticut State Library’s FREE research engine for use by libraries, schools, faculty, students, and residents throughout the state.

E-Books & Audiobooks

We offer eBooks and audiobooks through the Libby app and The Palace Project app, free with your library card. Read or listen to books on phones, tablets, computers, and eReaders (i.e. Kindle). Learn more on our E-Books webpage.

Accessible Books

Slater Library is now a hub for the Connecticut Library for Accessible Books. The Connecticut Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB) lends books and magazines in audio and braille formats, for free, to any Connecticut resident who is unable to read regular print due to a visual, reading, or physical disability. Readers register with CT LAB and materials are delivered to individuals via U.S. mail or are downloaded by patrons to their personal computers and mobile devices.  The NLS collection includes nonfiction, fiction, bestsellers, magazines, and the NLS music section for patrons of all ages in various languages. 

Slater Library offers demonstrations on the Audio Playback machine offered by the CT Library for Accessible Books. We can also assist in filling out the Application for Free Library Services (for Individuals) and sign the application as a certifying authority. For more information please call the library at (860) 376-0024, visit our Accessible Books webpage, or visit the CT Library for Accessible Books website.

In-Person Services

In our Library's Lobby, you can find Voter Registration Forms, as well as flyers for services provided by our Community Partners.