About Us

Our Mission

The mission of the HPL is to provide quality materials and services that fulfill the educational, informational, and recreational needs of the community in an atmosphere that is welcoming, respectful, and professional.

Staff

Sunny Ofstad	Marie Kangas
Library Director	Library Assistant

Board of Trustees

Joanne Bruneau – President

Jean Ninefeldt

Gerry Traczyk

Pat Kangas

Janice Ruppe

Joyce Mullard

Nicole Giancola

Donate

For More information on making a Donation please contact the Library Director.

Donate Money for New Materials

Many other community members and part-time residents continue to support the library with donations, memorial donations and gifts. These tax-deductible donations are used to purchase materials and equipment for our growing collections. If you would like to make a donation to the library, stop in.

Donate Used Books, CDs and DVDs

A large part of our collection was obtained through donations from area residents. The library gratefully accepts used books, CDs and DVDs.

Internet Guidelines

FREE WiFi

We offer WiFi 24/7. Feel free to bring your devices.
Make yourself comfortable.
When the library is closed, feel free to park in our parking lot to use this service.

High-Speed Internet Access

The library has high-speed internet computers available to the public. This service is available at no charge, and is available first-come, first-serve to all library visitors. We also offer free wireless access to the public.

A printer is available for printouts. Printouts are 25 cents a page for black & white, and 50 cents for color.Computer use is limited to 1 hour when other patrons are waiting.

Internet User Guidelines

There are many resources available on the Internet and library staff may not be familiar with all of them. THE PATRON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEARNING HOW TO USE A COMPUTER and THE INTERNET. Library staff cannot provide training and technical assistance.
Users may have ONE time slot per day. Reserves are not taken. One time slot is 1 hour. During the quiet months of December through March, sessions may continue if no one is waiting, but must conclude within five minutes when a new customer arrives.
Additional time will NOT be allotted due to conditions such as problems with the Internet connection or power outages if others are waiting a turn.
A printer is available for printouts. Printouts are 25 cents a page for black & white, and 50 cents for color.
Users may save files to a flash drive. Due to the possible spread of a virus, personal disks will NOT be allowed.
The Hurley Public Library DOES NOT provide e-mail accounts. Users may use the Internet for the receipt and transmission of electronic mail as long as they use a web-based e-mail service.
Users may use the Internet for research and the acquisition of information to address their educational, vocational, cultural, and recreational needs.
Users agree not to incur any costs for the library through their use of the Internet service.
Users shall not create and/or distribute computer viruses over the Internet.
User may not make any changes or alterations to the library computer setup. User may not install his/her own software or other files on the library computer. NO information can be saved on the library computer hard drive.
User will not use the computer for bulk E-mails (“spamming”), or to insult or offend other internet users (“flaming”).