Pontotoc County Library
🏢 Pontotoc County Library · PONTOTOC, Mississippi
Pontotoc County Library
Pontotoc County Library stands on North Main Street at the heart of a small north Mississippi county seat, providing the residents of Pontotoc County with books, digital resources, and community programs in the Tombigbee Hills region.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9 AM – 6 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM – 6 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM – 6 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM – 6 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM – 5 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM – 1 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 111 NORTH MAIN STREET, PONTOTOC, MS 38863
Phone: +16624893960
Plus Code: 866H62X2+W4 (PONTOTOC, MS)
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📖 About Pontotoc County Library
Pontotoc County Library occupies a central location on North Main Street in Pontotoc, the county seat of Pontotoc County — a community whose name derives from a Chickasaw word for "land of hanging grapes." The library serves the county's approximately 32,000 residents, offering a broad circulating collection alongside public computers, Wi-Fi, and access to MAGNOLIA — Mississippi's legislatively funded statewide consortium of academic databases, peer-reviewed journals, and Britannica reference content available free to all Mississippi library cardholders. Pontotoc sits in the Tombigbee Hills physiographic region of north Mississippi, and the library reflects the close-knit character of a rural county where the public library frequently serves as the primary free internet access point and community gathering space. Saturday morning hours make it convenient for working families to visit on their day off.
⭐ What makes this library special
- Central Main Street location serving all of Pontotoc County (pop. ~32,000)
- MAGNOLIA statewide database access — peer-reviewed journals, Britannica & research tools
- Saturday hours 9 AM–1 PM for working families
- Public computers and free Wi-Fi throughout the building
- Libby/OverDrive eBook and audiobook borrowing with your free library card
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
Your Pontotoc library card unlocks MAGNOLIA — Mississippi's statewide research consortium — plus Libby eBooks and audiobooks at no cost.
📚 Services
- Book checkout & renewal
- MAGNOLIA statewide database access
- eBooks & audiobooks via Libby
- Public computers & Wi-Fi
- Printing & copying
- Children's storytime & youth programs
- Interlibrary loan
🎸 Programs
- Children's storytime
- Summer Reading Program
- Homework help resources
- Adult programming & book discussions
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is MAGNOLIA and how do Pontotoc library cardholders access it?
MAGNOLIA is Mississippi's statewide library resource program, legislatively funded since 1997, that gives all Mississippi residents free access to academic journals (EBSCO), Britannica reference databases, and peer-reviewed research content. Ask at the library desk for your personal access code, or call the Mississippi Library Commission at 877-KWIK-REF to request one.
What are Pontotoc County Library's hours on Saturday?
The library is open Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM. Weekday hours are Monday through Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM and Friday 9 AM to 5 PM. The library is closed on Sunday.
Can I borrow eBooks and audiobooks with my Pontotoc County library card?
Yes. Pontotoc County Library cardholders can download eBooks and eAudiobooks through Libby (powered by OverDrive) and hoopla. Libby titles are borrowed from the shared Mississippi Digital Library collection; hoopla offers instant access with no holds queue.
🖨 This library offers printing, copying & fax. See how library printing, copying, scanning and fax services work — costs and mobile printing — and find other libraries that offer them printing & fax by state.
👶 This library runs story times for kids. See how library story times work — ages, what happens and that they are free — and find other libraries with story-time programs library story times by state.
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