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MEMBERSHIP POLICIES 

CIRCULATION POLICIES    

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MEMBERSHIP POLICIES

Membership Policy

of the

Public Library for Union County

Resident members: Anyone living in Union County may come here to obtain a Library Card.  We require proof of residency with your current address.  Please bring one of the following with you when you apply:

• Drivers license
• Mail with your current address
• Voter's Registration card
• Checkbook
• Rental Agreement
• Property Tax Bill
• Utility bill

ACCESS PA Members: This is a statewide program in public libraries. The small blue sticker put on your library card allows you to check out materials from any other participating library. Most Pennsylvania libraries are members of this program. To use this service, you will need to have a library card, from your local library, with an ACCESS sticker on the card and proof of your current address.

Non-Resident members: If you cannot qualify for an ACCESS PA sticker from your local Library, you may obtain a Library card which entitles you to the same privileges as a Resident member, for a $40.00 annual fee. We require identification with your current address. Please bring one of the following with you when you apply:

• Drivers license
• Mail with your current address
• Voter's Registration card
• Checkbook
• Rental Agreement
• Property Tax Bill
• Utility bill

Welcome to The Public Library for Union County. The library is a place for everyone to enjoy. Parents are requested to supervise their children while in the library. Please treat library furniture and equipment with care. Stacking units are for the display of books. Quiet talking is encouraged but yelling is distracting to others and we ask that this be discouraged. Running through the building is unsafe and we request your cooperation in preventing this. Food and drink are not permitted in the library proper. There are rest rooms available for the children in the children’s room; adult rest rooms are located in the foyer and are wheelchair accessible. There is a changing table for babies located in the women's rest room. We hope our service will provide satisfaction and pleasure. We welcome comments and suggestions.

CIRCULATION POLICIES

Books and Magazines

The loan period for new adult fiction is 7 days. All other books, children’s book/audio combinations, magazines, and music CDs circulate for 14 days. Some children’s holiday materials also are limited to a 7 day loan period shortly before the holiday. Library materials may be renewed by phone or in person if nobody else has requested the title. New adult fiction and new children’s books may be renewed once. All other materials may be renewed twice. Ask at the circulation desk about special renewal procedures for patrons going on vacation and for teachers who would like to borrow books to use in the classroom.

7 Day Books

Current adult fiction (published within the last 4 months) may be borrowed for a 7 day period and may be renewed once unless another patron has requested the book. Some holiday items are limited to a 7 day time period shortly before the holiday.

Lost or Damaged materials

Lost or damaged materials are assessed at the current replacement cost of the item plus a $5 processing fee. Repairs to video cassettes or audio cassettes will be handled by the library and the patron will be billed for the charge.

Vacation Renewals

Materials will be renewed automatically up to 6 weeks when an  out-of-town vacation trip will be longer than 2 weeks. New materials, 7 day books and videos may not be taken on vacation renewal. There is a limit of 4 adult books-on-tape and 2 children’s books-on-tape which may be placed on vacation renewal. Please inform the staff at the time of check-out if a vacation renewal is needed.

Teacher Renewals

School teachers may have books for use in the classroom renewed automatically for a 6 week period, after which time the books must be returned or fines will be assessed. New materials and 7 day materials may not be checked out on teacher renewal. Please inform the staff at the time of check-out if a teacher renewal is needed.

Public Access Computers

The Public Library for Union County in Lewisburg offers a number of public access computers connected to the Internet, as well as e-mail computers and a broad collection of CD-ROM and online electronic research tools. Computers in the Children's Room give children the opportunity to become familiar with current technology in a secure environment. To use the computers, patrons must have a library card ,read the library's “Acceptable Use Policy” and agree to abide by the guidelines by signing an “Acceptable Use Agreement.” A parent or legal guardian must read and sign for teens and children under the age of 18.

Library Hours

The library is open during the following hours:

BOARD MEMBERS

Library Board meetings are held in the Multipurpose Room at the Library

on the first Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m.

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