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Evergreen Indiana Circulation Policy
Who is Eligible to Receive an Evergreen Indiana Library Card? An Indiana resident that resides in or pays real property taxes on property owned in the library’s service area (the “library district”) is eligible to receive an Evergreen Indiana library card. An Indiana resident not residing in a library district may be eligible to purchase or otherwise obtain an Evergreen Indiana library card as a non‐resident, PLAC, reciprocal borrower, student or township contract user subject to the laws and regulations covering these types of cards. How to Obtain an Evergreen Indiana Library Card? An applicant for an Evergreen Indiana library card must present the required proper identification in person at the Evergreen Indiana member library that will issue the library card. Patrons should check with the library to learn what documents to bring to the library to obtain a library card. Signing an Evergreen Indiana library card denotes acceptance of responsibility for all fines and fees and for payment for lost or damaged materials. Patrons are advised to contact their library to report a lost or stolen library card. How to Obtain an Evergreen Indiana Library Card for a Minor Child A parent or legal guardian showing proper identification may register a minor child for an Evergreen Indiana library card. The minor should be present when the Evergreen Indiana library card is issued. Registering a minor child for an Evergreen Indiana library card denotes acceptance of responsibility for all fees, fines and payment for lost or damaged materials charged on such minor’s library card. Emancipated minors will be asked to present evidence of their status to void the necessity of the presence of a parent or guardian. Registering a minor child for an Evergreen Indiana library card denotes an acknowledgement and understanding that Evergreen Indiana libraries own and circulate print materials, videos, dvds and unrated television series that may be geared toward a more mature audience and that a minor child will have access to these materials and will be able to check out any of these materials. A parent or guardian may request a “limited access” card which prevents the user from checking out “r‐rated” audio visual materials. (All fines must be paid in full before a new Evergreen card can be issued to any patron) When does the Evergreen Indiana Card need to be Renewed? Resident and Outreach cards are valid for two years. Nonresident and Reciprocal Borrower are valid for one year. Student, Temporary, Computer Usage, PLAC and in some cases, Reciprocal Borrower, card expiration dates are set by the issuing library and may be less than one year. Lost or Replacement Cards Patrons will be charged an amount set forth in the Evergreen Indiana Circulation Procedures for a replacement Evergreen Indiana library card. Proper identification must be presented to obtain a replacement library card. (Replacement cards are $2.00 each) Change of Address A patron will be asked to provide identification and proof of current address when requesting an address change on his or her account record. Patrons are encouraged to pay all fines and fees prior to moving to a new library district. Borrowing Privileges and Limits A patron must present a card in good standing to borrow materials. A maximum of 100 items may be outstanding on an Evergreen Indiana library card. An Evergreen Indiana library card has additional item limits of: 10 DVDs, 10 videos, 6 art and 1 gaming software items. If a patron forgets his or her Evergreen Indiana card, he or she should: Return to the library after retrieving the library card (in this instance, materials may be held for a limited time pending the patron’s return). Purchase a replacement library card. (See procedures above for issuing replacement library card.)
Who is Eligible to Receive an Evergreen Indiana Library Card?
How to Obtain an Evergreen Indiana Library Card? An applicant for an Evergreen Indiana library card must present the required proper identification in person at the Evergreen Indiana member library that will issue the library card. Patrons should check with the library to learn what documents to bring to the library to obtain a library card. Signing an Evergreen Indiana library card denotes acceptance of responsibility for all fines and fees and for payment for lost or damaged materials. Patrons are advised to contact their library to report a lost or stolen library card. How to Obtain an Evergreen Indiana Library Card for a Minor Child A parent or legal guardian showing proper identification may register a minor child for an Evergreen Indiana library card. The minor should be present when the Evergreen Indiana library card is issued. Registering a minor child for an Evergreen Indiana library card denotes acceptance of responsibility for all fees, fines and payment for lost or damaged materials charged on such minor’s library card. Emancipated minors will be asked to present evidence of their status to void the necessity of the presence of a parent or guardian. Registering a minor child for an Evergreen Indiana library card denotes an acknowledgement and understanding that Evergreen Indiana libraries own and circulate print materials, videos, dvds and unrated television series that may be geared toward a more mature audience and that a minor child will have access to these materials and will be able to check out any of these materials. A parent or guardian may request a “limited access” card which prevents the user from checking out “r When does the Evergreen Indiana Card need to be Renewed? Resident and Outreach cards are valid for two years. Nonresident and Reciprocal Borrower are valid for one year. Student, Temporary, Computer Usage, PLAC and in some cases, Reciprocal Borrower, card expiration dates are set by the issuing library and may be less than one year. Lost or Replacement Cards Patrons will be charged an amount set forth in the Evergreen Indiana Circulation Procedures for a replacement Evergreen Indiana library card. Proper identification must be presented to obtain a replacement library card. Change of Address A patron will be asked to provide identification and proof of current address when requesting an address change on his or her account record. Patrons are encouraged to pay all fines and fees prior to moving to a new library district. Borrowing Privileges and Limits A patron must present a card in good standing to borrow materials. A maximum of 100 items may be outstanding on an Evergreen Indiana library card. An Evergreen Indiana library card has additional item limits of: 10 DVDs, 10 videos, 6 art and 1 gaming software items. If a patron • • Loss of Privileges A patron’s card will be “blocked” from receiving services, if the patron has 15 or more overdue items, or owes $10 or more in unpaid fines and/or fees. Outreach patrons will not be blocked until they have 50 or more items overdue. A patron’s card may be “blocked” if related group or family member cards are “blocked.” A patron may also be “barred” if circumstances warrant. • •
Loss of Privileges
An Indiana resident that resides in or pays real property taxes on property owned in the library’s service
area (the “library district”) is eligible to receive an Evergreen Indiana library card. An Indiana resident not residing in a library district may be eligible to purchase or otherwise obtain an Evergreen Indiana library card as a non and regulations covering these types of cards.
A patron’s card will be “blocked” from receiving services, if the patron has 15 or more overdue items, or owes $10 or more in unpaid fines and/or fees. Outreach patrons will not be blocked until they have 50 or more items overdue. A patron’s card may be “blocked” if related group or family member cards are “blocked.” A patron may also be “barred” if circumstances warrant.
(Fines will begin to accrue on the second day beyond the due date at rate of .25 cents per day, or portion of a day, per item. At that time the first day overdue will also be charged if after the grace period. All overdue circulating materials will be charged at the .25 cents per day, per item rate. )
Patrons of Indiana public libraries not participating in the Evergreen Indiana Consortium may be able to receive a library card at an Evergreen Indiana library pursuant to reciprocal borrower and other agreements. Users from non Indiana patrons and such privileges may be suspended at any time without notice.
Members of the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium agreed to operate under uniform circulation policies and procedures pursuant to the terms of the Evergreen Indiana Membership Agreement.
The vision of the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium includes as a fundamental objective the ability of library patrons to see and borrow library materials from all participating Evergreen Indiana Libraries. In some instances, this objective may be tempered by the nature of the materials themselves and the logistics of moving materials among the libraries. Member libraries have agreed that Evergreen Indiana membership will not relieve libraries of the responsibility for purchasing the materials needed to meet the demands of local patrons.
The Evergreen Indiana Circulation Policy is implemented by the Evergreen Indiana Circulation Procedures.
The Evergreen Indiana Circulation Policy and the Evergreen Indiana Circulation Procedures represent the decisions of the Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium. Some policies and procedures remain under local control, varying with the specific situation of each library, library district or library system.
Evergreen Indiana Library Card
An Evergreen Indiana library card is required in order to check out materials at an Evergreen Indiana Library. Patrons of the Evergreen Indiana Consortium libraries presenting the proper identification are eligible to receive an Evergreen Indiana library card from their home library subject to certain limitations (see below, Loss of Privileges). An Evergreen Indiana library card is not transferable to another user.‐participating Indiana libraries will not have the same privileges as Evergreen