TEXARKANA PUBLIC LIBRARY

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Texarkana Public Library, through its excellent service, is to provide materials, information, programs, and facilities to improve the quality of life for all people in our community.

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MEMBERSHIP CARD

A Library card is required in order to check out material from the Library. All residents age four and up within the city limits of Texarkana, Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas may receive a free library card. Patrons living within a 50 mile radius outside the city limits are charged an annual fee per card. By the acceptance of a card, the patron (parent/guardian for patrons under 17) agrees to comply with library rules and ordinances, pay for fines and damages, assume responsibility for material charged to the card, report any change of name or address, and loss or stolen cards. The card is the property of the Texarkana Public Library and may be revoked for violation of rules.

Library cards have a permanent membership number and are renewable yearly. Replacement cost is $1.00 for a lost card. The patron is responsible for renewing their card. A parent must be present to obtain or renew a card for children under 17. Parents may renew cards for children under 17. Memberships for the homebound are available.

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Checkin/Checkout

New patrons may check out two items until they receive their membership card in the mail. Once the patron has received the card, a total of 24 items may be checked out in any combination of items listed below:

- Books, Books-On-Tape, Records, CD-ROM, Audio Tapes, Compact Discs, Filmstrips, Multi-Media Kits, Videocassettes, Vertical File Materials.

The total may include only 4 DVDs and 1 telecaptioner.

All items except "Hot Reads" and DVDs are checked out for 21 days and may be renewed only once by phone, over the Internet, or in-house. "Hot Reads" are popular materials that check out for 7 days and may not be renewed.

Reference materials and magazines may not be checked out Except for the older magazine issues.

Return all material to the Bookdrop at the Circulation Desk. Book and Video drops are located on each side of the front entrance for returning material when the Library is closed. Date due cards must be returned with the material when checked in. There is a $1.00 charge for lost Date due cards.

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RULES GOVERNING THE USE OF THE LIBRARY

While in the building, please do not:

SMOKE
CONSUME FOOD OR BEVERAGES
LOITER OR SOLICIT
SLEEP
BRING PETS INTO THE BUILDING (EXCEPT FOR ADA APPROVED HELP PETS)
HARASS PATRONS OR LIBRARY PERSONNEL
BE INTOXICATED OR DISORDERLY
LEAVE PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN UNATTENDED
ENTER WITH BARE FEET (EXCEPT FOR INFANTS)
PLACE FEET ON TABLES OR CHAIRS
DEFACE, DAMAGE, OR DESTROY LIBRARY MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT, OR PROPERTY
ENTER WITH WEAPONS
LEAVE WITH MATERIAL NOT PROPERLY CHECKED OUT

The violation of any of these rules may subject the individual(s)
involved to exclusion from the Library premises.

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FINE INFORMATION

There is a .25 per calendar day fine, until the return, up to the cost of the book, record, tape, compact discs, film-strip, multi-media kit, or vertical file material. A fine of $2.00 per calendar day, until the return, up to the cost of the CD-ROM, videos or telecaptioners. Fines are due when overdue material is returned. Returning overdue items in the book drop stops the fine, which then may be paid on the next visit to the library.

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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Material not owned by the Texarkana Public Library may be borrowed from another library through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). The lending library determines whether it wll loan the requested material, how long the loan period will be and whether the material may be renewed. Patrons must have a Library card before leaving a request and must pay return postage when the ILL material is checked out.

ILL policy

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