Carnegie Public Library Washington

Carnegie Public Library

Washington, Indiana

Celebrating 106 Years!

300 West Main St.
Washington, IN 47501
812.254.4586

HOW TO OBTAIN A LIBRARY CARD

City of Washington residents and residents of contractual townships (Bogard, Elmore, Steele, Veale and Washington) may apply for a free library card.
You must show proof of current address to receive a library card as well as fill out the patron application card in its entirety.
Any child under 16 years of age must have his/her application signed by a parent or legal guardian.

NOTE: Persons living outside the City limits of Washington, Indiana and not residing in a contractual township must have a Paid Library Card (cost $37.00) or a Public Library Access Card (PLAC-$30.00) to check out materials from the Carnegie Public Library. View map of library service offered in Indiana. If your township is NOT listed in the served area, please contact your Township Trustee.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF LIBRARY CARD OWNERSHIP

You must have your library card with you to check out materials.
You should inform us if you have a change of name or address. Your card will be updated at no charge.
You are responsible for the care and return of all items checked out on your card.
You are responsible for notifying the library if your card is lost or stolen. If not reported, you are responsible for materials checked out on your card.
Do not loan your card to friends...you are responsible for all items checked out on your card.

CHECKOUT POLICY:

BOOKS and AUDIO BOOKS (on cassette or compact disc) check out for two (2) weeks. One renewal is available on all books with the exception of those books on a reserve list. Renewals can be done in person or over the phone. There is no limit on the amount of books a patron may check out; however, one patron may not check out all material on one subject matter. Overdue fines for books are five (5) cents a day per book. Books may be returned in the book drop near the entrance of the library.

Back issues of MAGAZINES are available for a one (1) week checkout with no renewals. There is a limit of five (5) magazines per household. Fines for overdue magazines are five (5) cents a day per magazine.

VIDEOTAPES/DVDs may be checked out for two (2) days with a limit of four (4) per household to patrons that are sixteen (16) years of age and older. There are no renewals or reserves on videos.

Please rewind your videos and be cautioned that videos returned after the above times in the video drop will be counted as late after 8:00 a.m. the following day. Overdue fines for videotapes/dvds are $1.00 per day per item.

COMPACT DISCS (music) are available to be checked out for a one (1) week period with a limit of two (2) per household. There are no renewals or reserves on CD’s. Overdue fines are five (5) cents a day per CD. CD’s must be returned inside. DO NOT return these in book drop.

All items checked out to patrons are the responsibility of the specific cardholder to which an item is checked out. The library is not responsible for library materials loaned by you to others or those items you let someone else return for you.

The replacement/repair fees of a lost/damaged item will be at the discretion of the library director.

Patrons with outstanding fines and materials will have their library checkout privileges revoked until all overdue materials are returned and fines paid in full.