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 Procedure on getting a card:

• Residents of Westmoreland County are entitled to a free County library card.
• Anyone eligible under the Access PA program is also entitled to a free County library card - they must bring their home library card with them.
• All others pay a yearly annual fee according to the current yearly rates of $5.00.
• For adults and young adults (18 years or older) 1 form of ID is required with current address.
• Children (6 - 17 years) must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. This adult must sign the registration form and must be responsible for any overdue, lost or damaged materials.

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 Circulation Policies:

• Reference and most Pennsylvania Room materials do not circulate.
• All other materials, including: books, audiobooks, cassettes, CDs, videos and DVDs circulate for 2 weeks.
• Every cardholder can take up to 10 books, 10 audiobooks, 10 cassettes, 10 CDs, 10 videos and 10 DVDs at a time.

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 Renewal Policy:

Item(s) not on reserve for another patron may be renewed 4 times by either stopping in the library, over the phone, or online.

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 Overdue, Damaged or Lost Item(s) Policy:

• All DVDs and VHS videos are 25¢ a day overdue.
• All other Adult materials are 10¢ a day overdue.
• All other Children materials are 10¢ a day overdue.

If an item is lost or damaged beyond repair, the patron is liable for payment of replacement material.

Patrons with unpaid overdues or nonpayments for lost or damaged materials may be subject to loss of circulation privileges or computer usage.

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 Internet Policy:

• Patrons who do not have library cards, must bring some form of ID (preferably a driver's license) and add their information to the sign-up sheet.
• Young adults and children under the age of 18 must have a permission slip signed by a parent or legal guardian on file with the library.
• During busy hours, patrons are allowed to use the internet computers for 20 minutes.

Please read our Internet Use Policy, by clicking here.

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 Inter-Library Loan:

Materials not available in the County collection that are needed by our cardholders in good standing may be requested through ILL. Newly published books may not be requested via ILL until they have been published for six months.

If obtainable, the materials will be sent to Ligonier Valley Library.  The patron must return the materials to Ligonier Valley Library.

Responsibility for these materials is the same as for our materials regarding payment for lost items. The fine on overdue ILL materials is $1.00 per day. Length of circulation time varies according to the item, the current demand, and to the policies of the lending library.

Materials requested through ILL will take a minimum of two weeks to receive. Some may be on order for a few weeks or slightly longer, depending on factors such as demand and number of copies at the lending library.

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 Updated July 24, 2008

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