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How do I get a Library Card?
How many items may I check out?
How long may I keep library materials?
How do I renew library materials?
How do I place an item on hold?
Where can I return library materials?
What if I return my library materials late?
What if I lose my library materials?
What if I lose my Library Card?

West Georgia Regional Library (WGRL) branches issue library cards free to citizens of Georgia.  Special provisions are made for persons who live outside of Georgia but work, own property, or attend school in Georgia.

The following items are required in order to obtain a library card:

Proof of residence, property ownership, employment or education in GA AND photo ID
Signature of parent or guardian for children under 18
$25 annual fee for non-residents 

Temporary library cards are available for a $12.50 fee and are issued for up to 6 months.  There is a limit of 5-item checkout for temporary cards, and  proof of home residence is required.

A maximum of 50 items can be checked out on your library card at any given time.  Librarians will assist children in locating materials, but parents or guardians are responsible for monitoring children's selections.

Books, cassettes, CDs, and magazines (at some branches) check out for 2 weeks
Best Sellers, DVDs, and Videos check out for one week
Audio Visual equipment checks out for one night

 

Materials may be renewed in your account on the PINES Library Catalog, in the library, or by phone, with library card in hand.

Books, cassettes, CDs, and magazines may be renewed up to two times.
These items may not be renewed if another patron has requested them.
Best Sellers, DVDs, Videos, and equipment may not be renewed.

 

You may place a Hold on any book in the PINES Library Catalog, using your Library Card Number (or Username) and Password, or by contacting library staff in person or by phone with library card in hand. 
You may place a Hold on any Audio Visual item (CD, DVD, Video, Tape) owned by a WGRL library in the PINES Library Catalog, using your Library Card Number or Username and Password, or by contacting library staff in person or by phone with library card in hand. 

West Georgia Regional Library (WGRL) materials may be returned to any PINES library in Georgia.  Audio Visual materials may not be returned in book drops.

All library materials are free to check out until they are overdue.  Overdue fines accrue daily, including Sundays and holidays, in the following amounts:

The fine for late Books, Cassettes, CDs, and Magazines is $.10 per day ($5 max).
The fine for late DVDs, Videos, Interlibrary Loans, and Equipment is $.50 per day ($5 max).

You will be responsible for the replacement cost of the item plus a non-refundable $3 processing fee.  If the lost item is found and returned with a receipt within 1 year of payment, a refund of the paid replacement cost, minus the overdue fines that have accrued, will be given.

Replacement library cards are $2 each.