Library Cards

Library Cards are issued free of charge to residents of Greene County, Missouri, persons who pay property tax in Greene County, or students residing in university housing. Residents living outside of Greene County will be charged an annual fee based as determined by the Library Board of Trustees.

To obtain a library card from the Springfield-Greene County Library District, an applicant must provide the required information: Name, Date of Birth, a Valid Form of Identification and Proof of Current Address.

Acceptance of a Library Card assumes that you will be responsible for fines for late returns and charges for lost or damaged items checked out with your card.

Checking out

First-time checkout limit is three items. After that, the limit is 50 items per card.

Material Loan Periods

• Books and CD's - three weeks
• High Demand Bestsellers - two weeks
• DVD's - one week
• Fast Track titles - one week
• Loan periods may vary for items borrowed from libraries outside this library district.

You may renew items for two additional loan periods if no one else has requested them.

Fines and Fees

Library fines are assessed at ten cents per day per item for overdue materials

Bookmobile materials are assessed at ten cents per item per week

Fines for Interlibrary Loan materials vary by lending library

The Library may use a collection agency for past due accounts.

Holds

Library patrons may have up to 50 items on hold at any given time and may choose to pickup those materials at any Springfield-Greene County Library location including Bookmobile stops.

Items are held for patrons on the hold shelf for 7 business days from the date the item is placed on the hold shelf.

Approved 1/13/2011