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Library cards are issued free of charge to residents of Greene County, Missouri, or persons who pay property tax in Greene County. Those residing outside of Greene County, but within the state of Missouri, may purchase a Non-resident Library Card.
Applying For a Library Card
Residents of Greene County who are at least 18 years old may apply for a Library card online.
Minors and residents of other counties in Missouri may apply for a Library card at any Springfield-Greene County Library branch. Identification and proof of current address are required.
If you pay property tax in Greene County, but do not reside there,
bring a current copy of your Greene County property tax receipt. 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 on your card.
Using Your Library Card
To check out books and other items, present your Library card at
the checkout desk of any branch library. If you don't have your
card, proof of identification is required for your protection.
If you have more than three items overdue, or more than $10 in
fines, fees or charges, you will not be allowed to check out additional
items.
Most items check out for three weeks and may be renewed twice — by phone, in person or online — if there are no holds on the item.
Overdue fine is 10¢ per item each day the Library is open
(10¢ per
item per week on the bookmobile). Any item 55 days or more overdue
will have an additional $15 charge.
Exceptions are high-demand books such as best sellers, which
check out for two weeks. Overdue fine is 10¢ per item each
day the
Library
is
open.
FastTrack titles check out for one week, with a 10¢ overdue
fee per item each day the
Library
is
open.
Videos and DVDs check out for one week.
Maximum fine is $5 for each returned adult item, $1 for each returned juvenile item.
A total of 50 items may be checked out per card.
A limit of three toys and three
CD-ROMs
may be checked out per card.
Library Cards for Minors
Persons 17 years old and younger unaccompanied by a parent may
register for a Library card if they can complete a registration
form with name, address, phone number, birthday and parents' names.
The minor will be able to check out three books at a time until
the responsibility statement on the back of the card is signed
by
a
parent, guardian or other adult willing to assume responsibility
for items checked out on the card and fines or charges that may
accrue.
Non-Resident Library Cards
Most of the Library's funding—91%—comes from Greene County
property tax revenues. Homeowners and businesses in Greene County
pay 22¢ per $100 assessed valuation to support the Library.
Those residing in Missouri outside of Greene County may obtain a Non-resident
Library Card for a non-refundable, annual fee of $50 per household.
The $50 fee is the average amount a Greene County property owner
pays in property taxes to support the Springfield-Greene County
Library District.The fee allows family members living at the same residence
outside of Greene County to borrow any item in the Library's collection
of more than a half million books, audio books, videos,
CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs and toys from the District's ten facilities
and bookmobile.
Those who live in another county, but own property or rent business
real estate in Greene County are exempt from paying the $50 fee.
A tax receipt or sales contract must be shown at the time a Library
card is requested.
Anyone can walk into any Library facility and read the newspapers
and magazines, browse the stacks, use reference materials
and computerized products, attend programs, use the copier and find
answers to questions from reference librarians. But, to borrow items or use interlibrary loan, a Library card is required.
Company Library Cards
The Springfield-Greene County Libraries
are repositories of a wide range of resources that can be useful
in the operation of businesses. To make it easy for employees to
use library services, businesses are encouraged to apply for Company
Library Cards.
Company Library Cards are issued for one year in a company's name
and mailed to the company address, in care of the president. Overdue
notices are sent to the company president, who is responsible for
materials checked out on Company Library Cards.
To apply for a Company Library Card, complete
an application, available at any library branch, and submit
it with a request on company letterhead, signed by the president.
Student Library Cards
College, vocational or university students living in Greene County
in campus housing, but with a permanent residence outside of Greene
County, will be issued a Student Library Card. These cards expire each year on May 31.
Students who reside off campus, but in Greene County, can obtain
a regular library card. Students who commute from outside Greene
County must purchase a Non-resident Library Card.
Denial of Service Policy
Service may be denied a Springfield-Greene County Library user
who does not return overdue materials, does not pay outstanding
fines, removes materials illegally or repeatedly abuses Library
policies.
Denial of Service - Appeal
Citizens who have been denied library service for any reason shall
have fifteen (15) days to appeal in writing to a committee consisting
of a branch manager, circulation manager and a support staff employee.
The committee shall respond in writing with a ruling concerning
the denial within fifteen (15) days.
No member of the committee will be employed at the branch involved
in the action. Committee members shall be selected by the Executive
Director to serve a one-year term. If the committee finds that service
shall continue to be denied, a final appeal may be made to the Executive
Director within thirty (30) days of the date of the denial finding
submitted by the committee.
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