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		Membership in The Crowley Public Library Our staff and volunteers are here to provide you with a productive, enjoyable experience. If you need help, please do not hesitate to ask. We invite your questions and suggestions, and will respond to each. If you would like to make a difference and meet new friends, volunteer in the Library and join the Friends of the Crowley Library. We'd love to get to know you better! *back to top* ______________________________________________ Hours Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10 - 8 Wednesday: 10 - 5 Thursday: 10 - 8 Friday: 10 - 5 Saturday: 10 - 5 Sunday: Closed *back to top* ______________________________________________ Contact/Address Crowley Public Library 121 N. Hampton Rd. Crowley, Tx. 76036 Library: 817-297-6707 Fax (817)297-3270 E-MAIL cpl@crowleylibrary.org *back to top* ______________________________________________ Directions to the Crowley Library From I 35: Get off at Rendon/Crowley Rd.(1187): Go straight into downtown Crowley, towards the railroad tracks, make right onto Hampton Rd., library is on the left across from the City of Crowley building/fire station. From Crowley Rd. (731): Make a right at the traffic light at the intersection of 731 and 1187 (Rendon/Crowley Rd.). Go down towards the railroad tracks, make a right onto Hampton Rd., library is on the left across from the City of Crowley building/fire station *back to top* ______________________________________________ Getting a Library Card Adults 18 and over can register for a card by providing proof of address and residency inside the city limits of Crowley. Youths ages 0-17 can be registered by a parent or legal guardian with proof of address and residency. Cards are free to residents of Crowley who live within the city limits or who own property within the city. Non - resident fee: $10.00 per person per year or 10 hrs volunteer service/year per family. Replacement card: $1.00 per card *back to top* ______________________________________________ Checking Out Materials Most magazines have a circulation period of three weeks. Materials may be renewed once unless someone is waiting for them. To renew and item by phone call 817-297-6707. Extended circulation periods with no renewal are available for travelers or others with special needs. 24-hour drops are available on the south side of the Library. Overdue fines: Late videos: $ .25 per day. Other late materials: $ .25 per day. Fines are charged seven days a week. Payment plans are available. Circulation limits per card are:unlimited books and magazines Reserves may be placed on items that are checked out. *back to top* ______________________________________________ Equipment for Patron Use Internet access, a typewriter, a fax machine, a copier, a microfiche machine, and two types of magnifiers are available. Printouts and copies are $ .15 per page. On-line charges, if applicable, will be set by the Librarian. *back to top* ______________________________________________ Access to Other Collections Interlibrary Loan is available for most items not in our collection. Ask at the Circulation Desk for a form. The patron must have a current Crowley Library card. Most libraries sell cards to non-residents ( who do not pay taxes to support that City's Library). Cost varies widely. *back to top* ______________________________________________ Lost and Damaged Item Fees Damages to items: set by Librarian Lost or withdrawn items: replacement cost Replacement costs for items no longer available: Adult fiction books : $20.00 Adult hardback nonfiction books: 30.00 Adult paperback nonfiction books: 20.00 Juvenile hardback books: 20.00 Juvenile paperback fiction: 5.00 Juvenile paperback nonfiction: 10.00 Videos: 20.00 Juvenile audio tapes/book sets: 15.00 Adult audio tapes: Abridged: 20.00 Unabridged: 80.00 Juvenile audio tapes: 20.00 Fiction paperback books: 10.00 All charges set by Ordinance #00-675 *back to top* ______________________________________________ Tex Share About: TexShare is a cooperative program designed to improve service to Texans. Members include public libraries that belong to the regional library systems, academic libraries, and libraries of clinical medicine. TexShare enables libraries to offer a broader range of materials and services than any single library can provide for its constituents. TexShare maximizes the effectiveness of library expenditures by enabling libraries to: • Share staff expertise. • Share library resources in print and electronic formats, including books, journals, technical reports, and databases. • Pursue joint purchasing agreements for information services. • Encourage cooperative development and deployment of information resources and technologies. • Texshare Link *back to top* ______________________________________________ Interlibrary Loan Fact Sheet As a customer of this Library, you have access to a world of information through a service called INTERLIBRARY LOAN. Books, magazines, and journal articles, items on microfilm, and genealogical information not available here may be available at other libraries around the world. Just contact one of our library staff members to begin your search. More About Interlibrary Loan Not everything is available. Bestsellers, books published during the past year, reference books, genealogy publications, test study books, videos, compact discs, records, and rare and archival materials are almost always unavailable. Please keep this in mind when requesting an item. Your material will usually arrive in two weeks, but it could take longer. We will try hard to get your books or photocopies for you on or before the date you need them, so let us know when you need the material you are requesting. Most items are provided free of charge. however, some lending libraries do require fees. Tell us how much you are willing to spend for the materials you are requesting. The loan period of and item depends on the length of time allowed by the lending library. If you wish to extend the loan period, you must contact this library at least three days before the item is due back so we can notify the lending library of your request. They will make the final decision on whether or not to grant you an extension. If you lose or damage something you have borrowed through Interlibrary Loan, the lending library will request that you pay for the damage or loss and will probably add a processing fee. Please, don't be late returning items. there is probably somebody somewhere else in the world waiting to read what you have just read, and like any library, Interlibrary Loan is dedicated to sharing. We encourage you to use the Interlibrary Loan Service this library provides. If you can't find it here, maybe we can find your book in a place as far away as Japan, or as close as Oklahoma. It's worth a try, and if we find it for you, it will be worth a whole lot more. Thank you for your patronage. • Interlibrary Loan Link *back to top* ______________________________________________ We need your Help! The Crowley Library will be moving to it's new location in late December/early January. If you would like to help us move, Please contact the circulation desk at the Crowley library. Thank you for supporting your local library. Volunteering at Library In order to volunteer for the library you must fill out an application form and submit it to the library. Someone from the library will meet with you and your ready to volunteer! Some duties will include shelving of books , creating crafts for Storytime, and running the circulation desk. Help is always welcome! *back to top* ______________________________________________ Donating to the Library Giving the Library used Items? Please bring all donations to the Library at 121 N. Hampton Needed: Crowley, Tarrant County materials about companies, maps, family histories, etc: GRE and other test books, videos audio books, wooden puzzles Most Used: Books published in the last 5 years; recent best sellers; clean copies of "classic" titles; recent paperback novels in good condition; children's materials, audio books, video tapes, selected magazine titles (call (817)297-6707) Please Consider this When Donating: Books in poor condition (yellowed pages, broken bindings, musty smelling); textbooks older than 5 years; Reader's Digest condensed books; dated information (old travel guides; etc.); videos copied at home. About Tax Statements: If you would like a receipt for tax purposes, please count the books you are donating. We give signed, dated receipts for the number of items, but cannot assess the value. Other Helpful Hints: Large donations should be brought to the end of the Library nearest the street. Donations of 20 items or fewer may be left at the Circulation Desk. Please do not leave donations outside the building or put more than 10 in the book drop. Thank you for thinking of your Library! *back to top*
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