Joining a Library

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You can join Staffordshire Libraries by visiting any library or by filling out our Online Joining Form

How To Join

Any person who lives, works or is visiting Staffordshire can join and renew membership at any Staffordshire library. Library membership has no lower age limit and is free.
Any Staffordshire organisation is entitled to apply for membership and receive a ticket which is then available for items for organisational use only (i.e. non-recreational items).
Playgroups are entitled to join as organisational users.
When you apply to join you will need to know your postcode and be able to confirm the details of your address.

Tickets may be used at any Staffordshire library or mobile.
Membership of Staffordshire Libraries is normally for a six year period from the time of enrolment, renewable for another six years after each expiry.
The procedure for renewal is the same as for joining.

Please keep your library ticket safe and do not lend it to anyone else.
If you lose your ticket, please let us know at once.
If you move house, let us know as soon as possible of your new address.

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Library Byelaws

Borrowing books is free and provided they are returned on time, you do not have to pay. There are hire charges for other items. A charge is made if items are returned late. This increases daily but can be avoided by renewing your loans before or on the date the item is due back.

Registered blind and partially sighted users may borrow music and talking books free of charge.

Loan Periods and Renewals

Books and Sound Recordings may be borrowed for up to three weeks. Videos, CD Roms and DVDs may be borrowed for a period of up to one week.

It is possible to renew items on loan

You can renew items in a variety of ways:- in person, by phone using the 24 hour renewal and information hotline on 0845 3300740, by letter, e-mail or fax. It is also possible to renew items on line, click on Talisprism for more information.
Items can be returned to any Staffordshire Library, including mobiles
Items can be renewed for you at any Staffordshire Library unless they were borrowed from a Mobile Library.
You can renew items three times by telephone or on line before you need to return them to a library. They can then be renewed again providing they are not requested items or required by other borrowers.
If you renew items you have paid to borrow e.g. CD's or Videos, you will need to pay the extra hire fee when you return them.
Contact your nearest library and tell them if you prefer to be contacted by email, text or automatic telephone message, instead of post, when you have itmes more than three weeks overdue.

Requests

If we haven't got the item you want, we will try and get it for you for a small charge.

There is no charge to request CD's, CDRoms, Videos, DVD's, Talking Books that are in Staffordshire Libraries stock. Please give us as much information as possible about it. Contact your nearest library and tell them if you prefer to be contacted by email, text or automatic telephone message, instead of post, when you have requests to collect.
If the item has not arrived within eight weeks, we will let you know the current situation. If we are unable to supply the item requested we will offer you either a refund or another request at no charge.
You may like to place your own requests for items in Staffordshire Libraries stock. Click on Talisprism for more information.

Schools

All schools in Staffordshire are entitled to receive a service via the Schools Library Service. Organisational membership does not apply.

Last Modified: 16/09/2008 13:46:17
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