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 Loan Periods & Fines

Materials	Loan Period (including date received)	Fine Amount Per Day, Per Item
Books, Non-fiction Magazines	21 Days	$.25
Literacy Kits *Only to GPL Home Library Patrons	21 Days	$.25
New Books	21 Days	$.25
Books on CD, Music CDs, Books on Tape	21 Days	$.25
Interlibrary Loan Materials	Set by the Loaning Library	?
Encyclopedias, Magazines (Adult and Juvenile), Business Serials	7 Days	$.25
Nonfiction Videos and DVDs, CD-ROM Software	7 Days	$.25
Entertainment Videos and DVDs, & Closed Captioned	7 Days	$.25

Paying Fines

Blocked Cards

You cannot check out or renew materials if you have fines or fees totaling $10 or more, your library account is in "collections" or you have an incorrect address and/or telephone number on your library record.

Library card accounts with fines and/or fees totaling $25 or more will be sent to a collection agency for further action. A fee of $10.00 will be added to your account to cover collection costs.

If you need immediate assistance or more information about your library card record, please call us at 317-881-1953.

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Renewing Materials

As a reminder, a due date receipt is given at checkout you may have one renewal as long as the item is not on hold for someone else. Check My Account to see when your materials are due, check your holds, or renew your items.

You may renew your items in person at the Library, or by one of the following methods:

Online

At Greenwood Public Library from one of our computers
From home 24 hours a day by logging on to  My Account

By Phone

You may renew your items by calling 317-881-1953.  Please have your library card number ready.

An item may not renew because:

• The item is on hold for another borrower
• The item has already been renewed the maximum number of times
• Your account has expired and needs to be updated

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Requests and Holds

Requesting Materials

You may place holds for checked out materials by telephone at 317-881-1953, by visiting the Library, or from our online catalog. Please be aware that there are some limitations on placing holds.

Holds Notification

The Library will attempt to notify you by phone or e-mail when your requested items are ready for pickup. You may also check the status of holds and other library card information by calling 317-881-1953, or by using the My Account feature online.

• Call or visit Greenwood Public Library  to sign up for e-mail notification of holds.
• Items will be kept on the hold shelf for 7 days from the date they are received.
• You must use the same library card to request and check out your requested item.
• You may suspend your holds for a specific period of time while you are on vacation.

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Interlibrary Loan

An Interlibrary Loan is designed to get you the item you want, even if GPL does not have it. We will get it from another library for you!

It's easy and it's convenient. Even though the items are on loan from a different library, you pick them up at GPL and return them to GPL!

Please remember:

• Interlibrary loan requests are available to Greenwood Public Library cardholders only.
• Please limit your item requests to those that have been published for at least six months.
• We are unable to process requests for books that are already owned by Greenwood Public Library.
• Limit of 5 active requests at any given time.
• The length of the loan period is determined by the library lending us the materials, not Greenwood Public Library.
• It may take 2-4 weeks (sometimes longer) to receive your ordered materials.

You can request Interlibrary Loan materials by visiting GPL, or by filling out our online request form:

          Request a Book      |     Request Articles or Microfilm

If you have any questions, please contact the Interlibrary Loan Librarian via the Adult Reference Desk at 885-5036.

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