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What is the Tex Share Card
The TexShare Card...
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A TexShare Card provides you with borrowing privileges from almost 500 participating libraries across the state.
If you’re a registered patron of a participating library, you may request a TexShare Card from your home library. You must be a patron in good standing and have demonstrated compliance with your library’s existing borrowing policies.
Please check library websites or contact the library by telephone or email prior to visiting in person in order to determine eligibility. See the guidelines below for general information about the program.
1. Get Your TexShare Card
TexShare Cards are provided by your local public or academic library. Use Find-A-Library to see if your library participates in the TexShare Card program. For eligibility requirements, please contact your library directly.
2. Use Your TexShare Card
Each library sets its own lending policies for visiting TexShare Card users. Many libraries restrict the type or number of materials that a visiting TexShare Card user may borrow. Others impose a minimum age requirement. Typically, libraries do not permit TexShare Card holders to download ebooks or eAudiobooks. Fines for late returns or lost materials apply to TexShare Card borrowers.
The first time you visit a library to use your TexShare Card, be sure to bring a photo ID, your library card from your home library, and your TexShare Card. You’ll be asked to complete a registration form in order to activate your borrowing privileges at that library.
3. Enjoy Your TexShare Card... Responsibly
You have responsibilities as a TexShare Card holder. The reverse sign of the Card has an agreement you must sign and follow.
You should become familiar with the policies and restrictions of any lending library you use, as failure to abide by library policies may result in revocation of your borrowing privileges. If a lending library reports that you have lost books or failed to pay fines, your home library may take appropriate action, including suspension of borrowing privileges at your home library and revocation of your TexShare Card.
Ask the staff at your home library for more information.
Please note: A TexShare Card does not provide access to TexShare Databases or other online resources at libraries you visit. Please use the electronic resources available to you at your home library.
Obtaining a TexShare Card
Visitors must have both a current TexShare card and a current photo id card, as well as a card from their home institution.
CARD AVAILABILTY: Van Alstyne Public Library patrons may apply for a TexShare card at the Circulation Desk.
Cards for patrons expire at the end of six months.
Using a TexShare Card
Patrons presenting a Texshare card from a borrowing library are asked to show their Texshare card and a drivers license or government ID.
Present card and ID at the circulation desk during regular business hours.
Loan Policies
Two-week loan period.
Limit of 3 books from circulation collection.
Materials will be checked out for a period of 2 weeks with up to two renewals.
Some special collections are restricted to library use only.
We will block cardholders who owe fines at other participating TexShare libraries.
Non-circulating items include microfilm, av materials, and reference.
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