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ABOUT Baker County Library
 
The Baker County Library provides free public library service through books and other resources, for education information and recreation to all residents of Baker County.
 
Founded in 1901 by the Alpha Club for the enrichment of the community, the library today operates as a District under the directorship of five elected officials. Regular board meetings are held at 7PM on the second Monday of each month, except when rescheduled as necessary. They are open to the public.

LIBRARY POLICIES

LIBRARY CARD ELIGIBILITY
A library card, photo ID, or completed "Forgot Your Card" form is required for checkout.
All Borrowers must be a registered member of the Baker County Library District,
**OR**
have valid membership at one of our Sage Library Consortium partner libraries.
Information for non-residents wishing to purchase membership is available below.

To apply for a Baker County Library Card, a photo ID and documentation of current address are required. Borrowers must currently reside in, or own, property in Baker County on which property tax is assessed by the Baker County Assessor. The library may use the Baker County Assessor's Property Search database for validation.

The issue of one's first library card is free for residents & property owners of Baker County. The replacement charge for a lost card is $2.00.

Acceptable ID and residency documentation follows the standards set by the Department of Motor Vehicles [click here] such as valid Driver License or ID card, Passport, Military ID, Concealed Weapon Permit, Tribal ID Card, or documentation from the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS).

Proof of Residency must be verified with Acceptable Residence Documents as listed here.

LOAN RULES
Regular members may borrow up to 50 items at one time. Audiovisual media such as DVDs, VHS, and audiobooks on CD are limited to a combined 10 items out at one time.

All borrowers are responsible for fines and lost or damaged materials. If a card is lost or stolen, members should notify the library immediately so a block can be placed on use of the account. Unless this is done, members may be held responsible for items checked out to their account.
 
Loan periods: 4 weeks for regular items; 2 weeks for New Fiction, magazines & audiobooks; 1 week for DVDs/video tapes. Please note that DVD & video fines are $1 dollar per day per item, maximum of $5 dollars per item.
Lost materials are charged for full replacement cost, including additional fees to reimburse the library for recovery time & processing labor & materials.

Regular fines: 10 cents per day per item, accrueing from due date. After one week, 20 cents per day for 7 days with the maximum fine per item as $3.00. Library check out privileges will be restricted when fines reach $5 dollars. Public Computer access will be blocked when fines reach $40.01.
 
INTERLIBRARY LOAN items must be returned to any Baker County Library branch by their due date. Renewals: one phone or online renewal is allowed. Additional renewals may be granted with in person requests; books on reserve for other patrons may not be renewed.

NON-RESIDENTS

Baker SAGE Cards
Residents from a Sage partner library region which does not use the Sage circulation system or distribute library cards may purchase a limited-use Baker SAGE Library Card for $5.00. These cards allow computer access and check out of up to 4 items at a time. They do not allow access to subscription databases such as Library2Go, Auto Repair database, etc. Such access can be purchased via the Non-resident card options below.

Non-resident cards are also available for visitors who neither reside or own property in Baker County or any Sage Member Library area. These cards are valid for various time periods, depending on one's needs. Charges are set to approximate the average amount paid into the library district by a Baker County household and are non-refundable.

$10.00 -- valid for 1 month, limited 2 item maximum checkout, includes access to subscription databases. Fee allows ONE additional account for spouse or dependent at same household..
$20.00 -- valid for 3 months, limited 2 item maximum checkout, includes access to subscription databases. Fee allows TWO additional accounts for spouse or dependents at same household.
$40.00 -- valid for 6 months, limited 4 item maximum checkout, includes access to subscription databases. Fee allows THREE additional accounts for spouse or dependents at same household.
$60.00 -- valid for 12 months, regular borrowing privileges, includes access to subscription databases. Fee allows FOUR additional accounts for spouse or dependents at same household.

Our Libraries are supported by the taxes of the people of Baker County who expect each of our facilities to be clean, comfortable, and safe places for selecting materials, reading, researching, studying, writing, and attending programs and meetings. The Library also has a fundamental commitment to intellectual freedom and to defending the public’s freedom of access to information.

To maintain such services, the Library is responsible for establishing rules of conduct to protect the rights and safety of Library patrons, volunteers, and staff, and for preserving and protecting the Library's atmosphere, materials, equipment, facilities, and grounds.

These Rules of Conduct guide staff in creating and enforcing an environment that encourages all patrons to use Baker County Libraries in a safe and respectful manner. Please inform a staff member if you feel another’s behavior or activity is unreasonably interfering with your enjoyment of the library.

Patrons showing blatant disregard or failure to comply with the Rules of Conduct will be evicted for a minimum of 7 days. All evictions are noted in the library's incident reports.

A progressive discipline system is applied to repeat offenders showing a pattern of failure to comply with the Rules of Conduct. Any subsequent offense that results in an eviction and occurs within 90 days of the previous offense, may incur an exponentially increased penalty as follows:

1 WEEK EXPULSION > 1 MONTH EXPULSION >> 3 MONTH EXPULSION >>> 6 MONTH TRESPASS >>>> 1 YEAR TRESPASS

*Minors may be granted access to library premises during their exclusion or trespass order only when directly accompanied and supervised by a parent, guardian, law enforcement officer, or Justice Dept. official.

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