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Everyone
may use the library,
but to check out
materials, you must
get a library card.
If you live within
the legal limits
of the Westville
Public Library District:
bring two forms
of identification
with your name and
current street address
(such as a photo
ID and a recent
piece of mail),
and fill out an
application at our
checkout desk. If
you are under 18,
your parent or guardian
must fill out and
sign your application
at our checkout
desk. Resident library
cards are valid
for three years.
If you
live outside the
legal limits of
the Westville Public
Library District,
but own property
within our District
limits, bring your
most recent property
tax bill receipt
for the property
that you own in
our District, as
well as identification
described above.
If you
live outside our
District and do
not own property
within our District,
State law requires
us to charge a non-resident
fee that is at least
comparable to the
average property
taxes that the Library
receives from its
residents. Westville
Public Library District's
current non-resident
fee is $35.00, and
the card would be
valid for one year.
Bring in two forms
of identification
as described above
and fill out an
application at our
checkout |
The
Westville Public
Library District
has different loan
periods for materials
in our collection.
Materials borrowed
from other libraries
are loaned according
to rules established
by the lending institution.
Fiction and
non-fiction books,
audio books, music
CDs, and magazines
may be checked out
for three weeks.
They may be renewed
once if there is
no reserve request
for the titles.
VHS or DVD
movies may be checked
out for seven days,
and may be renewed.
There is a $1.00
per day per item
late fee for movies
returned after the
due date. There
is also a 50¢
rewind charge for
each VHS tape returned
that is not rewound.
A $5.00 processing
fee will be added
to any item belonging
to the Westville
Public Library District
that is lost or
damaged.
Materials
in the Reference
Department may not
be checked out. |
You
may request renewal
of most library
materials at our
checkout desk or
by phone (217-267-3170).
Exceptions include
items with a reserve
request by another
patron.
You may also
renew items online
by logging in to
your Library Account
at Lincoln Trail
Libraries System.
You are allowed
up to a maximum
of 2 online renewal
requests.
You will need your
patron barcode number
and your PIN. |
Your PIN is
usually the last
four digits of your
phone number.
Upon request we
can change your
PIN to a different
four digit number. |
Most
library materials
that are in circulation
may be reserved
for a patron. For
materials owned
by other libraries,
please ask us about
Interlibrary Loan.
Items may
be reserved in person,
by phone (267-3170),
or online. Patrons
must have a valid
public library card
in the Lincoln Trail
Libraries System
to use the online
service.
At the
time of your request,
you can specify
pick up of the item
at any library in
the Lincoln Trail
Libraries System. |
When you search
for and place a
request for an item
in the Linc Pac
Catalog database
on the Lincoln
Trail Libraries
website, you will
be prompted to log
in to complete the
request. You
will type in your
complete bar code
number from your
library card, and
enter your PIN number.
Once you are logged
in to your library
account, you will
be able to view
any items you have
checked out and
their due dates. |
The
LINC Pac Catalog
is an online searchable
database of more
than 2 million library
materials owned
by 105 academic,
school, special,
and public libraries
in east central
Illinois.
•Anyone can
search the LINC
Pac Catalog to find
books, sound recordings,
video or DVDs, electronic
books, magazines,
kits, games, maps,
and other resources.
Other features include
lists of bestsellers,
information on local
community organizations,
book jacket art,
tables of contents,
and reviews of titles.
•To request
materials or view
what you have currently
checked out, you
must have a valid
library card from
one of the 105 participating
libraries.
There are three
versions of the
catalog:
LINC Pac
– this online
catalog is the primary
resource for searching
and placing holds
on more than 2 million
items owned by the
participating libraries.
LINC
Pac-Spanish
- this is the Spanish
version of the LINC
Pac.
Kid's Cat
– is the graphical
interface for younger
users. This
version searches
the same materials
but uses pictures
to aid in the search. |
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