As a resident of Wilmette or Kenilworth, you are entitled to a Wilmette Public Library card for your personal use. (Library cards are NOT issued to households.) To obtain a Wilmette library card you must 1) present two forms of identification showing your current Wilmette or Kenilworth address and 2) complete the application form at the circulation desk.
ADULT
Library cards valid for three years may be obtained by presenting two forms of identification with your current address and completing the application form available at the Circulation Desk.
CHILDREN
Children under high school age must be accompanied by a parent when applying for a card. A parent (or guardian) is required to sign the child's registration, thus accepting financial responsibility for all materials checked out to the child.
LOST, MISSING OR STOLEN CARDS
Please do NOT lend your card to others. Materials checked out on your card become your responsibility. Please report a lost, missing or stolen library card immediately by contacting the Circulation Desk at 256-6950. Replacement fee for a lost card is nominal.
RIGHT TO PRIVACY
To the extent permissible under current law, 1) it is the policy of the Wilmette library that a patron's library card number will not be supplied, by staff, to any other patron and 2) all records relating to your library card and the materials you borrow are confidential.
LOAN PERIOD, RENEWALS, FINES, & FEES
MATERIAL LOAN PERIOD
Art Prints: 3 months
Books: 3 weeks exceptions noted below
Books on Audio Cassette: 3 weeks
Cassettes, CDs: 3 weeks
Catch-As-Catch-Can ( .50 fee): 2 weeks
CD-ROMs: 3 weeks
Children's Holiday Books (in season): 1 week
Cliff Notes: 1 week
College Catalogues: 1 week
Interlibrary Loan (fee varies): Varies
Kits-book/cassette: 3 weeks
Lyric Opera materials (in season): 1 week
Magazines: 1 week
Maps: 3 weeks
Pamphlets: 3 weeks
Records: 3 weeks
Rental Books: 2 weeks ($0.50)
Videos/DVDs (Children's Room): 3 weeks
New Policy beginning Dec. 1, 2004
Feature DVDs - NEWER (those shelved in the lobby) will be checked out for two days for $2.00
Feature Videos/DVDs - OLDER (those NOT shelved in the lobby) will be checked out for one week for $1.00.
Feature Videos/DVDs - Obtained from other libraries through inter-library loan will be due one week after we inform you that they are available and will cost $1.00.
Videos/DVDs (non feature films) 3 weeks
RENEW ITEMS
in person, by telephone (847-256-6947), or through our online catalog, iBistro, through the "My Account" feature. (For iBistro, you will need to know your library card number and the password is PATRON.) Please note, some items are not renewable.
E-MAIL NOTIFICATION
With your Wilmette Public Library Card you can now receive e-mail reminders of your upcoming due dates, and notice of the availability of your reserved titles. To learn how to activate this feature, go here.
DAILY FINES
Daily overdue fines are .10 per item. The overdue fine for feature film videos/DVDs is $1.00 per day ($2:00 for features films in the recent releases collection). Daily fines for Interlibrary Loans may vary.
MAXIMUM FINES
are usually ˝ of the replacement cost. However, maximum fines for art prints are $10.00, for CD-ROMs full replacement cost, and for Cliff Notes, College Catalogues and Pamphlets .50.
LOST ITEMS
usually require the full replacement cost. Replacement costs for art prints
are $20.00, and $1.00 for Cliff Notes, College Catalogues, Maps and Pamphlets
REASONS WHY YOU MAY HAVE A STOP ON YOUR CARD
- You have ten or more overdue items.
- You have an item or items overdue that create a bill of $25.
- You owe fines of $10 or more.
- A special message has been put on your card's record in the computer
which a Circulation Desk clerk will be happy to explain.
RECIPROCAL BORROWING PRIVILEGES
If your library card is not registered in the Wilmette library computer system, you will be asked to present a valid library card and two forms of identification showing your current address.
NON-RESIDENT CARDS
In 2006, the Library Board decided that the library…” will issue non-resident cards to homeowners and renters in (1) villages or unincorporated areas that do not have tax supported library service or (2) villages or unincorporated areas that have tax supported library service but wish to enjoy full service from WPL. A person residing outside of the public library service area must apply for a non-resident library card at the public library closest to the person’s principal residence.” A copy of the individual's current tax bill is needed to calculate the fee for a non-resident card.
It is our sincere desire to serve you. We hope each visit is a pleasant experience and we welcome your comments and suggestions!
