Getting A Library Card

Residents - WCPL cards are available free to all persons living in or owning property in Wayne Township or within the city limits of Warsaw.  To obtain a card you must show proof of residence.  This proof can be a drivers license, or anything that shows your street address, such as a rent receipt or a bill that you have received at the residence -- not a post office box .  Once residency has been verified, a library card application form needs to be filled out for each person requesting a card. Once isued, resident cards do not expire, although you will be asked to reaffirm your address once every 365 days.

Agencies/Business - Library cards are free to businesses or institutions in Wayne Township, although the cards do need to be renewed annually.  Agency/business cards can be obtained by bringing into the library a letter on company stationary stating that the agency/business would like a card.  The letter should also indicate who at the agency/business the library should mail/email notices in care of and the letter needs to be signed by the agency/business president, owner, or manager.

Non-Residents - Library cards are available for a fee to persons not living in or owning property in Wayne Township or the city limits of Warsaw; these cards may be purchased for four (4) month or full year periods.

WCS Non-Resident Students - Library cards are free to students enrolled in Warsaw Community School Corporation, who present proper identification (i.e. school ID or letter from school administration).  Cards are valid for one year and must be renewed annually.

PLAC - The Public Library Access Card (PLAC) is the name for the statewide library card, enacted by (Indiana Code 4-23-7.1-5.1). The PLAC program allows an individual to borrow materials directly from any public library in Indiana. Books and non-book materials are eligible for loan through the PLAC program, but at least books that normally circulate must be available for loan. An individual who holds a valid public library card, who is in good-standing at his/her home library, may obtain a PLAC.

A nonresident of a public library district may obtain a PLAC at any public library since that person has no home library. A nonresident will be required to purchase a Non-Resident Card before he/she purchases a PLAC. The PLAC expires one year from the date of application for the card.  The fee for a PLAC in 2009 is $30.00.

Check Out Limits For Materials**

*Youth cardholders can check out videos/ DVDs only from the Youth collections and the Adult Nonfiction collections.

**For a complete list of all materials/equipment loan policies, please check our policy manual.

Fines & Fees***

***Please check our policy manual for more information.

Accounts over $10.00 will lose check-out privileges.  Accounts over $25.00 will be turned over to a materials collection agency, and a processing fee will be charged.  Accounts over $25.00 will also lose Internet privileges.