Library Policies: Your Library Card
Policies that Govern our Library.
Getting a Library Card
Residents of Dickinson and Galveston County may obtain a free library card after completing the proper application. Proof of valid mailing address must be shown at the time of application, along with a working phone number.
Individuals living outside of Galveston County may get a DPL Library card if they have a valid TexShare card from their local library.
A TexShare card is a statewide library card that lets you borrow books and other materials from more than 500 libraries across the state. This is a free service to you provided by your local library.
Checkout Limit
| 30 Books |
| 5 DVDs per residential address |
| 10 eBooks |
| 2 Board Games |
| We are a small library, please leave books for others! We reserve the right to limit non-fiction checkouts to 3 per subject. |
| New cardholders will be limited to 5 items upon checkout for their first checkout. Once materials are returned, then regular circulation rules will apply. |
Renewal
All items will be automatically be renewed (2) circulation period s if no other patron has requested them.
Fees
| If checked-out materials become lost or damaged, the cardholder or parent/guardian will be responsible for paying a replacement fee for that material. |
| A $5.00 service charge will be added to the cost of any lost or damaged library material. |
| Patrons and their minor children will be blocked if they have fees over $5.00. |
| Failure to pick up ILL materials will result in being charged for the cost of return postage. |
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