Community Users

Use of the Waycross College Library collection, facilities, and services is extended to members of the general public.  Residents of the Waycross -Ware County and surrounding service area may obtain a Community User card to checkout library materials. 

A valid driver's license or picture ID is required for registration.  There is no fee for an initial card.  However, a $2.00 fee is charged for replacement cards. Children must be 16 years of age and over to obtain an individual library card.  Parents must sign a release form for children under 18 years of age upon registration. 

Children under the age of 16 must be supervised at all times by a parent, legal guardian or other responsible adult (age 18 and over) and are not to be left unattended in the Library.

The following circulation policies apply:

  1. Up to 5 items may be borrowed at any one time.
  2. Books have a 3-week loan period. Audiovisual materials may be checked out for 1 week.
  3. Please return materials when they are due. Renewals are not permitted. You may recheck an item after it has been returned to the library and available for checkout by other patrons for a period of one week.
  4. Library users are responsible for any fines and fees incurred. The current overdue fine is $.20 per day for books and $.50 per day for audiovisuals (videos). Library patrons are responsible for the replacement costs of lost and damaged materials as well as applicable processing fees. See Fines, Lost Materials, and Damaged items.

Services:

 

  • Magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books are available for in-house library use.

  • Public fax service is available in the library. Check with Circulation Desk staff for details and fees.

  • A coin-operated photocopier is located in the library. Copies are $.10 cents per side. The library does not furnish change for copies, but the machine does take paper dollars.  

  • A coin-operated microfilm/fiche reader/printer is available for viewing and for printing at $.10 per sheet, correct change only. The library does not furnish change.

  • Individual reference assistance is available during library hours. Our reference staff's first priority, however, is to assist Waycross College Students.
  • Library workshops are scheduled each semester and/or by request. Community users are welcome to attend if space is available. Please ask at the Circulation Desk.
  • Community patrons (non- Waycross College or USG students) may use the library computers located in the front of the library to conduct research if they are not occupied by Waycross College students. A time limit may apply. Community users must sign in at the Circulation Desk. Family members of Waycross College students/employees are considered community users. Please see Computer Use Guidelines.
  • It is the responsibility of community patrons to pay for all computer printouts. Printouts are $.10 per sheet and payable at the Circulation Desk. You must pay for all sheets that you print out.

Ineligible Services

Community users are not eligible for Interlibrary Loan, GIL Express (Universal Borrowing among USG institutions), access to the GALILEO password (for off-campus use), or borrowing Faculty Reserve Items.

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