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:
- Up to 5 items may be borrowed at any one time.
- Books have a 3-week loan period. Audiovisual materials may
be checked out for 1 week.
- 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.
- 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:
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Magazines,
journals, newspapers, and reference books are available
for in-house library use.
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Public fax service is available
in the library. Check with Circulation Desk staff for details
and fees.
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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.
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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.
Rev. 032511