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Your Library Card gives you
access to nearly 56,000 books, magazines, videos, and other library
materials. Your card also gives you access to over 1.8 million items from the
entire NEW Libraries Network (our shared online
catalog), thanks to
a courier service operated by the Watauga Regional Library! A free library card is available to all residents and property
owners of Carter County, as well as residents of Northeast Tennessee who are
eligible to check out materials in the library in their home county. To
obtain a card, come to the library with identification bearing your name and
current address. A child must have a parent's or guardian's signature on the
application. |
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Loan
Periods
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Books
may be checked out for two weeks. |
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Magazines (except for the
current issue) may be checked out for one week. |
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Videos and DVDs may be
checked out for three days. |
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Audiobooks may be checked
out for two weeks. |
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Renewals are available for
books, magazines, and audiobooks. Items may be renewed up to two times in
person, by phone, or online. Videos, DVDs,
and items with
waiting lists cannot be renewed. |
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Reserves -- You
may place a reserve (or hold request) on a book, magazine, or audiobook that
is checked out. You will be contacted by phone or postcard when the item is
returned. You may enter this request in the online catalog or on a request
card available at the circulation desk. |
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Your Library Account Online
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See what you
have checked out and when it is due. |
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Renew your
library materials. |
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Place your
own hold requests. |
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Courier and
Interlibrary Loan
| Courier--We share a library catalog with
public libraries in Bristol, Johnson City, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Mountain City, Jonesborough, Gray, Erwin, Greeneville, and Mosheim.
The libraries of ETSU and Northeast State Community College are also
part of the NEW Libraries Network and share our catalog. Except for new books, reference books, or books in high demand, you may ask to have any book you find in our catalog delivered to our library for you to check out. We are unable to borrow books-on-tape and other AV items. The Watauga Regional Library operates a courier service that delivers books from one
library to another in Northeast Tennessee. This means that there is no charge to you for delivery of books borrowed from a
library in the NEW Libraries Network. |
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Interlibrary
Loan -- If the book you need is not available from a library served
by the Watauga Regional Library courier service, we will be happy to
attempt to borrow it for you from another library. However, for
materials not available through the courier service, there is a $1
charge to help pay return postage. In addition, any charges from the
owning library will be passed on to you. |
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Fines and
Fees
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Overdue
charges for books, magazines, and audiobooks are 5¢/day per item.
Overdue charges for videos and DVDs are $1/day per item. Overdue charges
will never exceed the replacement cost for the item. |
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The fee for a
damaged item will be the cost to restore the item to circulating
condition, up to the replacement cost of the item. |
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The charge
for lost items will be the replacement cost. |
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday / 10am - 6pm