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About Us
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Loan Policies |
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Green Hills Public Library District is to encourage life long learning and enrichment through the exploration of print materials and other media and to provide service and materials which will contribute to a well informed and literate community. To support this mission the Library has selected the following roles:
Primary Role:
Popular materials Library - The Library features current high interest materials in all formats for people of all ages.
Secondary Roles:
Reference Library - The Library provides timely, accurate, and useful information to people of all ages.
Children's Door to Learning - The Library encourages children to develop and maintain an interest in reading and learning through services for children and their families.
Long Range Plan
Click
HERE to read the
2011-2014 Long Range Plan for the Green Hills Public Library District.
Organization
Structure
Click HERE to view the
organizational structure for the Green Hills Public Library District.
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How To Get A Library Card
Library cards are available free of charge to persons of any age who reside within the boundaries of the Green Hills Public Library District. You can view a map of the Library District
here. If you are a resident of this Library District,
two forms of identification are necessary to get a library card
including one photo I.D. Both forms of identification must show
proof of residency. Patrons under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign the application form. An individual who owns property or a business within the library district may also receive one library card in their name with proof of ownership such as a property tax bill.
Lost or stolen cards should be reported to the Library immediately. Patrons are responsible for any materials charged out on their card. A $2.00 fee will be charged for a replacement card.
Additional replacement cards within one year is $5.00.
A non-resident library card is available for a yearly fee of $197.00. This card entitles the holder to the same access privileges as the resident card.
Those with Metropolitan Library System cards can check out materials.
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Loan Policies
Circulating books, magazines, compact discs, playaways,
audiobooks, eReaders, and playaway views may be checked out for a three-week loan period.
These may be renewed twice, in person or by phone, for a three-week period if no one is waiting for that item.
Nonfiction DVDs are loaned for seven days and can be renewed
twice.
Feature DVDs are loaned for seven days and may be renewed once.
New Feature DVDs are loaned for three days and may not be renewed.
Quick Flips are loaned for three days and
may not be renewed.
Hotbooks are loaned for seven days and may not be renewed.
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Non-Pickup of Interlibrary Loan |
$5.00 |
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There is a $1.00 charge to Non-residents for one hour of Internet use. This fee will be up for review within the next six months.
Other fines and fees may apply--a complete schedule of fines and fees is available at the Circulation Desk.
Please click here for directions to the library provided by
MapQuest.
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History of the Library and the Library District
Please click
here to see a
web page about the history of the Library and the Library District.
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Pursuant to Illinois law (5 ILCS
120/7.3), a certified list of employees whose salary and benefit
packages are $75,000 or greater is available for inspection at the Green
Hills Public Library District's Administrative Office, located at 8611
W. 103rd Street, Palos Hills, IL 60465. The office is open from
10:00am - 5:00pm Monday through Friday. The phone number is (708)
598-8446 ext. 119.
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