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Part I. REGISTRATION GUIDELINES
An application must be completed for every person wishing to borrow materials from the Albert Wisner Public Library. Customers from other library districts are encouraged to use the Albert Wisner Library and may do so by using the ANSER Library Card provided by their home library. Library cards are valid for a period of one (1) year; they will be automatically renewed after address and telephone number has been verified for currency.
Identification is required for all adult customers (age sixteen and older) before a card can be issued.

• A form of identification which contains a photograph of the applicant is required i.e. a current drivers license showing the correct address or a school identification card.
• A customer without a photo ID showing the correct address must provide two (2) forms of written address verification. As a last resort, the applicant can request that the Library mail him a postcard. Upon receipt of the postcard, it can be brought to the Library and will serve as address verification. Library materials can only be borrowed after the applicant has received the library card.

Children who have entered Kindergarten are eligible to receive a library card. A card is issued to a child until he reaches 16 years of age with the signature of a parent or guardian acknowledging responsibility for library materials checked out by the child. Examples of guardians include: aunt, uncle, grandparent, divorced parent or foster parent. A guardian need not be related to the child, but must accept responsibility for the child's library materials.

Library cards may be issued to agencies that serve groups of people; examples of this may be: day care centers and nursing homes, etc. Materials checked out on these cards are for use of the staff of these agencies in their capacity as employee of the agency not for his individual use.

Part II. ELIGIBILITY FOR LIBRARY CARDS

A. Albert Wisner Public Library Cards:
An individual residing in the Warwick Valley School District is eligible for an Albert Wisner Public Library card. (Individuals residing in Orange County areas unserved by a public library and which have a contract for library services with the Ramapo Catskill Library System are eligible for an AWPL Card.) Individuals who live out of the school district but who own a business or property in the district are also eligible for a Wisner Library card. These individuals should use the business address as their home address and must provide current identification that names them as the business owner. If the owner does not reside at the business address, their legal address will be used for mailing purposes and a note will be placed in the library's database to that effect.

In general, residents in these communities are eligible to receive a Wisner Library card:

Bellvale, New Milford, Pine Island, Sugarloaf (parts of),
Town of Warwick (parts of) and the Village of Warwick

As of January 1, 2003, residents of the Minnisink Valley School District are NOT eligible to receive library cards in the RCLS system. Residents of these towns who are concerned about this restriction should be referred to their town supervisors, who are responsible for deciding not to collect taxes in support of library service for their residents.

B. ANSER cards: Ramapo Catskill Library System Cards.
for more information see our Policies section

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