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ABOUT Baker County Library District
 
Baker County LIbrary District (BCLD) provides free public library service through books and other resources, for education information and recreation to all residents of Baker County.
 
Its history dates back to 1901 when a social organization called the Alpha Club founded public library services for the enrichment of the community. Today, the library operates as a Special District under the directorship of five elected officials. Regular board meetings are held at 7PM on the second Monday of each month, except when rescheduled as necessary. Meetings are open to the public. Bylaws are available here

LIBRARY POLICIES

LIBRARY CARD ELIGIBILITY
A library card, photo ID, or completed "Forgot Your Card" form is required for checkout.
All Borrowers must be a registered member of the Baker County Library District, **OR**
have valid membership at one of our Sage Library Consortium partner libraries.

Sage rules stipulate that borrowers may have only one active public library account at one time.
Accounts must be issued by whichever library system service district covers the borrower's primary residence or owned property.

To apply for a Baker County Library Card, a photo ID and documentation of current address are required.
Baker County Library District cards will only be issued to current residents, or persons who own property in Baker County on which property tax is assessed by the Baker County Assessor.
To verify the applicable jurisdiction of property, patrons may bring in a county tax statement. Alternatively, library staff may be able to verify residency by searching Property Databases of regional County Assessors online.
Baker County - Property Search database
Malheur County - Property Search database
Union County - Property Search database

The issue of one's first library card is free for residents & property owners of Baker County. The replacement charge for a lost card is $2.00.

Information for non-Baker County residents wishing to purchase membership is available below. The added value of a BCLD card is to gain access to more online materials such as downloadable audiobooks, eBooks, and videos, access to special databases, and more.

Acceptable ID and residency documentation follows the standards set by the Department of Motor Vehicles [click here] such as valid Driver License or ID card, Passport, Military ID, Concealed Weapon Permit, Tribal ID Card, or documentation from the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS).

Proof of Residency must be verified with Acceptable Residence Documents as listed here.
Applicants with non-Oregon photo ID, or unable to prove residency will be provided an account with 2-item checkout limit. If Oregon ID or proof of residency is not provided within 6 months, that account will expire.

LOAN RULES
Regular members may borrow up to 50 items at one time. Audiovisual media such as DVDs, VHS, and audiobooks on CD are limited to a combined 10 items out at one time.

All borrowers are responsible for fines and lost or damaged materials. If a card is lost or stolen, members should notify the library immediately so a block can be placed on use of the account. Unless this is done, members may be held responsible for items checked out to their account.
 
Loan periods: 4 weeks for regular items; 2 weeks for New Fiction, magazines & audiobooks; 1 week for DVDs/video tapes. Please note that DVD & video fines are $1 dollar per day per item, maximum of $5 dollars per item.
Lost materials are charged for full replacement cost, including additional fees to reimburse the library for recovery time & processing labor & materials.

Regular fines: 10 cents per day per item, accrueing from due date. After one week, 20 cents per day for 7 days with the maximum fine per item as $3.00. Library check out privileges will be restricted when fines reach $5 dollars. Public Computer access will be blocked when fines reach $40.01.
 
INTERLIBRARY LOAN items must be returned to any Baker County Library branch by their due date. Renewals: one phone or online renewal is allowed. Additional renewals may be granted with in person requests; books on reserve for other patrons may not be renewed.

NON-RESIDENTS
Non-resident cards are available for visitors and users who neither reside in, nor own property in, Baker County or any Sage Member Library area. They are also an option for out-of-county residents under the jurisdiction of a partner Sage library but wishing to have the added value of a BCLD card. I.e. access to more online materials through special databases subscribed to by BCLD, such as downloadable audiobooks, eBooks, and videos through Library2Go, access to genealogy records through the Heritage Quest database, auto repair manuals, maps and more. [For a full list of available databases, see the drop-down menu in the website heading at top of the website page.]

$10.00 -- valid for 1 month, limited 2 item maximum checkout, includes access to subscription databases. Fee allows ONE additional account for spouse or dependent at same household..
$20.00 -- valid for 3 months, limited 2 item maximum checkout, includes access to subscription databases. Fee allows TWO additional accounts for spouse or dependents at same household.
$40.00 -- valid for 6 months, limited 4 item maximum checkout, includes access to subscription databases. Fee allows THREE additional accounts for spouse or dependents at same household.
$60.00 -- valid for 12 months, regular borrowing privileges, includes access to subscription databases. Fee allows FOUR additional accounts for spouse or dependents at same household.

Beginning in July 2010, residents from a Sage partner library region which does not use the Sage circulation system or distribute library cards may purchase a limited-use Baker SAGE Library Card for $5.00. These cards allow computer access and standard borrowing privileges. They do not allow access to subscription databases such as Library2Go, Auto Repair database, etc.
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Our Libraries are supported by the taxes of the people of Baker County who expect each of our facilities to be clean, comfortable, and safe places for selecting materials, reading, researching, studying, writing, and attending programs and meetings. The Library also has a fundamental commitment to intellectual freedom and to defending the public’s freedom of access to information.

To maintain such services, the Library is responsible for establishing rules of conduct to protect the rights and safety of Library patrons, volunteers, and staff, and for preserving and protecting the Library's atmosphere, materials, equipment, facilities, and grounds.

These Rules of Conduct guide staff in creating and enforcing an environment that encourages all patrons to use Baker County Libraries in a safe and respectful manner. Please inform a staff member if you feel another’s behavior or activity is unreasonably interfering with your enjoyment of the library.

Patrons showing blatant disregard or failure to comply with the Rules of Conduct will be evicted for a minimum of 7 days. All evictions are noted in the library's incident reports.

A progressive discipline system is applied to repeat offenders showing a pattern of failure to comply with the Rules of Conduct. Any subsequent offense that results in an eviction and occurs within 90 days of the previous offense, may incur an exponentially increased penalty as follows:

1 WEEK EXPULSION > 1 MONTH EXPULSION >> 3 MONTH EXPULSION >>> 6 MONTH TRESPASS >>>> 1 YEAR TRESPASS

*Minors may be granted access to library premises during their exclusion or trespass order only when directly accompanied and supervised by a parent, guardian, law enforcement officer, or Justice Dept. official.

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