Getting a Library Card

The Thorntown Public Library is a proud member of the Evergreen Indiana consortium.  Learn more about the Evergreen Indiana Consortium by visiting this website.  To sign up for a library card you must be 18 years or older (ages 17 and under must have parent or guardian present) and have a valid driver’s license or Indiana State ID with your current address. If your ID address is no longer current, you must also present:

• valid military ID or passport,
• recent bank statement,
• recent utility bill, OR
• property tax receipt

Residents who live in Washington, Jefferson, or Sugar Creek townships qualify for a free Thorntown Public Library card. Resident cardholders will have full access to the Evergreen Indiana Consortium, the Indiana Digital Library (Overdrive downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and video), and Hoopla (downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, and music).

Nonresident Thorntown Public Library cards are available for $130.68. Nonresident cardholders will have full access to the Evergreen Indiana Consortium, the Indiana Digital Library (OverDrive), and Hoopla for one year. Please call the library for other options.

Students of the Western Boone Community School Corporation are eligible for a free Student card at Thorntown Public Library.  Student cardholders will have access to Thorntown Public Library materials, the Indiana Digital Library (OverDrive), and Hoopla.

Any nonresident who has a valid public library card in Indiana and also has a valid PLAC (Public Library Access Card) is entitled to a Nonresident Thorntown Public Library card.

If you have any questions about what type of card you are eligible for, please call the library!

To preregister for a library card, visit Evergreen here.  To complete the registration, you will need to visit the library with the required ID within one week of making the request.  If you have any further questions about library card types and requirements, please call the library!

Borrowing Materials

A patron must present his/her Evergreen library card at the time of check out. The card must be in good standing (fines below $10) to check out materials. Patrons may borrow up to a combination of 100 materials which may include a maximum of 10 DVDs.

Only one wireless HotSpot is available to checkout per single household. Holds may not be placed if one is already checked out. Once the hotspot has been returned, a hold may be placed by one patron in the household.

Loan Periods & Renewals

• 3 Weeks: Books, Audiobooks, Music CDs
• 2 Weeks: Video games
• 1 Week: DVDs, Magazines, Board games, HotSpots
• 3 Days: Some Reference materials

Renewals may be made online via the OPAC, on the phone or in person. Most materials may be renewed up to one time. Books and audiobooks may be renewed twice. If a material has a hold request, it may not be renewed.

Fines, Fees & Overdue Notices

The Thorntown Public Library is pleased to be fine free! Patrons will not accrue fines for overdue materials checked out at our library. Materials that are 28 days overdue will incur a lost charge and processing fee.

Overdue notices are sent as a courtesy from the Evergreen Indiana libraries. Failure to receive notices does not exempt patrons from the responsibility for payment. The receipt provided at the time of check out serves as the official notice of when materials are due.

Mailed overdue notices are sent 14 days past the due date unless an email is on file. A notice for lost materials will be mailed at 28 days past the due date.