What is the TexShare Card Program?
The Card Program is a reciprocal borrowing program which
allows registered users of participating TexShare libraries
to obtain a TexShare card and use the card to borrow materials
directly from other participating libraries.
You must obtain a TexShare card from your home institution
before going to other libraries. Home libraries may require
an applicant for a TexShare Card to be in good standing at
the home library, and to have demonstrated compliance with
the home library’s borrowing policies.
For example, a library may impose a waiting period between
a person’s initial registration as a borrower and his
or her being issued a TexShare card, to give the borrower
an opportunity to establish a record of observing library
policies. Or a library may refuse to issue a TexShare Card
to a borrower who has unpaid fines and charges.
If a lending library reports that a borrower has lost books
or failed to pay fines, the home library may take appropriate
action, including suspension of borrowing privileges at the
home library and revocation of the TexShare Card, as an incentive
for the borrower to resolve delinquencies at another library.
Policies at the lending library may be quite different from
those the patron is accustomed to at his or her home library.
Failure to abide by library policies may result in revocation
of library privileges. A list of participating TexShare libraries
and lending policies may be found at the libraries
and catalogs link.
How do I get more information on TexShare?
Ask the staff at your local library for more information,
use this web site, or contact:
TexShare Coordinator
Texas State Library and Archives
PO Box 12927
Austin, Tx 78711-2927
512-463-0188
512-936-2306 Fax
Email: texshare@tsl.state.tx.us
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