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loan period

(Automatic renewals for all items except for those on hold)
Books: 3 weeks with 2 renewals
Audios/Playaways: 3 weeks with 1 renewal
Magazines: 3 weeks with 1 renewal
Music CDs: 2 weeks with 1 renewal
Videos/DVDS: 1 week with 1 renewal (Limit 10)
Video Games: 1 week with 1 renewal (Limit 5)

overdue fees

$.25 per day, per item
$10 maximum per item

getting a library card

Individuals able to prove their residence within or payment of property taxes on property located within the library’s service area are eligible to register for a library card, free of charge.
(The full requirements for obtaining a library card may be found in Evergreen Indiana's Circulation Policy guide.)
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The cost to replace your library card is $2.00
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As a Library cardholder, you are responsible for all items checked out on your card.

replacing lost or damaged items

If a library item is lost or damaged, the patron is responsible for REPLACEMENT COSTS.
​When an item must be replaced due to damage or loss, a $10 per item processing fee is assessed, in addition to the original purchase price of the item, as stated in our fee schedule.

Library Policies and Procedures

Fees & Fines

  • Fee Schedule (updated 02/2025)
  • Debit/Credit Card Fee Policy (adopted 03/2017)
  • Fees and Forgiveness (adopted 08/2012) 
  • Insufficient Funds (adopted 08/2013) ​
  • Refund (adopted 09/2013) ​
  • ​​​Resolution Authorizing Electronic Funds Transfer (adopted 03/10/21)
  • Fine Amnesty (adopted 10/2012)
  • Credit Card Resolution (revised & adopted 12/2011)(new and adopted 03/2022)
  • Public Library Access Card (PLAC) Fee (adopted 12/2016 by Indiana State Library)

Library administration

  • ​​By-Laws of the Library Board of Trustees (revised & adopted 10/2011, adopted again 12/09/2020, adopted 1/11/2023)
  • Succession of Board Members (adopted 10/14/2020)
  • Succession of Director (adopted 04/08/2020)
  • Collection Development Policy (revised & adopted 12/2012)
  • Computer Disaster Recovery Plan (revised & adopted 02/2012)
  • Confidentiality of Library Records (adopted 07/2000)
  • Statewide Reciprocal Borrowing Libraries List (as of 09/2016) 
  • Strategic Plan & Technology Plan 2020-2023 (adopted 01/31/2020)
  • ​Minor Budget Items (adopted 06/2012; revised 03/2015) 
  • Purchasing Policy (adopted 11/2023) 
  • Small Purchase Policy Resolution (adopted 12/2011)
  • Friends of the Library (as of 05/2017)
  • Inclement Weather Policy (adopted 12/2014)
  • Internal Controls (adopted 01/11/2023)
  • Investment Policy (pending) 
  • Out of District Patrons (adopted 02/2012; revised & adopted 12/2016) 
  • Social Media (adopted 11/2013)
  • Temporary Library Card (adopted 12/2012)
  • PLAC Rules and Guidelines (as of 01/2017) 
  • ​Electronic Meeting Policy (adopted 02/09/2022)

Services

  • Meeting Room Reservation & Use Policy (adopted 01/2025)
  • ​Fax Machine (adopted 04/2000) 
  • Interlibrary Loan (revised & adopted 02/2012) 
  • Internet and Computer Use (revised & adopted 03/2013; revised 09/2014) ​​

Circulation of materials

  • Evergreen Indiana Circulation Policy (updated by Evergreen Indiana 10/2016) 
  • Evergreen Indiana Circulation Procedures (updated by Evergreen Indiana 10/2016) 
  • Video Checkout for Minors (adopted 09/2013) 
  • Theme Kit (revised & adopted 02/2012) ​
  • ​​Library of Things (adopted 4/2022)

Building, grounds, & safty

  • Camera Surveillance Policy (adopted 03/2015)
  • Children in the Library (Revised & adopted 07/2014; revised & adopted 06/2017) ​
  • ​Parking Policy (adopted 09/12/2018)
  • Reading Room Display Policy (adopted 08/2014) 
  • Safe Place Instructions (as of 05/2017) ​
  • ​​Unacceptable Patron Behavior (revised & adopted 10/2013) ​
  • Teen Room (adopted 09/2012)
  • Signs/Posters in the Library (adopted 11/2014)

Patron Forms and Rights

  • Meeting Room Reservation Agreement (01/2025)
  • ​Comment on Library Materials
  • Photo Release Form
  • Freedom to Read Statement (adopted by ALA 06/2004)
  • Library Bill of Rights (reaffirmed & adopted by ALA 01/1996)

2024-2028 Strategic Plan and Technology Plan

2024-2028_strategic_and_technology_plans.docx
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Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library 
125 South Franklin Street, Bloomfield, IN  47424 
(812) 384-4125 (Phone)
(812) 384-0820 (Fax) 
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​Hours of Operation:
Monday / Friday: 10am-5pm  
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Tuesday - Thursday: 10am-7pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
Eastern Branch
11453 E. State Road 54, Bloomfield, IN  47424
(812) 825-2677 (Phone) 
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Hours of Operation:
Monday / Wednesday / Friday: 11am-5pm  
Tuesday / Thursday:
​1pm-7pm
​Saturday: 9am-12pm
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