Library Card Policy

The library will provide service at no cost to people who reside or own property in our legal service area.  (Legal Service area of the White Cloud Community Library comprises the entire townships of Everett, Merrill, the City of White Cloud, and the White Cloud Area School District, plus contracted areas in the townships of Big Prairie, Goodwell, Home, Lincoln, Monroe, Sherman*, and Wilcox.)  People who live outside our legal service area (non-residents) but are students and/or employees of the White Cloud School District will be considered residents and will receive library service at the White Cloud Community Library only, at no cost.  All other Non-Residents will be charged an annual fee of $35 for using the materials at our library.  Services will not be denied or abridged because of religious, racial, social, economical, or political status.

Library cards will be issued to all patrons of the White Cloud Community Library service area.  To apply for a card you need to have a valid driver's license or ID with your name and current street address.  Children must have a parent or legal guardian sign their card. Any additional cards issued to the same patron, because of loss, misplacement, or damage, will cost the patron $3.  Non-Resident cards are $35 per year.  (4/87) (1/91) (7/91) (12/99)(8/05)

* Sherman township residents who reside in the White Cloud School District are part of the Fremont Area District Library, but, through a contract between FADL and WCCL, all money collected by the FADL through millage, penal fines, and state aid is reimbursed to the White Cloud Community Library annually.

The use of library services shall be limited when excessive demands by group or individuals tend to curtail service to the general public.  Such demands may include those made by students, puzzle contestants and others who demand staff time, available materials, or space which would prohibit attention and service to other individuals or groups.

The use of the library or its services may be denied for due cause.  Such cause may be failure to return books or pay penalties, destruction of library property, disturbance of other patrons, or any other objectionable conduct on library premises.