Library
Cards
Anyone who resides in the Great Neck School District is
entitled to a Great Neck Library card. Non-residents who
work in Great Neck, or those Nassau County residents with
a valid card from another Nassau County library are entitled
to borrowing privileges at Great Neck, An annual card may
be purchased by non-Nassau County residents. Proper ID is
required for all categories of cards. Please call (516) 466-8055
ext. 203 for more details.
Library
Card Registration
You
may register for a library card by presenting one (1) form
of current ID (dated within three (3) months) that have
your name and home address. Library cards will be mailed to the applicants residence. Such ID may include:
| 1. |
Current
driver's license |
| 2. |
Current
non-driver's license ID (with picture) issued by the
New York State Department of Motor
Vehicles |
| 3. |
Armed
Forces separation papers |
| 4. |
Pilot's
license |
| 5. |
Automobile
registration |
| 6. |
Current
bank statement |
| 7. |
Current
dated credit card bill/statement |
| 8. |
Deed/Lease |
| 9. |
Medicaid
card |
| 10. |
Mortgage
Statement |
| 11. |
Official United States Post Office address change |
| 12. |
Official
United States or New York State Government Document
(immigration, IRS, Board of |
| |
Elections,
jury notification) |
| 13. |
Current
pay check/stub with address |
| 14. |
Tax
bill |
| 15. |
Current
dated utility bill: LIPA, Water, Cable, Telephone |
Student
applicants may show ID such as bus pass, current college
transcript, or current report card. If the student is attending
a public school in Great Neck, the applicant's name may
be on the Great Neck Public School's list of registered
students.
Library
Card Re-registration Information
All
valid Great Neck Library cards have a three-year expiration
date sticker. If your card does not have one, or it
has expired, you need to re-register. Registration
takes place in person at any of the Great Neck Libraries.
| To register, simply present your
Library Card and one (1) form of Valid ID, which
shows your name and Great Neck School District
address. |
Loan Periods and Renewals
New books, periodicals and pamphlets circulate for 14 days,
while older books circulate for 28 days. Music DVDs and
audiocassettes circulate for 14 days, while Books on tape
and DVD circulate for 28 days. Non-fiction video cassettes
and DVDs and older general entertainment video cassettes
and DVDs circulate for 7 days, while new general entertainment
video cassettes and DVDs circulate for 3 days.
All
material, except periodicals pamphlets, may be renewed
if there are no holds on the items.
Reserves
and Interlibrary Loan
We accept reserves on all circulating material. If an
item is not on the shelf, we will reserve it for you.
If we do not own the requested item, we will attempt to
obtain it through interlibrary loan. For information on
reserving or interloaning print material, please call
(516) 466-8055 ext. 223. Information on reserving audiovisual
material may be obtained at (516) 466-8055 ext. 221.
Homebound
Service
Patrons who are unable to leave their home due to a permanent
or temporary illness or disability may qualify for our
Homebound Service. For more information, please call (516)
466-8055 ext 223.
Talking
Book Service
Talking Books, a federal program, offers alternatives
to traditional print material for patrons with cognitive
and physical disabilites. For more information, please
call the Long Island Talking Book Library toll free at
(866) 833-1122.
Aid
for People with Low Vision
The Main Building houses a Spectrum Reader and a Kurweil
Reader to help those vision loss to read and write independently.
Please call (516) 466-8055 ext 204 for more information.
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