 Public libraries in Pinellas County have joined forces to improve your library services!
By the end of 2008, all public libraries in Pinellas County will operate the same catalog, called PALS. So you'll be able to search for items in one library and pick them up in another.
Some libraries in the county have done smaller versions of this for years. Dunedin Public Library, Largo Public Library, Oldsmar Public Library, Safety Harbor Public Library and Tarpon Springs Library have all been part of the Sunline system. St. Petersburg Public Library, Gulf Beaches Library, Gulfport Library and St. Pete Beach Library have been part of the SPIN system. This time, we're uniting everyone to make it easier for you.
This will be done in 2 phases:
Phase 1 (April 2008): Clearwater Public Library System, East Lake Library, Gulf Beaches Library, Gulfport Public Library, Palm Harbor Library, Pinellas Park Library, St. Petersburg Public Library, St. Pete Beach Library
This is done. You can now request items from the above libraries here at Clearwater and have them sent to you!
The library catalog also has a new address http://pals.polarislibrary.com
so please make sure to updated your favorites, bookmarks, and RSS feeds!
Phase 2 (August 2008): Dunedin Public Library, Largo Public Library, Oldsmar Public Library, Safety Harbor Public Library, Tarpon Springs Library
To accomodate Phase 2 of the project, the Catalog will be unavailable from July 28 - August 5, 2008 and all Clearwater Public Library branches will be closed August 5.
We are also changing some of our circulation policies so that all policies are standard across all the libraries in Pinellas County. Highlights of these changes are below:
Fines
$0.10/day up to $5.00 for books, magazines, audio books, music CDs
1.00/day up to $5.00 for DVDs
Borrowing privileges (county-wide) suspended when you reach $10 in fines
Holds (county-wide)
25 total holds
5 DVD holds
Check Out (county-wide)
50 total items
6 total DVDs
6 Audio Books
14 day check out on new books & all music CDs
Renewals
2 Renewal Limit on most items
No DVD renewals
Please call 727.562.4970 with any questions you may have.
You can call in to renew items - 727.388.9490
Please note, calls for notices (holds, overdues) will come from a 315 area code.
We look forward to seeing you at a PALS library! |
