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Lower Umpqua Library's Passport Program

The Oregon Library Passport Program recognizes that library service ought to mirror the way Oregonians live, work, shop, and play, plus reduce barriers to library service. The underlying premise of the Passport Program is that cardholders of legally established public libraries ought to be able to use other legally established public libraries. The Passport Program is meant to be an exchange. A library extends service to users of other participating libraries, and vice versa. 

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  • Borrowing is free of charge to the patron and activity is patron initiated

  • Patron visits a Participating Library and registers for a card

  • Patron complies with that library's policies for personal identification, checkout periods, limits, etc.

  • Patron checks out materials and returns the materials to the owning library

  • Patron is responsible for costs of any overdue fees or lost materials. There is no library-to-library intervention required.

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The Participating Library is allowed to set its own limits on use by Passport patrons. These may be different from local patrons' limits.

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In order to participate, patrons are required to have a Home Library card first. This becomes his or her "Passport" to other Participating Libraries. Patrons present their Home Library cards at each Participating Library in order to register for cards at those libraries. Your home library will be called to verify you are in good standing.

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