Library
Resources
A wealth of
information awaits you at the Eloy Santa Cruz Library. The
Library’s automated catalog system allows both simple and
complex information searches from any terminal in the
system. Customers can choose from books, audio and video
cassettes, magazines, new releases, special collections, and
more.
To borrow any of these materials, all you need is a Eloy
Santa Cruz Library card. Free library cards are available to all
residents of Pinal County. To obtain a library card:
- Visit the Eloy Santa Cruz Library and complete an application.
- Show Photo ID to verify identity, and
present documentation showing current residential
address. Acceptable documentation can include rent
receipts, electric bills, mail showing name and address,
among others. An Arizona Vehicle Operators License will
qualify for the Photo ID requirement, but will NOT
suffice for proof of residence.
- If you are under 14, your
parent or guardian must provide identification and sign
the application.
Computers
and Internet Usage
The Eloy Santa Cruz
Library offers in-library access to electronic information,
services, and networks as part of its mission to meet the
information, education and recreation needs of the residents
of the Eloy. In order to encourage the responsible use of
these resources by our customers, the Library has
established an Acceptable Use Policy and agreement. Prior to
using these resources, patrons must sign this agreement
stating they understand and will abide by the provisions and
conditions of the Acceptable Use Policy.
Patron
Responsibilities
Your card can be used in all public libraries throughout Pinal
County. If you lose your card, please call us immediately at
520-466-3814. There is a nominal replacement fee of $1.
Check Out
Period
All materials may be checked out for two weeks. Patrons
needing longer may renew material for up to two additional
two-week periods. Reserved material, Interlibrary Loan
items, Video Games and Videos may not be renewed. Material may be
renewed online through the
Pinal County Library District System by going to the
Patron Account tab or over the phone.
Prompt return of library
materials ensures everyone better access. To help us provide
optimum service to all our customers, we employ an extended
use fine system. If your materials become overdue, we will
contact you by the method you have set for your library
account; the default will be automatic phone messaging if no
method has been chosen by you. FINES are assessed from the first day
past due on a per day, per item basis as follows:
|
Books, popular books, paperbacks, audio cassettes and
kits |
10 Cents per day |
|
Interlibrary loan material |
One Dollar per day |
For unreturned items, there
will be a processing fee added to the replacement cost of
the item(s). Failure to return items will also necessitate
restriction of library privileges.
Check Out
Levels
As new patrons are
issued a borrower’s card, they will be limited to borrowing
two (2) items from the library’s circulating collection.
After those materials are returned the following parameters
will be in force at any given time:
|
Video |
|
2 items |
|
Audio |
|
4 items |
|
Books
(Limit 4 per subject in
non-fiction) |
|
10 items |
Collection
Development Principles
The Eloy Santa Cruz
Library welcomes customers of all ages and cultural
backgrounds, and realizes that they have diverse needs,
interests, value systems and reading abilities.
The Library’s service to children is designed to stimulate
the desire for lifelong learning, to develop a love for
reading, to provide opportunities for parent-child sharing
and interaction, and to offer supplementary resources for
school assignments.
The Library encourages parents to accompany their children
to the library, and supports parent’s rights and
responsibilities to guide their children’s reading and
viewing of materials.
Trained staff is provided to assist parents and children to
access and choose the most appropriate materials. The
Library does not make a determination of what children
should read, view, or borrow. The Library does not act
in loco parentis,
but rather provides materials, programming, and a physical
environment that support parent’s and children’s search for
diverse materials and ideas
NOTE: Not all materials will be suitable for, or of interest
to, all segments of the community.
Mission
Statement