This was on the Remote Reference blog and I thought it should be on ours as well:
HPL and the County are starting a Shared Card program/ Currently, the BOOK RETURN service and application for One Card are only available at Stella Link, Park Place, Bracewell and Hillendahl, but more branches will be added in the next weeks.
Customers can choose to have one library card number for both library systems, but with separate accounts at either system. If an existing County customer applies for a library card at HPL, they will not be issued a new library card number, they will retain their HCPL number and card, and vice-versa.
Collections and pick-up locations are NOT interchangeable. If a "One Card" customer needs to place a hold for an HPL item, they will have to pick it up at an HPL location (of course the Clear Lake Freeman Branch is an exception). Conversely, if the customer needs to place a hold on an HCPL item, they will have to place it on hold using HCPL's catalog and selecting an HCPL branch for pick-up.
Please note: While the Book Return service and "One Card" applications are available only at the branches listed above, customers with a "One Card" may request we place holds for them at any location, including TR.
1 comment:
On the surface this sounds like a good idea and a good service for Scenic Woods' patrons as well, but I'd like to hear what the circ staff think of it.
Doug Weiskopf
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