Teacher Card Application

Teacher Card Borrowing Privileges

Items have a 56-day borrowing period as opposed to 28 days for a regular patron card. No item renewals.

All overdue fines are waived.
Possession of Patron Card not required.
Interlibrary Loan Privileges

Responsibility of Teacher Card Holder

Items borrowed on Teacher Card should be for classroom use only.
Notices will be sent to cardholder’s home address for any items two weeks overdue.
Teacher Card holders accept financial responsibility for lost or damaged items.
Notices of replacement cost for lost or damaged items will be mailed to the cardholder’s home address by August 10th of the year of Teacher Card expiration.
Total of more then 10 “Claimed Returned” items will result in the suspension of Teacher Card privileges. (Claimed Returned items are those the teacher believes have been returned to the library.)

Teacher Cards expire yearly on July 31 and must be renewed. To renew, visit the library for a Teacher Card Application Form or use online form on our website. www.cdpl.lib.in.us Online form must be generated on your school email address.

Items Unavailable to Check Out Using Teacher Card

Any non print item, i.e. videos, CDs, DVDs
Items with limited borrowing periods or that are non-renewable, i.e. 7-day books
Current Young Hoosier Book Award nominees

Acquiring a Teacher Card

Present a valid form of identification. Examples are…

Current Indiana Driver’s License
Birth Certificate
Military I.D.
Current Passport
Credit card
Student I.D. with photograph

Provide verification for current address. Examples are…

Current Indiana Driver’s License
Mail with current address.
Check with address and name printed on it from local bank.

Provide verification of employment. Examples are…

Paycheck stub
School I.D.
Bank statement verifying automatic deposit
Letter of verification by school administrator or some other form of correspondence with school letterhead.
Home School Educators need to present proof of Montgomery County Address at time of application and card issuance.

With Pre-existing Patron Card

Pre-existing fine on Patron Card of more then $3.00 will prevent issuance of Teacher Card. Balance on Patron Card must be less then $3.00 before acquiring a Teacher Card.

Getting Class Collections

Fill out the classroom collection request below. For special classroom collection requests, call or e-mail:

E-mail: children@cdpl.lib.in.us
Phone: (765) 362-2242 ext. 115
(Crawfordsville school collections are delivered on a staggered, four-week, rotation basis.)

Last name:

First name:

Middle initial:

Home address:

School and address:

E-mail address:

Alternate E-mail address:

Home phone:

Work phone:

Cell phone:

Fax #:

Birthdate:

Password (4-16 numbers or letters):

Note: Your password is confidential (along with your card's barcode number) and is needed to view your patron account online.

Classroom collection request

Yes, I would like a monthly collection

Grade level:

Number of books (30 maximum):

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