Memberships:

1. Residents of the cities of Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther, Niceville, or Valparaiso, showing adequate proof of address are eligible for fee-free membership.
2. Residents of the unincorporated areas of Okaloosa County, as determined by county, city, and library information sources are eligible for fee-free membership.
3. Any prospective member owing fines or other charges of more than $20 to any OCPLC library will not be eligible for membership until such charges are resolved.
4. Residents of any military installation located within Okaloosa County are eligible for fee-free membership.
5. Citizens who do not fall into these two categories may pay the fees below to attain full membership in a library for one year. (For fees, see #8 under the Cards section.)
6. Any employee of Okaloosa County or a member city may also apply for a free library card regardless of their place of residence.

Cards:

1. Cooperative member libraries should issue individual cards rather than family cards in order to facilitate accurate statistics. Parents must apply for student cards for ages 17 and under. Library cards are not transferable. Only the person to whom it is issued may use each card.
   
2. Card expiration: Fee-based patron’s cards will be good for one year. All other cooperative library cards will be good for two years, unless otherwise noted.
   
3. The participating libraries have agreed to a two-week checkout period for all items. All OCPLC member libraries should be aware of any deviation from the two-week checkout period.
4. Cooperative Membership: Once a patron has a card from any participating library, that library card is valid at all other member libraries. Libraries should consider current cooperative member cardholders as eligible unless their address or other information has changed, or unless they owe fines or fees of more than $20. The exception to this policy would be the Winter Visitors at the Fort Walton Beach Library or the Destin Library. When a temporary resident, residing in our county for six months or less, is issued a library card at any member library, the letters WV (Winter Visitor) will follow the patrons name on their application in the database. This will alert library staff in all member libraries that the patron is a winter visitor, and they will have to pay a $20 per family user fee in the Fort Walton Beach and Destin libraries.
5. Address Verification: Member libraries may use the following documents to verify a patron’s address:
   1. Water bill,
   2. Driver’s license,
   3. Voter’s registration,
   4. Personal checks,
   5. ID card issued by the DMV.
6. Residency: Member libraries will obtain maps or street listings to aid in determining residency in those cases where there is a possibility that the individual lives inside a non-participating incorporated area. Libraries will also insure that the data on city/county residency entered into the database is accurate.
7. Fees: Fees that have been agreed upon by the member libraries are:
   1. Membership fees for the residents of Cinco Bayou,
      Shalimar, and Laurel Hill are $20 per family per year.
      Cinco Bayou and Shalimar will reimburse their
      residents that fee when the receipt is brought into
      City Hall.
   2. A fee of $35.00 for those residing outside of Okaloosa County
8. Patron Status: A library may not change a patron’s status without verifying with patron and their current member library.
9. Special conditions for minors’ cards:
   1. Parent or guardian must show current identification verifying minor’s address from the list of acceptable documents.
   2. Parents or legal guardian must be present to sign the minor’s registration form, with a current identification
      thereby accepting responsibility for:
      1. All fines, fees, and charges incurred by the minor; &
      2. The appropriateness of the quantity, contents, and form of the materials selected by the minor.