Library Cards
Pierceton Public Library serves Washington and Monroe townships in Indiana. If you live in either township, you qualify for a free library card. You must come into the library to get your card; there is no online service for this. It is mandatory that you bring a form of ID confirming residence in qualifying townships for a free resident card. If you’re unsure whether or not your address qualifies, you can check the Evergreen Indiana Map by typing your address into the box in the top right corner. Resident cards (green Evergreen Indiana cards) expire two years from the issued date, and must be renewed.
For those outside of Washington and Monroe townships, Pierceton Public Library offers nonresident cards for an annual fee of $35. Nonresident cards can be purchased in person with cash or check only. These cardholders have access to everything a resident would have, such as the ability to check out library materials, use Evergreen Indiana resources, and create a hoopla account. Nonresident cards (also green Evergreen Indiana cards) expire one year from the issued date.
Students and teachers from Pierceton Elementary School are eligible for a free limited access blue Evergreen Indiana card that allows usage of Pierceton Public Library only.
Temporary residents are eligible for a free limited access blue Evergreen Indiana card that allows usage of Pierceton Public Library only. These cards expire after three months.
Evergreen Indiana
In November 2023, Pierceton Public Library consolidated with Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium to offer our community the most out of what Indiana libraries have to offer.
What does this mean for our patrons?
- Access to a much larger catalog of books via other Evergreen libraries
- Access to 129 Indiana libraries at no cost
- Electronic checkout/checkin
- Physical library cards
- Digital accounts to manage books, place holds, and more
Learn more about Evergreen Indiana and find policy documents through their website: https://evergreenindiana.org/
Map of Evergreen Indiana libraries that you can borrow from with your library card: https://evergreen.lib.in.us/map/districts.html
Evergreen Indiana Circulation Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12B8uQytYUzp4UDsaSQyYMGSwfUsjkTe3fOdfMmwBT20/edit#heading=h.w5h791xfj8ju
PLAC
PLAC, or Public Library Access Card: “The PLAC program allows an individual to purchase a card which allows them to borrow materials directly from any public library in Indiana” (Indiana State Library).
Terms vary from library to library. The 2024 annual cost for PLAC is $65. To purchase at Pierceton Public Library, please visit our building. Payments are cash or check only. These cards expire one year from the day they are issued. If a nonresident wishes to purchase a PLAC from Pierceton Public Library, they will have to buy a nonresident card first for $35.