Fee for Indiana Public Library Access Card Increases 67%

Source: Indiana State Library

Link to December 28 Kokomo Tribune article, "State library card rate increases".

Excerpt: Local library patrons who have a Public Library Access Card could be in for a surprise when they renew their cards in 2010, as the Indiana Library & Historical Board has raised the fee 66 percent.

Charles Joray, director of the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, said he received notice Dec. 14 from the board, which governs state libraries, that the fee would be raised from $30 to $50 per year starting Friday.

The PLAC card is a statewide library card, which allows Indiana residents who have a valid library card to check out materials from libraries other than their home libraries. Card holders pay an annual fee, and revenue from the cards is used to reimburse libraries.

The fee increase only impacts people who buy PLAC cards. Those who hold only cards for the library in their taxing district are not affected.