The following  site allows you to follow the application procedure to Wola District Public Library. Here we explain the Library Rules and Procedures using fictional characters. Each of these characters denotes a different group of patrons.

Signing up an adult permanent resident of Warsaw

Mary is a permanent resident of Warsaw. She has lived in the Wola District since her childhood. After she retired Mary has more time for herself. While attending the computer classes at the Wola Public Library, Mary was encouraged by other seniors to sign up for the Library Card. One of her classmates gave her some advice:

1. When you decide to sign up remember to bring the ID card with you.
   
   
   
   
2. In order to get a library card please visit one of our library locations and submit in person.
   
   

   	See the map of all neighborhood library locations



3. In the Library you will be asked to fill in the following Application Form
   
   

   The front page of the Application Form

4. By signing this Form you accept the Library Rules and Procedures and Privacy Policy. You authorize the Library to process your personal data for the Library statistic purposes. You also authorize the Library to use these data in case of eventual legal claims for unreturned library materials.
   
   • You may give another person access to your account, however such permission needs to be authorized at the same Library premises which issued your Library Card.
   • In order to authorize another person to use your account you will be asked to fill
     in the following form:

The Authorization to share your account



5. After you become a registered user you will receive the Library Card. The card will be changed for a new one with no additional charge in case the bar code is rubbed off or in case your name is changed. However if you lose it you’ll be charged 10 PLN for a replacement.

   obligatory users card

   
   
   • A library card provides borrowing and usage privileges at the Main Library and at all its branches.
     
6. Based on the data from your ID the librarian creates an e-Account for you. Your e-Account needs a PIN. It should be a combination of 6-8 letters and digit. A strong PIN will protect your account against e.g. requesting titles by unauthorized persons.

That is all it takes to become a Wola District Public Library patron!

This chapter presented the registration process for an adult resident of Warsaw. Before searching the Library catalogue, please get acquainted with the following:

• The Rules of items loan and return
• Methods  of searching  through the collection
• Your  Library e-Account options 
  

See you at Wola Public Library :)

Signing up an underage person who is a Warsaw resident

Jacob was born in Warsaw and lives in the Wola District. He often comes to the library to read the computer magazines and comic books. Lately he decided to sign up to with Library in order to borrow some maps. He was advised as follows:

1. You are underage so your mother or your legal guardian has to sign up for you.
2. In order to get a library card please visit one of Wola library locations with your guardian and submit in person.

	See the map of all neighborhood library locations



3. Your guardian will be asked to present his/her ID. Your guardian’s personal data will enable the librarian to open your personal Library e- Account.
   • Your guardian will be asked to present his/her ID. Your guardian’s personal data will enable the librarian to open your personal Library e- Account.
   • Fill in the upper part of the opposite page of the Application Form
     
     

     Application Form opposite page

     
     
   • Fill in the front page of the Application Form. Ask your guardian to write your personal data.
     

     Library Application Form front page

4. Your guardian will accept the Library Rules and Procedures by signing the Library Application Form.
5. After you become a registered user you receive the Library Card. The card will be changed for a new one with no additional charge in case the bar code is rubbed off or in case your name is changed. However if you lose it you’ll be charged 10 PLN for the replacement.

   obligatory users card

   • A library card gives borrowing and usage privileges at the Main Library and all its branches.
     
6. Based on the data from your ID the librarian creates your e-Account. Your e-Account needs a PIN. It’s best to create it yourself because you will be using it. It should be a combination of 6-8 letters and digits. A strong PIN will protect your account against e.g. requesting the titles by unauthorized persons.
   
   • The Rules of items loan and return
   • Methods of searching  through the collection
   • Your Library e-Account options

This is all it takes to become a patron of the Wola Library!

This chapter presented the registration process for an underage resident of Warsaw. We recommend you to have a look at the other chapters of our Guide. Before you search our catalogue please get acquainted with the following:

See you at Wola Public Library :)

Signing up an adult with no permanent residence in Warsaw

Paul is a resident of Lodz but he studies in Warsaw. He sends an e-mail to the Library with the following question –
May I sign up to Wola Public Library although I am not a resident of Warsaw? This is the answer from our librarian:

Dear Sir,
Although you are not a permanent resident of Warsaw you may sign up with the Wola Public Library according to the same rules as residents do. Let me give you some helpful hints.

1. Please bring your ID to the library; your personal data will enable the librarian to open your personal Library e- Account and prepare the Library Card.
2. In order to get a library card please visit one of our library locations and submit in person.
   
   

   	See the map of all neighborhood library locations



3. In the Library you will be asked to fill in the following Application Form
   
   

   The front page of the Application Form

4. By signing this Form you accept the Library Rules and Procedures and Privacy Policy. You authorize the Library to process your personal data for Library statistic purposes. You also authorize the Library to use these data in case of eventual legal claims for unreturned library materials.
   • You may give another person access to your account, however such permission needs to be authorized at the same Library premises which issued your Library Card.
   • In order to authorize another person to use your account you will be asked to fill out the following form:

   The Authorization to share your account

5. After you become a registered user you will receive the Library Card. The card will be changed for a new one with no additional charge in case the bar code is rubbed off or in case your name is changed. However if you lose it you’ll be charged 10 PLN for a replacement.

   obligatory users card

   
   
   • A library card gives borrowing and usage privileges at the Main Library and at all its branches.
6. Based on the data from your ID the librarian creates your e-Account and prepares the Library Card for you. Your e-Account needs a PIN. It should be a combination of 6-8 letters and digit. A strong PIN will protect your account against e.g. requesting titles by unauthorized persons.

This is all it takes to become a patron of the Wola Library!

Best regards,
Your Librarian

This chapter presented the registration process for an adult, who is not a resident of Warsaw. Before searching the Library catalogue please get acquainted with the following:

See you at Wola Public Library :)

• The Rules of items loan and return
• Methods of searching through the collection
• Your Library e-Account options

Signing up an underage person who is not a permanent resident of Warsaw

Joan likes to come to the Library after school for her drawing classes. Her classmates told her that she may become a Library patron even though she is not a permanent Warsaw resident. See what her friends advised Joan to do:

1. You are underage so your mother or your legal guardian has to sign up for you.
2. In order to get a library card please visit one of Wola library locations with your guardian and submit in person.
   

	See the map of all neighborhood library locations

3. Your guardian will be asked to present his/her ID; the  guardian’s personal data will enable the librarian to open your personal e- Library Account
   
   • Fill in the upper part of the opposite page of the Application Form
     
     

   Application Form opposite page

   
   
   • Fill in the front page of the Application Form.  Ask your guardian to provide  your personal data.

   Library  Application Form front page

4. Your guardian should accept Library Rules and Procedures by signing the Library Application Form.
5. After you become a registered user you receive the Library Card. The card will be changed for a new one   with no additional charge in case the bar code is rubbed off or in case your name is changed. However if you lose it you’ll be charged 10 PLN for a replacement.

obligatory users card

• A library card gives borrowing and usage privileges at the Main Library and all its branches.

6. Your e-Account needs a PIN. It’s best to create it yourself because you will be using it. It should be a combination of 2-10 letters and digits. A strong PIN will protect your account against e.g. booking the titles by unauthorized persons.

This is all it takes to become a patron of the Wola Library!

This chapter presented the registration process of an underage, which is not resident of Warsaw. We recommend you to have a look at the other chapters of our Guide. Before you search our catalogue please get aquatinted with the following:

• The Rules of items loan and return
• Methods  of searching  through the collection
• Your  Library e-Account options

See you at Wola Public Library :)

Polish version

Foreigners, users who are not residents of Poland

Foreign students from the Erasmus European Union student Exchange program may become patrons of Wola Library. They are going to convince you how easy it is to sign up to Wola Public Library.

1. In order to get a Library Card, visit one of Wola library locations and submit in person. We came directly to Poliglotka (The Polyglot) Reading Room and signed up there.
   

   	See the map of all neighborhood library locations

2. In the Library you will be asked to create your PIN for your e-Account. It should be a combination of 6-8 letters and digits. A strong PIN will protect your account against e.g. requesting the titles by unauthorized persons.
   
   1. Next you will be asked to accept and sign an Agreement Concerning Loan of Materials from Wola District Public Library
   2. Fill in the Agreement Form here
   3. Print out the Form in 2 copies and bring them to the Library on the day you want to sign up.
   4. You can also print out the document in the Library from your own flash memory stick or CD.
      
   5. If  you are unable to print the Form prior to coming to the Library or to save it on your memory stick, the librarian will ask you to fill in the Agreement in writing on the spot
   6. Due to Polish Personal Data Protection Act please do not send to the Library the filled in Agreement by post.
3. By signing the Agreement you accept the Library Rules and Procedures
4. After you become a registered user you will receive the Library Card. The card will be exchanged for a new one with no additional charge in case the bar code is rubbed off or in case your name is changed. However if you lose it you’ll be charged 10 PLN for the replacement.
   

   obligatory users card

   • A library card gives borrowing and usage privileges at the Main Library and all its branches.

This is all it takes to become a patron of the Wola Library!

This chapter presented the registration process of a foreigner, who is not resident of Poland. We recommend you to have a look at the other chapters of our Guide. Before you search our catalogue please get acquainted with the following:

• The Rules of items loan and return
• Methods  of searching  through the collection
• Your Library e-Account options

See you at Wola Public Library :)

Signing up other non-residents

Other non-residents

The lack of address in your ID is not an obstacle in using our Library holdings. Also, under-age persons with their legal guardians who do not have permanent residency are welcomed.

Here are some hints on how non-residents can sign up to the Library:

1. In order to get a Library Card please visit one of Wola library locations and submit in person.

   	See the map of all neighborhood library locations

2. In the Library you will be asked to create  a PIN for your e-Account. It should be a combination of 6-8 letters and digits. A strong PIN will protect your account against e.g. requesting the titles by unauthorized persons.
   1. Next, you will be asked to accept and sign an Agreement Concerning Loan of Materials from Wola District Public Library.
      Underage patrons must come to the Main Library or one of its branches with their parents or legal guardian in order to sign up for them.
   2. Fill in the Agreement Form here
      

      Application Form for an adult patron		Application Form for an underage patron

      • Print out the Form in 2 copies and bring them to the Library on the day you want to sign up.
      • You can also print out the document in the Library from your own flash memory stick or CD.
      • If  you are unable to print the Form prior to coming to the Library or to save it on your memory stick, the librarian will ask you to fill in the Agreement in writing on the spot
      • Due to Polish Personal Data Protection Act please do not send to the Library the filled in Agreement by post.
3. By signing the Agreement you accept the Library Rules and Procedures
   
4. After you become a registered user you will receive the Library Card. The card will be changed for a new one with no additional charge in case the bar code is rubbed off or in case your name is changed. However if you lose it you’ll be charged 10 PLN for the replacement.
   

   obligatory users card

   • A library card allows borrowing and usage privileges at the Main Library and at its all branches.

This is all it takes to become a patron of the Wola Library!

We hope that people who do not have a permanent residence will find our Guide helpful. We recommend you to have a look at the other chapters of our Guide:

• The Rules of items loan and return
• Methods  of searching  through the collection
• Your Library e-Account options

See you at Wola Public Library :)

Before getting started please read the rules regarding borrowing items, loan periods, returns, renewals, overdue fines.

Check the following:

Checking out and renewals of library materials

• limits of materials checked out on the day you sign up and following loans (see: Library Materials Access Policy)
• the circulation period (See: Loan Periods)
• what does it mean to use materials only “on the spot” (see: Glossary, pt. H)
• what to do when the materials are lost, damaged or a mishap occurs (see: Overdue, lost or damaged library materialias)
• fees and fines:
  • Late return of materials borrowed
  • Borrowing DVD’s and VHS cassettes
  • Printing costs, copying service

ways of browsing the holdings:

• free access to library resources (see: Glossary, pt. G)
• main Catalog on-line– How does it work

Library e-Account

• introduction
• renew and request items.

See you at Wola Public Library :)

How to use the Reading Rooms

• Services of The Research Reading Room No 3
• Services of The Education Reading Room
• Service of The Youth Library No12

	See the map of all neighborhood library locations

We have good news for you:

• Even if you are not a Library Card holder you can still use the Library collection. Just show your photo ID to the librarian.
• If you want to use the Internet please fill in the Internet User Policy Form first.
  
  

  

• The Reading Rooms loan certain materials for holidays and hours when they are closed. To be able to use this service you must have the Library e-Account and respect the Return Policy.

For more information about the Library services please read The Rules and Procedures.

The materials from The Research Reading Room No 3, The Education Reading Room and The Youth Library No12 are available mostly on the spot.

Lending beyond library is conducted in the Library for Adults and Youth and the Library for Kids and Youth. In other chapters of this Guide you’ll find The Rules and Procedures about How to use Wola Public Library

We recommend you to have a look at the other chapters of our Guide:

• The Rules of items loan and return
• Methods  of searching  through the collection
• Your Library e-Account options

See you at Wola Public Library :)