Public libraries in Pinellas County are joining forces to improve your library services!

By the end of 2008, all public libraries in Pinellas County will be using the same online public access catalog, nicknamed PALS (Pinellas Automated Library System).  So you'll be able to search for items in one library and pick them up in another.

Some libraries in the county have done smaller versions of this for years. Palm Harbor Library and East Lake Community Library have shared a catalog since 2000.  Dunedin Public Library, Largo Public Library, Oldsmar Public Library, Safety Harbor Public Library and Tarpon Springs Library have all been part of the Sunline system. St. Petersburg Public Library, Gulf Beaches Library, Gulfport Library and St. Pete Beach Library have been part of the SPIN system. This time, we're uniting everyone to make it easier for you.

This will be done in 2 phases:
Phase 1 (April 2008) is done: Clearwater Public Library System, East Lake Library, Gulf Beaches Library, Gulfport Public Library, Palm Harbor Library, Pinellas Park Library, St. Petersburg Public Library, St. Pete Beach Library
Phase 2 (August 2008): Dunedin Public Library, Largo Public Library, Oldsmar Public Library, Safety Harbor Public Library, Tarpon Springs Library

Palm Harbor Library Catalog is live on the new PALS system.  Click here to view the new catalog

We are also changing some of our loan policies so that most policies are standard across Pinellas County public libraries. Highlights of these changes are below:

Fines

$0.10/day up to $5.00 for books, magazines, audio books, music CDs
1.00/day up to $5.00 for DVDs
Borrowing privileges (county-wide) suspended when you reach $10 in fines

Holds (county-wide)

25 total holds
5 DVD holds

Check Out (county-wide)

50 total items
6 total DVDs
14 day check out on new books & music CDs

Renewals

2 Renewal Limit on most items
No DVD renewals