Woodbury, NJ Public Library: LOGIN Consortium

LOGIN, the Libraries of Gloucester/Salem Information Network, is a consortium of public, academic and school libraries, mostly located in Gloucester County. The libraries currently participating in LOGIN are:

Deptford Free Public Library (Johnson Memorial Library)
East Greenwich Public Library
Franklin Township Public Library
Gill Memorial Library - Paulsboro
Gloucester County College Library
Gloucester County Institute of Technology Media Center
Gloucester County Library - Glassboro Branch
Gloucester County Library - Greenwich Township Branch
Gloucester County Library - Logan Township Branch
Gloucester County Library - Mullica Hill Branch
Gloucester County Library - Swedesboro Branch
Margaret E. Heggan Library - Washington Township
McCowan Memorial Library - Pitman
Monroe Township Free Public Library - Williamstown
Newfield Public Library
Salem Community College Library
Wenonah Public Library
West Deptford Free Public Library
Westville Public Library
Woodbury Public Library

Now that our transition is complete, you can use one library card to borrow material from every public library in Gloucester County!* The LOGIN Consortium is a win/win for all library users, and a great example of the best use of your tax dollars.

· What are the benefits of LOGIN to Woodbury Public Library users?

Anyone who holds a borrowers card at any one of the LOGIN libraries is able to use that card at any other LOGIN library.* This means that the total collection of material available to our patrons and the number of libraries that a patron may access with their Woodbury Library card has more than tripled in size. Our unified LOGIN catalog currently indexes over 900,000 items available at a total of 20 area libraries. The catalog not only allows you to check material availability at all 20 LOGIN libraries, but also gives you the option to place holds on items for pickup at the library that's most convenient for you, access your patron record to see what you currently have checked out and when it's due back, renew your material, view your fine record, etc.

· What happens if I have cards issued by more than one LOGIN library?

With the merger of our databases, there will be patrons who temporarily have multiple memberships in the system (for example, a card from Woodbury because they reside here, and a card from West Deptford because of senior citizen eligibility, etc.) It will take time to eliminate these duplications, but the rule that will be followed during this process is that as long as an individual resides in a LOGIN member community, their card should be issued by that community’s library. This means that if you are a Woodbury resident your Woodbury library card will take precedence over any cards issued to you by other LOGIN libraries. In any case, regardless of which LOGIN library issues a card, that card will be honored at all LOGIN libraries. *

*The only exception is that Salem Community College library cards cannot be used at GCLS libraries.