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Membership Information
Adult residents and students over 14 years of age are eligible for membership at the American Center.
There are four types of membership:
1. Personal Membership: for adults other than students
2. Institutional Membership: for institutions
3. Personal Memberships for employees working institutions which have taken out intuitional membership at the American center
4. Student Membership: available for those who are studying in schools and undergraduates.
Application forms may be obtained free of charge from the library during regular business hours. The completed form must be submitted along with two recent photographs and the relevant processing fee. Students under 18 years old require the signature of an adult guarantor on the application
Enrollment fee
- Personal Membership: Rs. 1000/-
- Institutional Membership: Rs. 3000/-
- Personal Memberships for employees working in Institutions which have taken out institutional membership at the American center– Rs.500/-
- Student Membership: Rs. 500/-
The personal and student members are allowed to borrow two books while institutional members are allowed to borrow four books and one documentary video. Feature films are not circulated.
Books may be borrowed for a loan period of two weeks. If a member wants to extend, the loan may be renewed for an additional two weeks if the book has not been reserved by another member. Members may reserve books at the Circulation Desk.