As of April 4, 2022, the Gloucester County Library System (GCLS) will be fine free for its cardholders. 

The McCowan Memorial Library is a municipal library and is not part of the GCLS.  We will continue to charge fines on materials that are returned late.  Here is what this means for you:

1.      Pitman cardholders will be charged fines on McCowan materials returned overdue.

2.     Pitman cardholders will not be charged fines on overdue GCLS materials checked out at GCLS libraries or on GCLS materials requested for transit and checked out here at McCowan. 

3.     GCLS cardholders will be charged fines on overdue McCowan materials check out at McCowan or requested for transit and checked out at GCLS libraries. 

4.     GCLS cardholders will not be charged fines on GCLS materials requested for transit and checked out at McCowan. 

We remind all patrons that the due date for all materials is listed on the receipt you are provided at checkout.  There are no fines on materials that are returned on time.  McCowan materials can be returned at any LOGIN library (ask for a brochure for a list of all the LOGIN libraries). 

At this time, we are not certain which LOGIN libraries outside of the GCLS will be fine free.  It will be the patron’s responsibility to ascertain if materials checked out from other libraries are or are not subject to overdue fines. 

As always, we are grateful to serve our community and thank you for your patronage. 

Next week is National Library Week! For the week of April 4th through the 9th, we are again offering Fine Amnesty on all over due materials returned! So if you have any long overdue books, bring them back next week and there will be no fines!

Attention Patrons:

For those who wish to wear a mask and do not have one, the library can provide one.  Please ask at the circulation desk.

Please continue to practice social distancing in the library, particularly around children.

We thank our patrons and community for allowing us to serve you safely through this difficult time. 

For those who do not wish to enter the library, curbside pickup will continue!  Here is how it will work:

You can place material requests by calling us at 856-589-1656 or emailing us at library@mccowan-pitman.org.

We will let you know when the material is available.

Call us when you are outside the library and we will bring it out to you.