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Policies - Materials

General
Loans & Renewals
Fines & Fees
Miscellaneous Fees
Summer Reading Books


General

All materials borrowed by the patron are expected to be returned in the condition in which they were borrowed.

Media items must be returned with all cover art, booklets, inserts, and/or liner notes they contained when they were borrowed.

Media items may NOT be returned in the bookdrop. These items include, but are not limited to DVDs, Videos, Music CDs, Computer CDs, Audiobooks, Music Cassettes, Language Cassettes. A patron who returns media items in the bookdrop is subject to a $5.00 fine, per item.

Patrons are responsible for all damaged and lost materials.

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Loans & Renewals

Certain Adult media items - DVDs, Videos, and Audiobooks - can only be checked out to patrons who are 18 years or older. Music CDs may be checked out on a Young Adult card.

Materials may not be renewed over the phone

Patrons may renew their materials online by clicking on "Patron Information" on WebPAC,
accessible from the Library's home page.

Summer reading books and items on hold may not be renewed.

Material
Loan Period Renewals
New Books
14 days 7 days
Adult Books
28 days 14 days
Juvenile Books
28 days 14 days

Summer Reading Materials
(Grades 2 - 8, Any)

14 days no renewals

Summer Reading Materials
(Grades 9 - 12, Any)

14 days no renewals
Adult Audiobooks
(Cassettes and CDs)
28 days 7 days
Juvenile Audiobooks
(Cassettes and CDs)
28 days 7 days
DVDs and Videos 3 days 1 day
CDs 7 days 7 days
CD-ROM Software 7 days 7 days

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Fines & Fees

Material
Daily Fines Maximum
New Books
$0.25 $10.00
Adult Books
$0.25 $10.00
Juvenile Books
$0.10 $10.00
Summer Reading Materials
(Grades 2 - 8, Any)
$0.10 $5.00
Summer Reading Materials
(Grades 9 - 12, Any)
$0.25 $10.00
Adult Audiobooks
(Cassettes and CDs)
$0.25 $10.00
Juvenile Audiobooks
(Cassettes and CDs)
$0.10 $5.00
DVDs and Videos $1.00 $10.00
CDs $0.25 $10.00
CD-ROM Software $1.00 $10.00

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Miscellaneous Fees

Event
Fee
Replacement Library Card
$3.00
Processing fee for Lost or Damaged Items
$5.00
Missing Item Barcode
$0.50
Video Rewinding $0.50
Incomplete Media Items
(DVD, CD, CD-ROM returned without cover art, liner notes, booklets, and/or accessories)
Designated replacement cost.

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Summer Reading Books

To ensure that everyone has a chance to access the Summer Reading Collection, the following special rules will apply:

Amended by the Library Board of Trustees, July 28, 2003

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Last Updated: 08-Aug-2007