Borrowing Information

General Circulation

  • A patron must be a registered borrower before materials may be checked out.
  • Patrons must present their library card to staff to check out materials.
  • The borrower must pay any charges incurred for damage or loss of materials.  Materials damaged beyond reasonable repair or lost while in the care of the patron must be paid for according to the latest replacement price.
  • Library privileges may be revoked if overdue materials are not returned.

 

Material

Standard Loan Period

  •  The standard loan period for all circulating items owned by the Library is 14 days.
  •  The loan period for Interlibrary Loans is designated by the lending library.
  •  Newspapers, Genealogy, and Reference are non-circulating collections and not available for check out except in special circumstances and at the discretion of the Library Director.

 

Standard Check Out Limits

Patrons must be in good standing (with no outstanding items or unpaid fees for damaged or lost materials) to borrow Library materials.

Certain types of items may be limited due to demand or availability:

  •  Non-fiction books may be limited to 5 items per subject;
  •  Graphic Novels are limited to a combined total of 25 items from the Adult, Junior, and Young Adult Graphic Novels collections;
  •  Coloring Kits are limited to 1 item.

 

DVDs

  • DVDs may not be used for commercial purposes and no admission may be charged.
  • New DVDs may not be checked out to the same patron in consecutive order.
  • Patrons with an adult card may check out G, PG,PG13 and R rated entertainment DVDs.
  • Patrons with a juvenile card may check out G and PG rated entertainment DVDs.
  • DVDs with new stickers cannot be checked out to the same patron in consecutive order.

DVDs [DVD] (R, & supplied R ratings)

  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Limit:
    • 4 New DVDs on an adult card (not to exceed a combined total of 4 New DVDs, New YADVDs, and/or New CHDVDs)
    • 10 DVDs on an adult card (not to exceed a combined total of 10 DVDs, YADVDs, and/or CHDVDs)
    • 0 DVDs on a young adult card
    • 0 DVDs on a child card

Young Adult DVDs [YADVD] (PG13, & supplied PG13 ratings)

  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Limit:
    • 4 New DVDs on a young adult card (not to exceed a combined total of 4 New YADVDs, and/or New CHDVDs)
    • 10 DVDs on an adult card (not to exceed a combined total of 10 DVDs, YADVDs, and/or CHDVDs)
    • 0 DVDs on a child card

Children’s DVDs [CHDVD] (G, PG, & supplied G/PG ratings)

  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Limit:
    • 2 New DVDs on a child card
    • 4 New DVDs on a young adult card (not to exceed a combined total of 4 New YADVDs, and/or New CHDVDs)
    • 10 DVDs on an adult card (not to exceed a combined total of 10 DVDs, YADVDs, and/or CHDVDs)

Non-fiction DVDs [NFDVD]

  • Loan Period: 2 week
  • Limit: 5 DVDs

 

Easy Reader Kits & Playaways

  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Limit: 2 Kits & 2 Playaways

 

Games

  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Limit: 2
  • Mature Games (Mature ratings) are limited to 2 items on an adult card (not to exceed a combined total of 2 Games and/or Mature Games), 0 items on a Young Adult card, and 0 items on a Child card.

 

Interlibrary Loans

  • Loan Period: designated by the lending library
  • Limit: 2

 

Genealogy Materials & Reference Materials

  • Non-circulating

 

Borrower Types

Adult

  • Assigned to patrons ages 18+ years old.
  • Standard loan periods and check out limits apply.

 

Bookmobile 

  • Assigned to patrons who use the Porch Delivery Service on a regular basis.
  • Loan Period: extended to 4 weeks (excluding DVDs and Games)
  • Standard check out limits apply.

 

Young Adult

  • Assigned to patrons ages 13-17 years old.
  • Standard loan periods and check out limits apply.

 

Child

  • Assigned to patrons ages birth to 12 years old.
  • Standard loan periods and check out limits apply.

 

Limited Adult Borrower – assigned to adult patrons with outstanding fees for lost or damaged items, upon request.

  • Patrons with a Limited borrower type must make a good faith payment of any amount each time they use their library card.  Once all fees have been paid and upon patron request, the borrower type may be changed as appropriate and full borrowing privileges restored.
  • Standard loan periods apply.
  • Check Out Limit: 2 items total.

 

Limited Young Adult Borrower – assigned to patrons ages 13-17 with outstanding fees for lost or damaged items, upon request.

  • Patrons with a Limited borrower type must make a good faith payment of any amount each time they use their library card.  Once all fees have been paid and upon patron request, the borrower type may be changed as appropriate and full borrowing privileges restored.
  • Standard loan periods apply.
  • Check Out Limit: 2 items total.

 

Limited Child Borrower – assigned to patrons ages birth to 12 with outstanding fees for lost or damaged items, upon request.

  • Patrons with a Limited borrower type must make a good faith payment of any amount each time they use their library card.  Once all fees have been paid and upon patron request, the borrower type may be changed a appropriate and full borrowing privileges restored.
  • Standard loan periods apply.
  • Check Out Limit: 2 items total.

 

New Adult Borrower

  • Assigned to adult patrons 18+ years old until address verification postcard is returned.
  • Limit: 2 items total
  • Standard loan periods apply.

 

New Young Adult Borrower

  • Assigned to patrons age 13-17 until the address verification postcard is returned.
  • Limit: 2 items total
  • Standard loan periods apply.

 

New Child Borrower

  • Assigned to patrons ages birth to 12 until the address verification postcard is returned.
  • Limit: 2 items total
  • Standard loan periods apply.

 

Teachers (full-time teachers or aids, daycares, home school) one teacher card per home school family

  • Loan Period: extended to 4 weeks (excluding DVDs and Games)
  • Limit: extended to 10 items per subject (non-fiction)

Returns

Patrons should return all Library material by the due date. No late fines accrue for materials returned after the due date; however, Library privileges may be revoked if overdue materials are not returned in a timely manner.

Patrons may continue to borrow materials until an item is 1 month overdue. If an item is more than 1 month overdue, borrowing privileges are suspended. Return of the item in good condition or payment for the item is required to restore borrowing privileges.

Renewals

  • Renewals may be made in person, by telephone, or via the Webopac.
  • Books, Magazines, Books on CDs, Easy Reader Kits, Playaways, Music CDs and Non-fiction DVDs may be renewed three times.
  • Items that have a reserve list may not be renewed.
  • New Entertainment DVDs and Interlibrary Loans may not be renewed.

Reserves

  • Patrons in good standing may reserve or be put on a waiting list for materials which are currently checked out or on order.
  • Reservations may be placed in person, by telephone, or via the Webopac.
  • Limit of five reserves per card.
  • Limit of two reserves on Adult Playaways, Easy Playaways, and Easy Reader Kits per card per collection.
  • Coloring Kits, Entertainment DVDs, and Games are limited to 1 reserve per card per collection
  • Reserves are processed in the order they are placed.
  • Once a patron has been contacted, regarding the availability of a reserved item, that item will be held for 7 days except DVDs and Games which will be held for 1 day.