Borrowing Guidelines
Using Your card
It's easy! Present your card each time you wish to borrow library materials. You can also use your card to access library databases, download audiobooks, ask reference questions 24 hours a day, and make a computer reservation.
You are responsible for all items which have been borrowed on your card. Please inform library staff immediately if your card has been lost or stolen, or if you have changed your address. We cannot check out additional materials if you have overdue items or unpaid fines.
Borrowing Guidelines During the COVID-19 Emergency
Your library card allows you to borrow a maximum of 5 items at one time with the following limits:
A maximum of 2
- New DVD's
- Video Games
- Items on the same subject
- Items by the same author or recording artist
- Encyclopedia volumes
A maximum of 2
- Videos or DVDs
Children under 12 years of age may borrow audiovisual items (cassettes, CDs, videos, and DVDs) from the Juvenile collection only. Young adults (ages 12-17) may borrow audiovisual items from any collection, including videos and DVDs with an MPAA rating lower than R.
PLEASE NOTE: Book Drops are temporarily unavailable and there are no Overdue fees due to the COVID-19 Emergency. All items may be returned to the Circulation Desk or to the bookdrops located at the library's entrance on Tennessee avenue. Please remember that there are separate book drops for print and audio visual items.
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Borrowing Rules and Fees
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| Item | Borrow for | Renewals | Overdue fee per item |
| New DVD's | One Day No Fee |
None | $1.00 per day ($30.00 maximum) |
| New Video Games |
Three Days No Fee |
None |
$1.00 per day ($30.00 maximum) |
| Regular Video Games |
One Week No Fee |
None |
$1.00 per day ($30.00 maximum) |
| Informational, Older Entertainment Videos & DVD's | One Week No Fee |
None | $.10 per day ($30.00 maximum) |
| New Fiction | Two Weeks No Fee |
None | $.10 per day ($3.00 maximum/item) |
Magazines |
One Week No Fee |
None | $.10 per day ($3.00 maximum/item) |
New CDs |
One Week No Fee |
None | $.10 per day ($3.00 maximum/item) |
| CDs | Three Weeks No Fee |
None | $.10 per day ($3.00 maximum/item) |
| Juvenile Books | Three Weeks No Fee |
One | None |
| All Other Items | Three Weeks No Fee |
One | $.10 per day ($3.00 maximum/item) |
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Other Fees
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| Item | Cost |
| Lost or Stolen Library Cards | $5.00 |
| Video Rewind Fee | $.50 |
| Lost or Damaged Library Materials | Cost of item plus a $3.00 processing fee |
| Reserves - Items not in the Library's Collection Books Magazine Articles |
$.25 $2.00 less than 10 pages / $3.00 more than 10 pages |
| Printed Material |
$.10 per Black & White page $.25 per Color page |
| Heston Collection Fees | See Copy and Research Fees for more information |