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Fees and Fines Details

 

Electronic Media
DVD
VHS
Books on Tape3
CD, Cassette,
Vinyl Albumn
 
Rental Fee/Item
Free
Free
Free
Free
 
Loan Period
3 days
3 days
21 days
(3 Weeks)
5 days
 
Late Fee/Item 1
$1.00 per day
$1.00 per day
$0.20 per day
$0.20 per day
 
Maximum Overdue2
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
 
Damages3
Replacement
Replacement
Replacement
Replacement
 
Replacement Cost4
Actual
Actual
Actual or $20.00
Actual
 
Processing Fee5
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
 
 
Printed Material
Books
Paperbacks

Magazines
Newspapers

Music Scores
Picture
File
Rental Fee/Item
Free
Free
Free
Free
 Free
Loan Period
21 days
(3 Weeks)
21 days
(3 Weeks)
N/A
3 months
 21 days
(3 Weeks)
Late Fee/Item1
$0.20 per day
$0.20 per day
$0.20 per day
$0.20 per day
 $0.50 per day
Maximum Overdue2
$10.00
$10.00
$3.00
$10.00
 $10.00
Damages3
$5/Minor
$5.00
Replacement
Replacement
Replacement 
Replacement Cost4
Actual or $20.00
Actual or $20.00
Actual or $5.00
Actual or $30.00
$10.00/folder 
Processing Fee5
$10.00
N/A
N/A
$10.00
N/A
 
Services
B&W Printing
and Photocopies
Color Photocopies

Obituaries

Non-resident Library Crads
Replacement Library Cards
Service Fee
$0.10/page
 $1.00/page
 $15/indexed name:
$25/hour for non-indexed names
$25 minimum fee
ALL PREPAID
 $100.00/year
$1.00

1 Overdue fine is incurred only if item is returned after due date.
2 Overdue fines stop accumulating once maximum is reached. Overdue fines cannot be carried for more than one year.
3

Minor damages -- item can be repaired and returned to collection.
Replacement -- item cannot be repaired and must be replaced at actual cost.

4

Lost, stolen, unreturned or irreparable materials are replaced at current retail market value when available or average cost for similar items in the same classification, whichever is higher.

5 Processing fee - covers the administrative cost of purchasing replacement materials.


 

 

 

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