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Borrowing Items

Books and Magazines
  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Renewals: May renew 3 times, if no one else is waiting for the item
  • Returns: May be returned in the book drop
  • Late charge: $.10 per day

Popular DVDs

  • Limit: 5 DVDs
  • Loan Period: ONE WEEK
  • Renewals: May NOT be renewed
  • Holds: May NOT be held
  • Late charge: $1.00 PER day, PER DVD

Non-fiction DVDs

  • Limit: 5 DVDs
  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Renewals: May renew 3 times if no one else is waiting for the item
  • Returns: May be returned in the Media Drop Box outside.
  • Late Charge: $.10 per day, PER DVD

MUSIC CD’s

  • Limit:  5 CD’s
  • Loan Period:  2 weeks
  • Renewals:  May be renewed 3 times if no one else is waiting for the item
  • Returns:  Please return all Music CD’s inside.
  • Late Charge:  $.10 per day, per CD

Audio Recordings, Children's Kits and Software

  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Renewals: May renew 3 times, if no one else is waiting for the item
  • Returns: May be returned in the outside Book Drop.
  • Late charge: $.10 per day
  • NOTE: Children's software is limited to two items per library card holder.

ALL Videocassettes

  • Loan Period: 2 weeks
  • Renewals: May be renewed 3 times, if no one else is waiting for the item.
  • Returns:May be returned to the Media Drop Box outside.
  • Late Charge: $.10 per day, PER Video