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George H. & Laura E. Brown Library
Circulation Services
Library Card
- Applicants for a library card must be five years of age and able to write their full name.
- An applicant should provide identification which shows their current, local mailing address.
- Children under age 18 need to have a parent or legal guardian's signature to receive a library card.
- Library users should present their library card to check out materials.
- Lost or damaged cards cost $5 to replace.
- It is the responsibility of the library users to notify the library of any change of address.
Borrow/Renew Items
- Patrons are limited to 10 items per check out per card.
- Most items check out for 3 weeks with the exception of encyclopedias, videos, and on reserve items. Check out for these items is 7 days if there is a long list of requests. An item may be renewed twice.
- If an item is not on the shelf, borrowers may ask to be placed on a waiting list.
- Borrowers will be notified when the item is available by placing it on hold.
- Borrowers must have a valid card in order to place a hold on a book.
Reserve/Hold Items
- If an item a patron wants is checked out, the item may be reserved by placing it on hold in the computer. This allows a hold slip to print out for the patron when the item is returned.
Items for Check Out
- Books and materials with the exception of videos, reserve books, and encyclopedias are due three weeks from the day checked out.
- Videos
- Videos are checked out for seven days. Persons must be at least 18 years old to check out videos and have an adult library/borrower's card. There is a limit of two videos per card.
- Audiovisuals may not be returned in the book drop (DVDs, CDs, cassettes, etc.).
Overdue Notices
Notices are sent out approximately one week after materials are due. Subsequently second and final notices are sent.
- Fines for overdue materials other than videos are ten cents a day per item. There is no grace period.
- Fines for videos are $1.00 a day per item
- Failure to receive a notice will not eliminate fines. It is the borrower's responsibility to return materials on time and to provide notification of address changes.
- Materials returned late to an outside book return box will be charged the normal fines. The bookdrop is emptied twice daily. Items placed in the bookdrop after 3 p.m. will be considered as returned on the next business day. Fines are not assessed for holidays and closed dates.
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