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Borrowing Limits

You may borrow up to twenty items. Once this limit of twenty is reached, no further items may be borrowed until some or all of these items are returned. In addition, the following limits on material types apply:

Material Type	Limit
Books	15
Videocassettes/DVD	5
Audiocassettes/CD (Children's)	12
Audiocassettes/CD (Adult)	5

Fines

Fines are applicable even on days that the library is closed.

Adult Rates for Adult Materials:
Hardback Books	$0.25/day	$15.00 maximum fine
Paperback Books	$0.25/day	$ 7.00 maximum fine
Books on Cassette & CD	$0.50/day	$10.00 maximum fine
CD (Music)	$0.50/day	$15.00 maximum fine
Magazines	$0.25/day	$ 2.00 maximum fine
DVD	$2.50/day	$15.00 maximum fine
VHS	$1.50/day	$15.00 maximum fine

Children's Rate for All Materials:
Hardback Books	$0.05/day	$ 2.00 maximum fine
Paperback Books	$0.05/day	$ 2.00 maximum fine
Books on Cassette & CD	$0.05/day	$ 2.00 maximum fine
CD (Music)	$0.05/day	$ 2.00 maximum fine
Magazines and Pamphlets	$0.05/day	$ 2.00 maximum fine
VHS	$1.00/day	$10.00 maximum fine
DVD	$1.00/day	$10.00 maximum fine
Parent Packets	$0.25/day	$10.00 maximum fine

The cost for lost or destroyed material is the amount listed in the Bibliographic record. If the cost is not listed in the Bibliographic record, charges will be assessed as outlined below. A non-refundable $10.00 processing fee will be added to all ADULT lost material fees.

Adult Rate for Adult Materials:
Hardback Books	$25.00
Paperback Books	$10.00
Books on Cassette & CD	$10.00/cassette
Music CDs	$20.00/item

Children's Rate for All Materials:
Hardback Books	$15.00
Paperback Books	$ 5.00
Books on Cassette & CD	$10.00 total
Music CDs	$20.00 total

Materials Recovery Program The Library has contracted with Unique Management Services, Inc. to help get seriously overdue materials returned so that other customers may borrow them.

Loan Periods

Most items available for loan may be checked out for a three-week period. Videos and some books are checked out for seven days.

All items may be returned to any Free Library agency except for Special Loans and Interlibrary Loans. They should be returned to the department or agency from which they were checked out.

Lost Cards

You are responsible for all items borrowed on your library card. Please report a lost, missing, or stolen card to your library immediately.

PIN Numbers

A PIN number is needed to login to many of the features of the Free Library web site. With your library card number and PIN, you can access:

Electronic Resources - magazines, health information, and research journals
Your library card account - renew your books, request books to be held for you
Live online homework help.

If you don't know your PIN, we can e-mail it to you.
If you know your PIN and want to change it, please login to your account and change it there.