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Loan periods |
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All materials, except DVDs,
magazines, and specially marked books, may be renewed 3
times unless there is an outstanding request for the
material, or if the borrower has fines or overdue materials
in excess of $3.00. DVDs and magazines may be renewed once.
A. 21 days " most books " nonfiction videos " Books on
cassette tape or CD " Music CDs |
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21 days |
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- most books
- nonfiction videos
- Books on cassette tape or CD
- Music CDs
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10 days |
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- entertainment videos
- high demand bestsellers
- magazines (current issue may not be checked out)
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7 days |
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Maximum per card is 60 items. 5
fiction and 5 non-fiction DVDs may be checked out at a time.
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Overdue materials |
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An item becomes overdue unless returned to
the library by the date due. |
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A courtesy phone call will be made when an
item is 5 days overdue. Another call will be made if the
material is not returned in 10 days. |
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When an item is 30 days overdue, the
cardholder will be billed for the replacement cost of the
material. If the material is returned, the replacement cost
will be changed to the appropriate fine amount. |
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Borrowers who have fines or non-returned
items totaling $25.00 will be turned over to Unique National
Collections after 30 days. Borrowers who are turned over to
Unique National Collections will be charged a $10.00
collection fee in addition to any fines owed. |
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E. |
Lost and damaged materials (See Lost and
damaged materials policy) |
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Fines (daily fine per item for
overdue materials). |
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- $.15 adult materials, videos, CDs, DVDs,
- $.10 children's materials
- $1.00 interlibrary loan
Borrowing privileges will be temporarily suspended when
fines exceed $3.00. |
Adopted by the Hiawatha Library Board Feb. 12, 2002
Revised by the Hiawatha Library Board January 3, 2004
Revised 3/13/07