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Borrowing Library Materials
REGISTERING FOR A LIBRARY CARD
Anyone living, working, or attending school in Ohio may obtain a FREE library card by registering at Main Library, a branch library, or the bookmobile. Children may obtain a library card with the consent of a parent or legal guardian. When applying for a card, we prefer to see a photo ID with current address. Since that is not always possible, we will accept a photo ID and another form of current address verification, such as a piece of mail.
LOAN PERIODS
All items are circulated to the public for 14 days, except the following:
ITEM LIMITS
Number of Items Out
There is no limit to the number of books that a customer may have out on their record, as long as they are not over the $10.00 fine limit. A customer may check out 2 Books in Boxes, 5 CD-ROMS, 2 Kits for Kids, 10 videos, 10 DVDs, and 10 audio items in a single day. A customer may have no more than 2 Books in Boxes, 5 CD-ROMs, 2 Kits for Kids, 20 videos, 20 DVD’s, and 50 audio items on their borrower’s record at any one time.
Reference Material
The manager or person in charge may choose to let a reference item circulate for a brief period, The due date needs to be “changed,” because a desk reference item will not check out at all and the regular reference for only one day. A librarian at Main may also agree to send a reference item out to a branch for their patron to look at but not check out.
RENEWALS
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Frequency
- Items can be renewed twice, either in person, by telephone, or via the library's Web site. Items that are on a hold for another customer cannot be renewed.
Not Renewable
- Books in Boxes, Interlibrary Loans (ILLs), and Reference special loans cannot be renewed.
- An item may be renewed up to the time of its first overdue notice.
Click here for renewal options and instructions.
FINES, FEES AND OVERDUES
| Overdue Fines |
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| Adult Materials |
10¢ per day |
| Juvenile Materials |
5¢ per day |
| Videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs |
50¢ per day |
| Interlibrary Loans |
$1.00 service charge per request for the first 10 requests.
Customer pays all fees for requests beyond 10. |
| Photocopying |
5¢ per page |
| Computer Printouts |
5¢ per page |
Faxing of Library
Materials
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5¢ per page plus $1.00 service fee |
Borrowing Privileges
- Borrowing privileges will be suspended when the amount of unpaid fines reaches $10.00.
Maximum Fines
- The maximum fine for any item is the replacement cost of that item. Average replacement costs for different formats have been set for items not having an identifiable replacement cost.
Notification
- Customers are informed of holds and overdue items via the telephone, mail, or e-mail. Customers who owe $75 or more receive a bill for the fines due through a collection agency.
Service Charge
- The processing fee or service charge remains at $5.00 per item for lost or damaged materials. This fee is not refunded if the item is recovered: only the replacement cost is refunded.
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- The $5.00 service fee applies to each lost item; it is not $5.00 total for all the lost items on a patron's record.
NOTICES
Frequency
- Two notices will be sent to delinquent borrowers (the second notice is the bill).
CLAIMED RETURNED
- Customers are allowed only two claimed returned items. If the item claimed to be returned is not found by the Library in six months, the material goes into lost status and the customer is responsible for paying to replace it.
RESERVING LIBRARY MATERIALS
Customers may place holds on most library materials except reference materials and Discussion in a Box sets. Holds may be placed on materials in person, by telephone, or via the Library Catalog link on the Internet: www.akronlibrary.org. However, Books-in-Boxes must be reserved in person or by telephone.
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