Borrowing & fines

Library cards are issued free of charge to those persons aged four years or older.  Children aged 4-17 must have their parent or legal guardian sign for the library card.

Persons registering for a card must provide proof of address.

Signing the library card registration form means that the patrons agree to all of the library's rules and regulations set forth in library policy.

Patrons wishing to check out materials must have their cards of ID with them if requested.

Monitoring or limiting access to either print or online materials, by a child, is the responsibility of the parent or legal guardian, NOT the library staff.

  • DVDs and magazines are checked out for one week
  • Music CDs, Books on CD, Books are checked out for four weeks
  • Newspapers are noncirculating

Items may be renewed, except for materials that have been requested by another patron.

Patrons will not accrue fines for having overdue items.

All eligible items will automatically renew four times when they become overdue, unless reserved by another patron.

Patron accounts with three overdue items will be frozen and no further items may be borrowed until fewer than three items are overdue. 

A first overdue notice will be sent at 7 days, a final overdue notice will be sent at 21 days and a billing notice will be sent at 32 days.

At 30 days overdue, items will be considered lost and a lost item fee will be assessed.  Accounts with $5 or more in fees will be frozen.