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Circulation
Policy
301.
BORROWERS
a) Resident Borrower: Any
resident of Des Plaines Valley Public Library District may have a borrower’s
card by completing an
application card and furnishing two forms of identification, one of which
must be a photo i.d., showing current residency.
Until age 18, individuals must have a parent or legal guardian furnish proof of
residency. The applicant must be present
when issuing card. A resident card is valid for three (3) years from
month of issue.
b) Non-Resident
Borrower: Any person not a resident of Des Plaines Valley Public Library
District may obtain a borrower's card by completing an
application card, furnishing two forms of identification showing current
residency and paying the non-resident fee currently in effect. All members of a
non-resident borrower’s household are entitled to individual borrower cards
upon completion of an application card. A non-resident card is valid for one
(1) year from date of issue, in accordance with Public Act 92-0166.
c)
Reciprocal Borrower:
Any person holding a valid borrower’s card from a library outside of the Prairie
Area Library System and is participating in the Illinois reciprocal borrowing
program, may be granted reciprocal borrowing privileges upon completion of an
application card. A reciprocal borrower is not given a Des Plaines Valley
Public Library District borrower card. The following limitations apply to all
reciprocal borrowers:
1)
A reciprocal borrower may borrow only those items authorized in paragraph
302 b.
2)
Reciprocal borrowers shall not be given interlibrary loan service.
302.
LENDING POLICIES
a)
If patron does not present a
card at the time of checkout, they must present a photo i.d.
b)
Library materials shall
circulate according to the following schedule:
|
TYPE OF MATERIAL |
LOAN PERIOD |
RECIPROCAL BORROWING |
RENEWABLE |
|
Books |
3 weeks |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Periodicals |
3 weeks |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Audio Recordings |
3 weeks |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Videos & DVDs |
1 week |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Interlibrary Loan Items |
4 weeks |
No |
Yes |
c)
Interlibrary loan items will
be checked out for four (4) weeks.
d) Reference items, newspapers,
and current issues of periodicals are not allowed to circulate.
e)
There is no fixed limit on the amount of reading material a borrower may take
out at one time.
f)
There is a limit of five (5)
DVDs per account.
g)
There is a limit of ten (10)
CDs per account.
h)
Renewals are permitted subject
to the following guidelines:
(1)
Items that have a reserve on them may not be renewed.
(2)
Interlibrary loan material may not be renewed unless authorized by the
lending library
(3)
Items may be renewed only once.
i)
Circulating items may be
reserved.
j)
No audio-visual equipment will
be loaned to patrons.
303.
FINES
a)
Fines shall be charged for
each day an item is overdue.
b)
Fines shall be computed
according to the following schedule:
|
ITEMS |
RATE PER DAY |
MAXIMUM CHARGE PER ITEM |
|
Books, Periodicals,
Recordings |
$. 25 per day |
Value of the item |
|
Videos & DVDs |
$2.00 per day |
Value of the item |
c)
A $2.00 charge shall be made
to replace lost library cards and cards that are damaged so as to be
unusable.
d) A charge of $2.00 per item
shall be made for all audiovisual materials returned in the book drop. This
includes video cassettes, DVDs, compact discs, and audio cassettes. These
materials are to be returned at the circulation desk inside the library.
304.
LOST AND DAMAGED MATERIALS
a) Material that is lost by a
borrower shall be paid for at the current list price as shown in current pricing
media. If a current price for an item cannot be found, the following schedule
of prices shall apply to lost materials:
|
Adult non-fiction
books |
$40.00 per item |
|
Adult fiction books |
$35.00 per item |
|
Juvenile books |
$20.00 per item |
|
Books on Cassette –
Unabridged |
$80.00 per item |
|
Books on Cassette –
Abridged |
$40.00 per item |
|
Compact discs |
$20.00 per item |
|
Paperbacks |
$13.00 per item |
|
Periodicals |
$10.00 per item |
|
Juvenile books on
cassette |
$20.00 per item |
|
Videos |
$20.00 per item |
|
DVDs – single |
$30.00 per item |
|
DVDs – multiple set |
$50.00 per item |
|
Books on CD |
$90.00 per item |
|
Music CD cases
(includes barcode fee) |
$8.00 per item |
b)
A processing charge has been factored into the price of every item.
c)
A full refund for material
lost and paid for shall be made if the material is returned together with the
receipt for payment within sixty (60) days of date of payment for the loss.
d)
Charges shall be made for
damaged items or items missing pieces, as assessed by the library.
e)
Damage to, or removal of
barcode label incurs a replacement charge of $3.00.
305.
OVERDUE MATERIALS
Items that are overdue are assessed fines as set forth in
paragraph 303. A borrower with overdue material may have borrowing privileges
suspended until the material is returned and all charges paid. Borrowers who
have material overdue past sixty (60) days will be referred to a credit bureau
for appropriate action and will have their borrowing privileges suspended until
their record is clear.
306. PRIVACY
The registration and circulation records of the library
are confidential information. Except pursuant to court order, no person shall
publish or make any information contained in such records available to the
public. The library may publish or make available to the public reasonable,
statistical reports regarding library registration and book circulation where
those reports are presented so that no individual is identified therein.
307. AMENDMENTS
The Library District reserves the right to amend its
circulation policy at any time.
308. – 400. RESERVED
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