George H. & Laura E. Brown Library
Circulation Services

Library Card

• Applicants for a library card must be five years of age and able to write their full name.
• An applicant should provide identification which shows their current, local mailing address.
• Children under age 18 need to have a parent or legal guardian's signature to receive a library card.
• Library users should present their library card to check out materials.
• Lost or damaged cards cost $2 to replace.
• It is the responsibility of the library users to notify the library of any change of address.

Borrow/Renew Items

• A patron may check out as many items as he/she wants to be responsible for.
• Most items check out for 3 weeks with the exception of encyclopedias, videos, and on reserve items. Check out for these items is 7 days if there is a long list of requests. An item may be renewed twice.
• If an item is not on the shelf, borrowers may ask to be placed on a waiting list.
• Borrowers will be notified when the item is available by placing it on hold.
• Borrowers must have a valid card in order to place a hold on a book.

Reserve/Hold Items

• If an item a patron wants is checked out, the item may be reserved by placing it on hold in the computer. This allows a hold slip to print out for the patron when the item is returned.

Items for Check Out

• Books and materials with the exception of videos, reserve books, and encyclopedias are due three weeks from the day checked out.
• Videos
• Videos are checked out for seven days. Persons must be at least 18 years old to check out videos and have an adult library/borrower's card. There is a limit of two videos per card.
• Videos may be returned in the outside book return box.

Overdue Notices
Notices are sent out approximately one week after materials are due. Subsequently second and final notices are sent.

• Fines for overdue materials other than videos are ten cents a day per item. There is no grace period.
• Fines for videos are $1.00 a day per item
• Failure to receive a notice will not eliminate fines. It is the borrower's responsibility to return materials on time and to provide notification of address changes.
• Materials returned late to an outside book return box will be charged the normal fines. The bookdrop is emptied twice daily. Items placed in the bookdrop after 3 p.m. will be considered as returned on the next business day. Fines are not assessed for holidays and closed dates.