Loans, Renewals, and Fees
Loan periods and renewal limits are defined to maximize circulation and use of materials. The goal is to allow borrowers time to make use of materials, while also limiting the time so that materials can come back for others to use. Materials may be renewed only if no other borrower has placed a request for the item. Automatic renewals will be made, if eligible. Renewals also can be made at the self checkout stations, at the Customer Service desk, from the library website (www.burlington.lib.ia.us), or by phone (753-1647).
Loan Periods and Renewal Limits
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Express Books. Express DVDs, Equipment |
1 week |
0 renewal |
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New Fiction/Magazines for Adults DVD/Blu-Ray/Video Games |
1 week |
3 renewals |
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Digital Library downloads |
vendor defined |
varies |
|
Create Collection |
3 weeks |
0 renewal |
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All other materials |
3 weeks |
3 renewals |
Late fines were designed to encourage borrowers to return materials in a timely manner. The goal is materials retrieval for use by other community members. There is a five day grace period. Overdue fines stop at the price of the item or at $10.00 whichever is less. If the item is not returned after 30 days from the due date, the lost fee (the cost of the item plus a $5 processing fee) will be charged. Checkout is not allowed when a card has over $10 in fees or has fees over one year old.
Late Fines per day
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DVD/Blu-Ray, Express Items, Games, Equipment |
$1.00 |
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Downloadable items |
No late fines |
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Print materials in Children’s and Tween areas |
No late fines |
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All other materials |
15¢ |
Lost or Damaged Packaging Fee
|
AV case (includes case, barcode, security, and insert) |
$5.00 |
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Barcode only |
$1.00 |
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Security tag only |
$1.50 |
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Paper Insert or sleeves only |
$1.00 |
Checkout Limits
|
New Card Holder Account Temporary Account Other Account Types Video Games/Express Items DVD/Blu-Ray Payment Plan status (Accounts with fees between $5 and $50, if 10% of fee paid at each checkout) |
10 items at a time 2 items at a time 50 items at a time 2 items at a time 20 at a time 2 items at a time |
Other Fees
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Faxing (sending only) |
No Charge/Donations Welcome |
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One-on-one appointments |
No Charge/Donations Welcome |
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Scanning from copier and from microform |
No Charge/Donations Welcome |
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Notary |
No Charge/Donations Welcome |
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Printing and Copies |
$.15 black/white $.50 color |
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Microform Printing |
$.15 |
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Ear Buds |
$1.00 |
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Flash Drives |
$5.00 |
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Replacement Library Card |
$1.00 |
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Laminating Service |
$1.00 per foot |
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Interlibrary Loan not picked up |
$3.00 |
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LCD Projector Check Out |
$10.00 |
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Proctoring tests |
$10.00 per test, $5 for cardholders |
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Local History Searches: Obituaries or Furniture |
$5 per search |
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GovPayNet Service Fee For credit/debit transactions |
$1.50 for charges up to $50 $1.75 over $50, under $75 $3.00 over $75, under $100 $5.00 over $100, under $150 $7.00 over $150, under $200 |
Last approved by the Library Board of Trustees, August 19, 2020