Fines and Fees

Type of Material Loan Period Fines

Books General Collection Juvenile/Young Adult	30 days 14 days	50¢ per day
Media( e.g. CDs , DVDs)	14 days	50¢ per day
Laptop computers and accessories Carlson- Main Campus (in library use only) ----------------------------------------------- Suhr (Venango Campus) (may be used outside the library)	4 hours -------------------------- 1 day	$2.50 per hour (each piece) --------------- $40 per day
Periodicals Most recent 9 years 10 years or older	1 day 7 days	$1 per day
Reserve Materials	Time period varies based on class needs	$1 per day

Maximum items: The maximum number of items which can be checked out at one time is twenty (20).

Renewals: If there is no hold on the material, it may be renewed for a second borrowing period. Prior to the due date, materials may be renewed in-person, online, or by telephone. Overdue materials must be presented at the circulation desk for renewal consideration.

Maximum fines: The maximum amount of fines charged against any overdue item (with the exception of laptop computers, reserves, and periodicals) is $24.50.

Lost Item Processing Fees: An item is declared "lost" when it is forty-nine (49) days overdue. The library system automatically charges the patron twenty dollars ($20) as a Lost Item Processing Fee to help cover the costs associated with ordering and processing (shipping, cataloging, bar-coding, labeling, etc.). This charge is in addition to the replacement cost of the material.

InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Fees and Fines: See the InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Policy for fees and fines associated with items borrowed from other libraries.

Last Updated: October, 2011
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