Loan Periods & Overdue Fines
Loan Periods
1. Some materials are considered "New" for the first 4 months, and have a 7-day loan sticker.
2. Renewals are only allowed if there are no holds on the item.
3. All Videos/DVDs must be borrowed on an Adult or Teen card.
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| Material | Loan Period | Item Limit |
Renewal Period (Max. 3 Renewals) |
| Adult - Feature Films DVDs | 7 Days | 10 | 7 Days |
| Adult - Educational DVDs | 7 Days | 10 | 7 Days |
| Adult - Restricted DVDs | 7 Days | 10 | 7 Days |
| Children's DVDs | 7 Days | 10 | 7 Days |
| Adult - Feature Films Videos | 7 Days | None | 7 Days |
| Adult - Educational Videos | 7 Days | None | 7 Days |
| Children's Videos | 7 Days | None | 7 Days |
| New Adult CDs | 7 Days | 10 | 7 Days |
| Adult CDs and Children's CDs | 21 Days | 10 | 7 Days |
| 7-Day New Books and Magazines | 7 Days | None | 7 Days |
| 21-Day Books | 21 Days | 10 per subject | 7 Days |
| Paperbacks | 21 Days | None | 7 Days |
Fine Policy
Please respond to all Overdue & Fines Notices. Unpaid accounts of $10.00 or more are forwarded to a collection agency and a $10.00 fee is added.
| Material | Borrowed By | Fine | Max |
Adult - Feature Films Videos/DVDs |
Adult/Teen |
$2.00/Day |
$10.00/Item |
Adult - Educational Videos/DVDs |
Adult/Teen |
50 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
Children's Videos/DVDs |
Adult/Teen* |
50 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
21-Day Children's CDs |
Adult/Teen |
20 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
21-Day Children's CDs |
Child |
10 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
7-Day New Adult CDs |
Adult/Teen |
50 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
7-Day New Adult CDs |
Child |
25 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
21-Day Adult CDs |
Adult/Teen |
20 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
21-Day Adult CDs |
Child |
10 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
7-Day New Books |
Adult/Teen |
50 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
7-Day New Books |
Child |
25 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
21-Day Books |
Adult/Teen |
20 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
21-Day Books |
Child |
10 cents/Day |
$10.00/Item |
21-Day Magazines |
Adult/Teen |
20 cents/Day |
$4.00/Item |
21-Day Magazines |
Child |
10 cents/Day |
$4.00/Item |
7-Day Magazines |
Adult/Teen |
50 cents/Day |
$4.00/Item |
7-Day Magazines |
Child |
25 cents/Day |
$4.00/Item |
Paperbacks |
Adult/Teen |
20 cents/Day |
$4.00/Item |
Paperbacks |
Child |
10 cents/Day |
$4.00/Item |
Effective July 22nd, 2011
To renew material, call our Automated Telephone and Message Service at 905-687-4832, 24 hours a day from your touch-tone phone, or visit our website at: