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Borrowing Policies and Fines
Your library card must be presented to check out materials.
| Loan Period |
Number of Renewals |
Adult Daily Fine for Overdue Materials |
Juvenile Daily Fine for Overdue Materials | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Materials
Books on Tape Books on CD Music CDs Play-a-ways |
3 weeks | 2 | 15 cents | 10 cents |
| Books | 3 weeks | 2 | 15 cents | 10 cents |
| CD-ROMs
Computer software/instructional | 3 weeks | 2 | 50 cents | N/A |
| Magazines & Pamphlets | 1 week | 2 | 15 cents | 10 cents |
| Movies
DVDs and Videocassettes |
1 week | 2 | 50 cents | 50 cents |
| Puppets & Puzzles | 3 weeks | 2 | N/A | 10 cents |
| Walk-in Collection ("Best Sellers") |
1 week | 0 | 25 cents | N/A |
- Fines for overdue materials are charged for every day the library is open.
- Renewals can be made by phone during regular library hours by phoning 412.835.5540, or by accessing your account via our online catalog.
Please note: When renewing via our online catalog, all items must be renewed by midnight of the due date in order to avoid fines.
- Items on hold for someone else may not be renewed.
- Reserves can be placed on any circulating item, except Walk-In Collection materials.
- Children's seasonal materials may have a limit imposed on the number of items that may be checked out to one family at one time.
- The outside book return may be used for everything except CD-ROMs, puzzles and puppets. It is emptied every day at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
