BORROWING POLICIES




Loan Periods

    Books:
                General Books 28 days
                New Books 14 or 28 days
                Travel Books 14 days
                Holiday Books 14 days
 

    Audio Visual:
                CDs 14 days
                Books on Tape or CD 14 days
                Audiocassettes 14 days
                CD ROMs 7 days

                Videos and DVDs
                        New Entertainment DVDs (under 3 months) 2 days - $1.00 charge
                        Videos and Older DVDs 7 days - no charge
 

    Miscellaneous:
                Magazines (back issues) 14 days
                Pamphlets 14 days
 

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REFERENCE MATERIALS DO NOT CIRCULATE.

If there is a classroom assignment, we may need to hold materials aside for student use.

Renewals

Materials may be renewed providing no other patron is waiting. Renewals must be made in person, by telephone or online with your library card and PIN number.
 

Holds

Some of the books you want will be in use by other readers, or on order. Please place a hold on materials not on the shelf in person, by telephone or online. We will call you when it is your turn for the item. Because we want to know what you want to read, it helps the library when books are put on hold.

Some items, magazines, CD Roms and audio circuit books and videos may not be reserved.
 

Pequannock Residents - Your Library Card

Any resident of Pequannock, business or property owner (Pequannock taxpayer), or student of a Pequannock school is entitled to a free library card. A non-resident who is employed in Pequannock is entitled, after showing proof of employment, to a library card at no charge for one year, which is renewable.

There is a small fee of $1.00 to replace a lost library card.

Children are entitled to sign up for their own library card when they are enrolled in kindergarten.

Non-Residents

Patrons whose home libraries are in Morris County can use their library cards to borrow items from the Pequannock Library.

Interlibrary Loan

We will obtain books from other libraries for you. Some books, of interest to only a few readers, may not be purchased by our library. We are able to obtain books from libraries for you. We will call you when the book you requested has arrived for you to pick up at the Pequannock Library.

When we extend the search to non-public libraries and libraries out of state, there may be a postage and handling charge incurred to obtain the item,  Most items can be sent via interlibrary loan at no charge.  A few libraries also charge for the service of loaning a book, but this is rare; in cases we ask you to cover the cost.

In cases where we request photocopies of documents for you, we may be charged for the copies and would ask you to cover the cost.
 

Fine Schedule

Please return the items you borrow on time so that others will have the chance to borrow them. A fine is charged for items not returned on time.
 

Fines are as follows:
 

    Adult Items:

    CD-ROM $2 per day
    Entertainment video and all entertainment DVDs $2 per day
    Instructional video 10 cents a day
    Other adult materials, 10 cents per day
    Other childrens' materials, 10 cents per day
 

Maximum Fines

When overdue materials are returned, the maximum fines are per item:

    Adult Items:

    Hardcover Adults' Book $5
    Paperback Book (Adults or Children) $5
    Magazine $5
    Pamphlet $2.50
    Audio Visual Materials  (all types, adult and children) $10
    Hardcover Childrens' Books $5
 

Lost or Damaged Book or Item:

        Price of item or replacement cost.

A patron is responsible for all materials charged out on his/her card. Parents or guardians are responsible for all materials charged out by their children. Damages, beyond reasonable wear, will be assessed by the library. Materials that are lost or damaged will be charged to the patron.

No materials may be borrowed if the fine/bill record for a patron is $5.00 or more
 

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