§ 2. Library fees and charges.  


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  • Maximum fine: The maximum fine that may accrue to any card shall be $50.00.

    Fines for overdue items:

    Item Loan Period Fine Maximum
    Books (regularly
    circulating)
    14 days $.10/day $10.00
    Books (circulating
    reference)
    3 days .25/day 10.00
    Books (in-house
    circulation)
    2 hours .25/hour 10.00
    Books-on-tape 14 days .10/day 10.00
    Compact disks 14 days .10/day 10.00
    Videocassettes 3 days .25/day 10.00
    DVDs 3 days .25/day $10.00
    Videocassettes booked through NETLS variable 1.00/day 10.00
    Information file
    materials
    3 days .25/day 10.00
    Tape players 14 days 1.00/day 15.00
    Interlibrary
    loan books
    variable .25/day 10.00

     

    Lost or damaged items: Charges for lost or damaged items are not subject to any maximum limit.

    Damaged items
    Irreparable
    Item ..... Cost + $3.00 processing fee
    Cases ..... Cost + $3.00 processing fee
    Reparable
    In-house ..... $5.00
    Rebinding ..... Cost of rebinding
    Barcode replacement ..... 1.00
    Lost items
    Items belonging to Terrell Public Library ..... Cost + $3.00 processing fee
    Interlibrary loan items ..... Charges assessed by lending library

     

    In the event a patron returns an item that previously has been declared lost and for which the patron has paid, the cost of the item less any accrued fine will be refunded to the patron. The processing fee is not refundable.

    In instances where the cost of a lost or irreparably damaged item cannot be ascertained, the following average costs will be applied:

    Book (juvenile) ..... $15.00

    Book (adult fiction) ..... 20.00

    Book (adult nonfiction) ..... 25.00

    Audiocassette ..... 7.00

    (Charges for books-on-tape with multiple tapes will be assessed at $7.00/tape.)\

    Compact disks ..... 15.00

    (Charges for books on CD with multiple CDs will be assessed at $15.00/disk.)

    DVDs ..... 20.00

    Videocassettes ..... 15.00

    Information file materials ..... 5.00

    The library director and assistant director reserve the authority to adjust these average costs in special situations such as loss of rare or historically significant materials.

    Borrowers cards

    Replacement cards

    1 st replacement ..... $3.00

    2 nd replacement ..... 4.00

    3 rd —nth replacement ..... 5.00

    Photocopies/printouts

    Photocopies from paper, per copy ..... 0.10

    Photocopies from microform, per copy ..... 0.25

    Computer printouts, per page ..... 0.10

    Color printouts, per page ..... 0.25

    Customers may make up to 25 copies per page of a document. For those who require more than 25 copies, a list of local copying and printing services is available at the front desk.

    Postage

    Videocassette booked through NETLS: Cost of return postage

    Patrons to whom the library must send notice of a long overdue item via certified mail will be assessed the cost of postage for the notice.

    Fees for New Services:

    DVD/CD cleaning/repair, per disk ..... $1.00

    Fax transmission, per page ..... 1.00

    Fax receipt, plus $0.25 per page ..... 1.00

    Notarization of documents, per document ..... 5.00

(Ord. No. 1678, 3-17-92; Ord. No. 1982, Art. I, 9-21-99; Ord. No. 2328, § I, 4-17-07; Ord. No. 2418, § I, 8-4-09)