Borrowing Materials
To borrow materials
it is necessary to present your valid hometown Library card. Southbury
cards are available to residents 5 years and older with proof of Southbury
residency. Non-residents may use their valid Library cards from their home
town. (If you are having trouble finding what you are looking for, just
ask. The staff is always willing to help.)
Check-out periods
TWO DAYS -
Videos can be checked out for 2 days. There is a fine charged for late
returns.
ONE WEEK- Magazines; compact disks and audio cassettes;
pamphlets and college catalogs.
TWO WEEKS - New fiction under
400 pages.
THREE WEEKS - All other materials are check out for 3
weeks.
There is limit of two renewals for all adult and children's materials except for
books with holds on them, reference books, Inter-library Loan books and videos.
Placing a Book on Reserve
An item that that
is checked out of the library may be reserved for you by using the PAC or asking a staff member to place a reserve for you. When the item is available, it will be held at the Main
Circulation Desk. The library staff or volunteers will call patrons to
notify them when "hold" books are available for pick up. The item will be held in reserve for one week from the date
the call is made.
Inter-Library Loan
Through the interlibrary
loan system we are able to obtain books we do not own. This system
includes libraries in Connecticut as well as nationwide. There is a $5.00
charge for out of state requests.
Limitations
There is no limit to the
number of books, compact disks, audio cassettes, talking books or
magazines you may borrow. There is, however, a limit of three videos per household and they must be checked out on an adult's library card.
Parents are responsible for their children's choices of reading
material.
Finding a Book
Books the Library owns can
be found by searching in the Public Access Catalog (PAC) by author, title or subject.
Entries will indicate whether the book is in the Library and its call
number. This is true for children's and adult books. There are a number of PACs scattered throughout the building. Any staff member will be happy to assist you in using the PAC.
Book Locations
New Books are
located in bookcases near the Circulation Desk. Fiction and Mysteries are filed alphabetically by the author's last name just beyond the New Books. Large
Print Books are located in the same area in front of adult fiction. Biographies are filed after the Fiction and Mysteries by the subject of the
biography, followed by Nonfiction. Oversized (Q) books are behind the Nonfiction and Oversized Artbooks are located in the seating area in the center. Juvenile (J, JB or JP) and Teen Books are located upstairs in Youth Services.
Food, beverages, smoking and tobacco use are NOT permitted in the Library.