Weston Library

Weston, Connecticut

 

Circulation Policies

 

Library Cards

 

Free Library cards are issued to residents of Weston upon registration at the Library.  Our Library cards are honored in all public libraries in the state.  Cardholders are responsible for items checked out on their library cards.  Cards are issued for a period of three years, requiring updating upon expiration.  Lost library cards may be replaced for a fee of $1.00.  Adults may be asked to provide proof of current street address upon registration. Driver’s licenses, leases, or utility bills are acceptable forms of identification.  A post office box is not a sufficient address.

 

We welcome children to the Library and issue cards to registered kindergarten pupils and older students.  Your child may borrow items from the entire Library collection.  The staff is responsible for providing equal access to services for all Library users.  Parents who prefer their children not have access to certain materials should so advise their children. 

 

Materials, length of loan and fines*

 

Regular book loan                                  28 days $ .10 per day

Spoken word titles                                 14 days $ .10 per day

Compact discs                                       14 days $ .10 per day

New non-fiction books                           14 days $ .10 per day

New fiction books                                 14 days $ .10 per day

Pamphlets, magazines                              7 days $ .10 per day

Videocassettes, DVDs                            3 days $1.00 per day

 

            *Should a patron be unable to present a library card, borrowing will be limited to two items.

            This limitation will also apply in the event that our automated system is down.

 

Renewals

 

Most items in the Library’s collection may be renewed once if no other patron has placed a reserve on the item.  These renewals may be made online or by telephone as well as at the Library desk.

 

Notice of overdues

 

An overdue notice is sent two weeks after an item was due. A second notice follows four weeks later. A bill for the replacement cost of the item is sent three months after the item was due.  Borrowing privileges will be suspended if fines or lost materials owed against a card reach $10.00.  All privileges will be reinstated upon return of lost materials or payment of monies owed.

 

Privacy

 

Library patron’s borrowing records are confidential and excluded from the Freedom of Information Act.  Library staff may not give information about a patron’s borrowing record to anyone other than that patron.

 

Adopted April 2, 2002

Updated  February, 2007