Policies
- Library Cards
- Loan Periods
- Checkout Limits
- Books, Audiobooks & CDs
- Read-and-Return Program
- Magazines
- Overdue Materials
- Gifts to the Library
Each person must have a library card - no family cards are issued. Minors (under 18 years old) must have a parent or guardian's signature. Signatures on library application cards signify agreement to follow borrower's rules and responsibilities. Each person will be issued an ID card, which must be presented at checkout. There is a $2 fee for each replacement ID card. A picture ID and proof of residency is required before an ID card can be issued. A current utility bill, application for service, a lease or deed is required as proof.
Educators may be eligible for special privileges. For more information, ask at the circulation desk.
- Books, Audiobooks, and CDs - 3 weeks
- Periodicals, DVDs, and Playaway Views - 2 week
- MiFis - 1 week
Items may be renewed twice through email, over the telephone or in person as long as they are not on reserve for someone else. Items will not be renewed over the answering machine.
A patron may have up to 30 items of any combination charged to their account (limit of 8 DVDs, 1 MiFi and 2 Playaway Views).
- Limit 30 per card
- 3-week checkout
- 2 renewals at 3-weeks
Materials may be returned in the book drop.
Paperback books without barcodes are available on an exchange basis with unlimited checkout, no due dates or fines. If possible, patrons are asked to return same number as taken and of like quality and content. This service available at the main library. Glenrock Branch Library paperback books follow the library's Book policy.
- Limit 30 per account
- 2 week checkout
- 2 renewals at 2-weeks
Magazines may be returned in the book drop.
While we are a fine free library, it is the borrower's responsibility to be aware of material due dates. Limited attempts to notify patron of late materials will be made by library staff. Patrons having overdue materials amounting to more than $2 are not allowed further checkout until materials are returned and fines paid. In addition, accounts with long overdue materials not returned within 60 calendar days will be turned over to Unique Management Services, a collection agency. These accounts will also have a $10 referral fee added.
Gifts to the library are welcome and appreciated. All gifts become property of the library and conform to the same criteria as purchased materials.
- Playaway Views
- DVDs
- MiFis
- Reference Books
- In-House Equipment
- Holds
- Interlibrary Loan
- Children's Programs
- Book Drop
- Lost or Damaged Materials
- Limit 2 per account
- 2week checkout
- 2 renewals at 2-weeks
Playaway Views may be returned in the book drop.
- Limit 8 per card
- 2-week checkout
- 2 renewals at 2-weeks
DVDs may be returned in the book drop.
- Limit 1 per card
- 1-week checkout
- 2 renewals at 1-weeks
Overdue Mifis will be deactivated.
Materials may be returned in the book drop.
Reference items are not checked out.
Equipment available for patron use include:
- Computers
- Laptops (adult use only)
- Microfiche and microfilm reader/printer
- Fax machine
- Photocopiers
There is no charge for use, but there are fees for consumable materials. Telefax and Photocopier services are available for nominal fees.
Holds may be made for materials currently checked out. Holds will be made only at patron request. Patrons will be notified of the material's availability and items will be held for 2 weeks.
Requests for materials not owned by our library will be taken for a $3 fee per item, payable at the time of checking out the received item. Loan period is dependent upon lending library. Fine for late return is $0.10 per day per item up to the cost of the item, as well as any fee assessed by the lending library.
Times and dates for storytime and summer reading programs will be available at the library and on the News and Events section of this Website. Details can be obtained from the librarians.
Outdoor book drops are available for returns during closed hours. At the Glenrock Library, it is located near the main entrance and at the Douglas Library the book drop is on the west side of the building.
Replacement value is charged for lost or damaged materials plus a $10 handling fee per item. Patrons are denied further checkout privileges until lost item is returned or replacement fee is paid. No reimbursement will be given for recovered items after they have been replaced.