Fines and Fees Policy

ADOPTED: 1988

REVISED: 2004, 2008

 

FINES:

• INTER-LIBRARY LOANS:  It will be the responsibility of the patron to satisfy all fines and or fees charged by the library whose property is borrowed.

• DVD'S:  A fine of .25 cents per DVD will be applied for each day it is overdue. The maximum fine per dvd will be $10.00.

• MUSIC COMPACT DISCS:  A fine of .25 cents will be applied for each day it is overdue. The maximum fine per music cd will be $10.00.

• AUDIO BOOKS:  A fine of .10 cents per audio book and Play Aways will be applied for each day it is overdue. The maximum fine per audio book will be $5.00.

• BOOKS:  A fine of .10 cents per book will be applied for each day it is overdue.

 

FEES:

• LOST OR DAMAGED MATERIALS:  A patron will be responsible to reimburse the Moweaqua Public Library District the replacement cost of any item that is lost or damaged while it is checked out.

• MICRO FILM PRINTER:  A fee of .25 cents per copy applies to the use of this machine.

• RETURNED CHECK:  A fee of $25.00 will be charged for a returned check.

• PHOTOCOPIES:  A fee of .25 cents per copy applies to the use of this machine.

• NON-RESIDENT:  An annual $75.00 fee paid to the Moweaqua Public Library District entitles patron(s) to local library services and library services throughout the Illinois Heartland Library System that participate in the Non-Resident Card Program. Materials may be checked out only by patrons who have a card issued in their own name.

• FAX MACHINE:  A fee of $1.00 for the first page and .50 cents for each additional page applies to faxes transmitted within the Continental US. For International faxes and faxes transmitted outside of the Continental U.S. a fee of $5.00 per page applies. A fee of .50 cents per page will be charged for the receipt of a fax.

• COMPUTER SERVICES:  A fee of .25 cents per black & white printer copy and .50 cents per colored copy.