Borrowing Library Materials

The Ins and Outs of Borrowing

The normal loan period is 28 days. New and high demand materials, sound recordings, and periodicals, have loan periods of 14 or 7 days. Videocassettes are loaned for 7 days.

You will find limits on the number of books you can check out on one subject: these limits vary from library to library, depending on their collection.

Charges for overdue, lost, or damaged materials are listed on the Schedule of Fines and Costs.

You can return your library materials to any public library in Sonoma County. Bookdrops are available at all outlets for your convenience. List of library branches

You may use the public access computers in the Library or your home computer to check on the current status of your library card and your reserves and to renew your renewable materials. By entering your library card number and telephone you can find out which items you have and which, if any, are overdue, and see if you owe any fines or other charges. Renewable library materials may be renewed twice.

The staff at the check-in desk will handle any fines, changes of address, renew expired cards, and answer your questions before you enter the check-out line. This will decrease everyone's time at the check-out point.

Library cards expire every three years. In order to renew your card, you will have to pay all your fines and fees.

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