Orange City Public Library Policies

  1. Every patron needs a library card.
  2. A charge of $1.00 will be made for replacement of a lost or defaced card.

Loan Periods

Books, records, cassettes, CD's 
3 weeks 
Books in high demand 
2 weeks 
Periodicals & pamphlets 
(latest issue not checked out) 
1 week 
Encyclopedias & reference works 
3 days 
Art prints: (must be 18) 
2 months 
AV equipment: (must br 18) 
overnight 
Videocasstes: (3 per card) 
overnight 
Education, Travel, How To Videos: 
(all videos due by 4:00 P.M.) 
1 week 
 

Renewing an Item

  1. Renew by phone or in person
  2. Items not renewable: items on reserve, videos, art prints, 3-day reference

Reserving an Item

Interlibrary Loan

  1. Patrsons may request a book from another library by filling out a form
  2. Patrons may use the Iowa Locator to determine which libraries have the book.
  3. Interlibrary loian items may not be renewed
  4. $ .50 per request is required

Open Access

Overdues, Fines, Payments

  1. Overdue Fines -

    2.  
    Daily Fines Cumulative Maximums
    Books  $0.05 (per book per day) $3.00 per book
    Videos $1.00 (each per video per day) $3.00 per video
    A/V Equipment $1.00 (per item per day) $5.00 per item
    Interlibrary Loan $1.00 (per item per day) $5.00 per item
    Art Prints $1.00 (per item per day) $5.00 per item
     
  2. Patron is responsible for paying the cost of replacing any lost or damaged items.
  3. The privilege of using the library may be withheld until overdue items are returned or the cost of replacement is paid.

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