Loan Periods, Renewals, and Overdue Fines Materials listed in bold type may be renewed on or before the due date once for a period of three weeks. Extended-period vacation loans may be arranged for older fiction books. The first overdue notice is sent when the material is 10 days overdue. A telephone reminder call is made a week later. A statement of fines and fees is sent when material is about four weeks overdue.
Fines accumulate until the date of billing.
Postage costs incurred to send overdue notices are added to the fines. If there is no satisfactory response to the statement within 14 days, the account is referred to a collection agency and an additional collection fee is charged. If you lose library material, you will be expected to pay the cost of the material, fines, and a processing fee. Payment of fines and fees may be charged to your Visa or MasterCard. Requests may also be placed in person at the Adult Reference, Readers Advisory, and Youth Services desks.