Policies: Borrowing Rights and Privileges

Card Requirements . Reserves & Interlibrary Loan . Overdue Notices & Fees

Card Requirements

[Rutland Free Library library card] Library cards are free to residents of Rutland City, Rutland Town, Mendon, Ira, and Tinmouth. Proof of your current mailing address will be required at the time of registration, or your card will be mailed to you to verify your residence within a tax-paying city or town. If you do not live in one of the tax supporting towns, there is a fee which is the same as the average per capita amount paid in the five towns. For 2008/2009, the fee is $37.00. Teacher's Station cards are available for any teacher in the library service area. Follow this link for more information about library cards for teachers.

Resident and Non-Resident Library Card Privileges

Resident and Non-Resident Library Card Privileges

	Full Privileges	Limited Privileges	Cost
Residents and Non-resident taxpayers	§ Permission to borrow items § Access to all public Internet stations for maximum designated times § May take home interlibrary loan items		§ Free card with photo ID
Teachers & School Administrators		§ Borrowed items must relate directly to curriculum or administrative duties § Agency must provide signed agreement to pay for lost or damaged items	§ Free to staff working directly with students or teachers in a school within one of the supporting tax districts
Nonprofit Agencies		§ Borrowed items must relate directly to agency mission § Agency must provide signed agreement to pay for lost or damaged items	§ Free to staff working directly with residents of taxpaying districts
Non-residents paying for a card	§ Same as residents and taxpayers		§ Current per capita cost of the highest taxpaying community with photo ID
Non-residents not paying for a card		§ Interlibrary loan materials must be used in the library § Access to fewer Internets stations and for a shorter time	§ Free computer use card issued with identification
Residents with no address		§ Interlibrary loan materials must be used in the library § Access to fewer Internets stations and for a shorter time	§ Free computer use card issued with identification

adopted 2/17/10

Each patron must have their own card which is good for one year. Children 15 or younger must have a parent's or guardian's signature and be able to sign their name to have a library card. You may also apply for a library card by mail. Click here to get a form you can print and fill out to apply for a library card [26K Word document],Click here to get a form you can print and fill out to apply for a library card [28K PDF document].

If your library card is lost contact the library immediately. You are responsible for all materials checked out on your library card, so treat it as you would a credit card.

Books should be returned on or before the date due. Patrons may return items to the bookdrop. All items left in the bookdrop will be checked in on the next date the library is open.

Reserves & Interlibrary Loan

Materials checked out to other patrons may be placed on reserve using the online catalog or by speaking to a staff member. Books not owned by the Rutland Free Library may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is available to all library users and can be used to borrow books, magazine and journal articles, and to obtain photocopies from other libraries. We can not use Interlibrary Loan to borrow DVDs, videotapes, music CDs, or reference books. When you are notified that your ILL material has arrived, you have three days to pick it up. There is a $3.00 fine if you do not pick up your materials in this timeframe without contacting us. Interlibrary Loan material is available for checkout periods of three weeks and can not be renewed. Overdue fines are fifty cents per day, per item.

Overdue Notices & Fees

As a courtesy to patrons, one overdue notice is sent 1 week after item is due.

25 cents a day ($5.00 maximum) for adult materials
15 cents a day ($2.50 maximum) for juvenile materials
75 cents a day ($2.50 maximum) for book bags
$1 a day ($10 maximum) for videos
50 cents a day ($5.00 maximum) for interlibrary loan materials
50 cents a day ($5.00 for interlibrary loan materials) for failure to pick up an item on hold within three days

Other Charges: Lost or Damaged Fees

Lost card: $1
Damaged item, if repairable: Up to, but not greater than, the cost of item.
Lost or non-repairable item: $3 replacement fee PLUS either the actual price of item, if available, or...
- Adult Hardcover: $30
- Adult Trade Paperback : $18
- Adult Paperbacks: $7.50
- Juvenile Hardcover: $20
- Juvenile Paperbacks $6
- Book Bags (complete set) $125

Any overdue fines will be charged for all lost or non-repairable items.