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Adult |
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ANY RESIDENT OF Essex County may get a card |
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Teen |
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Any teen between 16 and 18 with proof of age may get a card |
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Child |
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Any school aged child under 16 who can print or sign his name may get a library card with a parent or guardian’s permission |
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Non-Resident |
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Works in Essex |
Same as resident |
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Owns property in Essex |
Same as resident |
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Adjacent county |
Same as resident K&Q, Caroline, Westmoreland, Richmond, Middlesex, Northumberland |
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Vacationing in Essex |
May have a temporary card if they give us a photo copy of their valid driver’s license or a state issued photo i.d. May then check out 5 items with a limit of 2 videos, CD’s or DVD’s. Temporary is a Group in Evergreen like child, adult, or staff. |
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Vacationing in adjacent counties |
No – direct them to that county’s library |
| How long is the card valid? |
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Resident |
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3 years |
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Non-resident |
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3 years |
| What are the check-out limits? |
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First time check-out |
Quantity |
5 items total |
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Format |
2 videos, DVD’s, audios or music CD’s |
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ILL |
None |
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Adults |
Quantity |
25 items total |
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Format |
10 videos, DVD’s or Music CD’s |
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ILL |
Yes – up to 3 titles at a time |
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Child |
Quantity |
10 items total |
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Format |
10 videos, DVD’s audios or Music CD’s |
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ILL |
Yes – up to 3 titles at a time |
| What is the loan period? |
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Books |
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3 weeks |
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Audio |
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3 weeks |
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Video |
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1 week |
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Music CD |
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1 week |
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DVD |
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1 week |
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New or reserved item |
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1 week |
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ILL |
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3 weeks |
| What is the renewal policy? |
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What can be renewed? |
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Any item that is not on reserve may be renewed |
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How do you renew? |
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In person, by phone or on-line. |
| Holds |
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Who may place a hold on an item? |
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Any patron in good standing may request a hold via mail, phone or internet, or in person at the front desk. |
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Length of time a book will be held at desk after patron has been contacted. |
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1 week |
| Inter-library loans (ILL) |
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What is an ILL? |
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ILL’s are items borrowed for our patrons from another library. |
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Who can request an ILL? |
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Resident |
Yes, up to 3 at a time |
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Non-resident |
NO |
| Fines and Fees |
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Late items |
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Books |
.05 per day |
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Audio |
.05 per day |
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ILL |
.05 per day |
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Video |
.25 per day |
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Music C.D. |
.25 per day |
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DVD |
.25 per day |
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Damaged items |
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Books |
If item can be repaired no charge. If item must be replaced, we charge replacement cost plus $10.00 |
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Audio |
If item can be repaired no charge. If item must be replaced, we charge replacement cost plus $10.00 |
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ILL |
$25.00 per item plus whatever lending library charges |
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Video |
If item can be repaired no charge. If item must be replaced, we charge replacement cost plus $10.00 |
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Music C.D. |
If item can be repaired no charge. If item must be replaced, we charge replacement cost plus $10.00 |
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DVD |
If item can be repaired no charge. If item must be replaced, we charge replacement cost plus $10.00 |
| Lost items |
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Ours |
Replacement cost plus $10.00 |
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ILL’s |
$25.00 plus whatever the lending library charges us |
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Chronic loss or damage to items |
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Any patron who claims he has returned an item which is missing from our shelves will have this noted on his record. If he has more than 3 such items on his record within a 3 year period, his library privileges will be revoked until restitution for missing or damaged items is made. |
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Disasters |
All items incl. library cards |
In the event of fire, accident, hospital stay, serious personal tragedy or death, no fines or charges. Ask if insurance covers loss due to fire. |
| Computer use |
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Who can use Internet computers |
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Adult |
With signed consent form |
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Child 13-17 |
With consent form signed by child and parent or guardian |
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Child under 13 |
With consent form signed by child and parent who must remain with child |
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How long can a person use a computer? |
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Anyone 16 and older |
30 minutes at a time unless no one is waiting to use the computer. Then the person may stay on until someone else needs a turn |
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Children 15 and younger |
30 minutes a day |
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Who can use computer in children’s area? |
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Any patron may use the computer in the children’s area but we discourage adults from using it at peak time for children’s use. i.e. weekdays 3-5 p.m. or Wed. mornings till noon. |
