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Book Sale

The Friends of the Library maintains a year round book sale! Stop in and buy a book.

To become a Friend, stop by the front desk and pick up an application.

Borrowing Materials

Present your library card at the check out desk to borrow items.

* The library is now lending Kindle e-Readers. Present your library card as well as a current photo ID to borrow Kindles. Please read our Kindle POLICY for more information.

Loan periods

Item type Loan period
Fiction, Nonfiction, Audio Books, Graphic Novels / Comic Books 14 days
New Adult Fiction, Magazines, DVDs & Videocassettes 7 days
Children's DVD's & Videocassettes 7 days

Only two week loan materials may be renewed for an additional two weeks in person, by telephone, or online. Overdue materials and materials on reserve lists may not be renewed. Materials borrowed from other libraries may be renewable at the discretion of the loaning library.

Borrowing Limits

The maximum number of item per category which may be borrowed on a library card at any one time is as follows:

Adult Cards Young People's Cards
5 compact discs
3 videocassettes or DVDs
5 magazines
5 pamphlets
3 books on a specific subject or by a single author
5 compact discs
3 videocassettes or DVDs
5 comic books
5 magazines
5 pamphlets
5 pictures
3 books on a specific subject or by a single author
1 encyclopedia volume
1 book on a subject if on a class assignment

Fees and Late Charges

We assess the following fees and late charges:

Maximum Fines
Materials checked out on an Adult Card $4.20/item
Materials checked out on a Young Person's Card $4.20/item
Video Cassettes & DVDs $20.00/item
Kindle Replacement $80.00
Kindle Power Adapter Replacement $13.00
Videocassette Fees
Rewind Fee $0.50
Regular Late Charges
Videocassettes & DVDs $0.50/day
Kindles $1.00/day
All Other Materials $0.10/day

Overdue fines and fees for materials borrowed from other libraries are set by the loaning libraries.