Library Rules
- Circulating materials are available for members to check-out.
- Members may checkout a maxium of eight (8) circulating materials for up to twenty-one (21) days.
- All books must be checked-out by a Keyholder.
- Books may only be renewed by bringing them to the library.
- Reserve materials are not available for check-out. See the map for which materials are reserve.
- Ask a Keyholder if you're unsure if something is reserve.
- Reserve materials do not leave the Library without the explicit permission of the Skinner.
- Reserve materials do not even leave the back area (Damnation Alley) without a special “sign-out” that allows an item to be read elsewhere in the Library.
- Bookdrop
- Any batch of books left in the bookdrop or mailed to the library must include a note with the borrower’s name, the list of titles being returned, and the date on which they are returned.
- Books left without a card and date are considered returned as of the date they are found.
- Food and Drinks are not permitted in the stacks
- Non-messy foods may be permitted, in the front area, at the discretion of the Keyholder on duty.
- Never Read or browse Library materials with food in your hands. Your hands should be reasonably clean when handling Library material.
- Dragons are not permitted to eat the members.
- Smoking is absolutely forbidden. Smokers are subject to expulsion and banishment.
- Bags are not allowed in the stacks. Please leave them at the front of the library.
- Code of Conduct
- Keyholders and members are expected to treat each other and library materials with respect. Harassment will not be tolerated.
- If you have any concerns feel free to talk to a keyholder or email the Star Chamber or Skinner (current president).
Fines
- Overdue fines are ten cents ($0.10) per day per item
- The maximum overdue fine is $4.00 / item .
- The fine for returning books via the book drop without a note identifying the member and the books being returned is $0.50.
- Let us know if you lose a book.
- Overdue fines stop accumulating when a book is reported lost.
- We prefer lost circulating items be replaced with another copy in the same format, in which case there is no lost book fee.
- Lost fees:
- Mass-Market Paperbacks: $15.00
- Hardcovers and Large Paperbacks: $40.00
- Unbound Magazines: $8.00
- Bound Magazines: $8.00/issue included + $30 binding fee
- The fine for accidently removing an item from the library without checking it out is $1.00 per item.
- Fines for Reserve items are triple those for other materials.