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Borrowing Materials
Policy last revised October 1, 2011
- A total of 20 items may be charged to a card at any one time.
- All movies are available to all borrowers without regard to age. However, at a parent or guardian's request, children 16 and under may be restricted from borrowing R-rated movies.
- Books loaned by libraries from outside the Finger Lakes Library System (out-of-system Interlibrary Loans) may have different loan periods and late fees. See Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service policy at tcpl.org/services/inter-library-loan.php.
- Ithaca Hours will be accepted as payment for fines (but not for lost or damaged materials which must be replaced). Change can only be given back in Ithaca Hours.
| Item |
Hold Limit |
Borrowing Limit |
Loan Period (Days) |
Daily Fine |
Maximum Fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Items per Card |
20 | 20 | See Below |
25 cents |
$5.00 for each item |
| Adult Fiction & Non-Fiction | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Adult Literacy Multi-Media | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Books on CD | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| CDs (Music) | 10 | 10 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Children's Materials | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Children's Materials - Holiday | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
Computer/Internet Workstation (Netbook, Teen Nexus 7, Teen iPad) |
0 | 0 | 2 hours - Building Use Only | ||
| DVDs (Family/Feature and/or Instructional) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Electronic Resources (video games) | 2 | 2 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Foreign Language Audio | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Interlibrary Loans | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Magazines | 10 | 10 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Media Device (Kindle, Nook, Playaway) | 1 | 1 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| New Books | 10 | 10 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
| Paperbacks | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
Young Adult |
20 | 20 | 21 | 25 cents | $5.00 |
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