USING YOUR LIBRARY

Library Circulation Policies

Frequently Asked Questions:

What may I borrow once I have a Library Card?
How long is the loan period?
What if I want to keep it longer?
What do I do if the Library material I want is not on the shelf at my Library?
Where do I return my Library material?
Is there a charge if my Library material is returned late?
What if I have lost a Library item or damaged borrowed Library Material?
How will I be notified of overdue material and/or fines?
Do you have a chart of the current Library Fees?
My library card is expiring. How do I renew it?

Borrowing Materials

Regular Library Card	"My First Library Card"
Library borrowers in good standing may borrow any combination of books, audiocassettes, compact discs and videocassettes, as well as 12 DVDs per category, not to exceed a total maximum of 125 items.	A maximum of 25 juvenile books may be checked out.

Loan Period & Renewals

Regular Library Card	"My First Library Card"
Feature Film DVDs may be borrowed for 3 days. Feature Film DVDs in circulation for less than 90 days may not be requested and may not be renewed. All other materials may be borrowed for 21 days and, if not requested by other borrowers, may be renewed. Renewals can be performed at any Library Circulation desk, on the Library's website at My Account or by Telephone Renewal (317-269-5222). Library material with requests pending for other Borrowers must be returned by the due date to the Library.	If another patron has placed a request on an item, we cannot allow it to be renewed. Otherwise, items checked out on My First Library Card may be renewed in the branch, over the phone (317-269-5222) or over the web.

Regular Library Card

"My First Library Card"

Feature Film DVDs may be borrowed for 3 days. Feature Film DVDs in circulation for less than 90 days may not be requested and may not be renewed. All other materials may be borrowed for 21 days and, if not requested by other borrowers, may be renewed. Renewals can be performed at any Library Circulation desk, on the Library's website at My Account or by Telephone Renewal (317-269-5222). Library material with requests pending for other Borrowers must be returned by the due date to the Library.

If another patron has placed a request on an item, we cannot allow it to be renewed. Otherwise, items checked out on My First Library Card may be renewed in the branch, over the phone (317-269-5222) or over the web.

Requesting Material

Regular Library Card	"My First Library Card"
Feature Film DVDs in circulation for less than 90 days may not be requested. All other circulating material may be requested, in person or in the Online Catalog. There is a maximum of 50 requests per borrower at any given time. Borrowers will be notified by mail or by e-mail when the requested material is available for pickup. There is a $1.00 charge for failing to pick up or cancel items that have been requested.	Requests cannot be made using the My First Library Card

Regular Library Card

"My First Library Card"

Feature Film DVDs in circulation for less than 90 days may not be requested. All other circulating material may be requested, in person or in the Online Catalog. There is a maximum of 50 requests per borrower at any given time. Borrowers will be notified by mail or by e-mail when the requested material is available for pickup. There is a $1.00 charge for failing to pick up or cancel items that have been requested.

Requests cannot be made using the My First Library Card

Returning Material

All material may be returned at the Circulation desk or in the drop box at any Library location.

All material returned in the drop box before opening will be checked in as though returned the previous day.

Charges for Overdue Material

Regular Library Card	"My First Library Card"
The Library charges a rate of $2.00 per day per item for Overdue Videocassettes, DVDs and CD-ROMs. All other materials are charged at a rate of $.25 per day per item.	Overdue fines are not charged for items checked out to "My First Library Cards".

Charges for Lost or Damaged Material

We ask that the price originally paid for the item plus a $5.00 processing fee be paid for lost or damaged Library material. Please contact any IMCPL Library for more information.

Notification of Overdue Materials &/or Fines

Depending on Borrower choice, notices will be sent either by mail or by e-mail.

Reminder Notices: Only Borrowers who select email notifications will receive Reminder Notices. These messages are sent 3 days before an item is due, on the actual due date, and again 5 days after an item's due date.
Overdue Notices: All Borrowers will be sent one Overdue Notice. This notice will be issued 4 days after the due date for DVDs, VHS, and CD-ROM titles. All other overdue materials will trigger this notice 14 days after the due date. This is the only notice of overdue materials which the Borrower will receive.; After an item is 40 days overdue, it is considered lost and a user fee for lost materials is automatically charged to the Borrower's account.
Billing Notices: A Billing Notice will be sent whenever a Borrower accumulates $25.00 or more in user fees. If the fees are not resolved or a payment plan is not established within 30 days of the Billing Notice, the Borrower account will be assigned to a debt collection agency. An additional $10.00 will be charged for this service.

Library Fee Schedule

Overdue adult and juvenile books, audiocassettes, compact discs, pamphlets, magazines and paperbacks (Regular library card only)	$.25 per day per item
Overdue Videocassette, DVD and CD-Rom	$2.00 per day per item
Lost Card Replacement (Regular library card only)	$1.00
Lost or Damaged Material	Cost of materials plus $5.00
Debt Collection Fee	$10.00
Non-resident Card	$65.00
PLAC Cards	$30.00
Public Copies on Photocopiers	$.15
Public Printouts on Computers	$.15
Copies on Microform Equipment	$.15
Failure to Pick Up a Hold	$1.00
Blank Diskettes	$1.00 (includes tax)
USB Flash Drives	$5.00
Headphones	$2.00

Expired Library Cards

Non-resident and PLAC library cards expire after one (1) year. All other IMCPL library cards expire after three (3) years.

Library cards need to be renewed in person at any of our library locations. We will need to see identification. When renewing a card for a child, the child must be present.