CIRCULATION
Library
card requirement
A patron MUST present a valid library card in order to checkout any library materials. If a registered patron does not have his/her library card, the library will do one of the following:
1. Accept
an alternative form of ID and assess a fee to manually look up the patron’s
record;
2. Hold the patron’s materials through the end of the day until the patron returns with a valid library card or an alternative ID and fee payment.
A patron may pick up material on hold for another family member ONLY IF the card affiliated with the hold is presented. A patron may not check out materials on hold for other family members on his/her own card.
Library
holds and retrieval
The library holds items requested by patrons for a 5 day period. If a patron does not retrieve a requested item, a fee will be imposed on the patron’s record for each item not retrieved.
Loan periods
Following are the loan periods for WFB materials:
Adult nonfiction books 3 weeks
Adult fiction – not new 3 weeks
Children’s books & magazines 3 weeks
New adult fiction books 7 days
Rental books/media 7 days - nonrenewable
Magazines 7 days - nonrenewable
Audio books 3 weeks
Book & tape kits 3 weeks
CDs 3 weeks
Videos 7 days - nonrenewable
DVDs 7 days - nonrenewable
CD-ROMs 7 days – nonrenewable
Adult educational CD-ROMs 3 weeks
Renewals
All renewable items may be renewed or transferred to another family member one time if the item has no hold. Patrons may renew items at the Library, or online at http://countycat.mcfls.org by following the links. Overdue materials may be renewed and fines will be applied to the patron’s record.
Overdue
fines
All WFB materials, excluding rental materials, have a 3-day grace period. If an item is returned after this grace period, a fine will be assessed beginning with the first day the item was overdue.
The maximum fine for any item is $5.00. A patron with overdue fines or fees amounting to $5.00 or more will be blocked from checking out library materials at any Milwaukee County Library.
Seniors whose residence is the City of Milwaukee or Whitefish Bay,
will receive a 21-day* grace period for the following items:
MPL
& WFB 3-week adult and children’s books
WFB
3-week book & tape kits
WFB
3-week CDs
*Note this is a grace period, not an extended
circulation period. If an item is returned after
this grace period, a fine will be assessed beginning with the first day the
item was overdue.
Patrons
MAY NOT purchase materials to replace those lost or damaged; they are
responsible for the damage fee or replacement cost determined by library staff.
A
patron who loses library material shall be responsible for the original
recorded cost of the item and a processing fee in order to clear the library
record. Library staff shall issue a receipt to the patron indicating the amount
of the replacement cost received.
If
an item is found within one year after the replacement cost was paid, a patron
may return the item to the library for a refund, minus any overdue fines and
the processing fee. The patron must
present the receipt showing payment of the replacement cost. Upon receipt of refund, the patron shall
sign the library receipt indicating the refund was received.
Approved by the Whitefish Bay Library Board March 14, 2006.