Have You Heard the News?

Beginning June 1, 2019 we will not charge overdue fines for materials checked out from the Children's and Young Adult collections that are returned past their due date. We appreciate the support of the Iowa City City Council and the Library Board to make this change that will eliminate barriers for Library use. Both groups voted on budget requests to support this change and the Library Board recently voted to update the Circulation and Library Card Policy to reflect this change.

We understand there may be some confusion about this. It does not matter if it's a child's card or an adult's card that checks out the materials. No overdue fines will be charged on materials returned late that are checked out from the children's and young adult collections.

This does not mean materials do not have to be returned to the Library. A full replacement fee will be charged to the borrower's account when materials are not returned. For items with a 7-day loan period, there will be a bill at 14 days overdue. For 21-day items, there will be a bill at 21 days overdue.

No fines - what a great way to blast off to an awesome summer of activities at the Library. We'll see you here soon!