Posted by Meredith on Tuesday, Sep 2, 2014
Effective Tuesday, Sept. 2, patrons will be charged 25-cents per item per day for materials returned past their due date. This is effective for all items, except Express DVDs and circulating equipment, which will remain $1 per item per day, and circulating game consoles which remain at $5 per day.
The Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees approved a policy change Thursday.
Library patrons also will be able to have 10 free holds in the system, an increase from eight. Holds may be placed for all types of circulating materials, except for the Express Collections. Patrons are notified when an item is ready for pickup.
Additional holds, beyond the limit of 10, may be placed for the patron by a Library staff member for 50-cents each.
“The purpose of fines is to provide an incentive for on-time return of Library materials. Our overarching goal is to assure materials are available for the community. One fine rate at 25 cents per day, with a couple exceptions, will be easy for our community to remember,” says Kara Logsden, Community and Access Services Coordinator.
For more information, contact the Library at (319) 356-5200.