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Borrowing Rules

Loan periods and fees

Fines are assessed to ensure prompt return of materials. The chart below details standard loan periods and fees.

Item type Loan period Reserves Reserve Limits Renew Fines Limit
Regular (books & periodicals) 21 days yes none yes, twice $.10/day 50
DVD Movies 7 days yes 25 no $1.00/day 5
DVD TV Series & Non-fiction 14 days yes 25 yes, twice $.10/day 5
Reference & Special Collections Library Use Only no n/a n/a n/a n/a
Puppets 21 days yes 25 yes, twice $.10/day 5
Music CDs 7 days yes 25 yes, twice $.10/day 5
Video Games & Playaway Views 7 days yes 25 no $.50/day 2
e-readers 21 days yes 1 yes, once $1/day 1
i-pads 7 days yes 1 no $20/day 1
1 Day Laptops 4 hours no N/A no $20/day 1
7 Day Laptops 7 days yes 1 no $20/day 1

*Material on request by another patron can not be renewed.

Overdue Material

Items may not be checked out or renewed if you owe fines and/or fees over $10.00.

Overdue fines are $0.10 per day, to a maximum of $3.00 per item. Video Game overdue charges are $0.50 per day, to a maximum of $6.00 per item. High Demand videos overdue charges are $1.00 per day, to a maximum of $10.00. Patrons are responsible for all materials borrowed on their cards. Fines stop accumulating when an item is returned, and can be paid at that time or at a later date. The library's interest is in getting the item(s) back so that it is available for other users.

Notices are sent by E-mail, phone, or regular mail. E-mail and phone notices are generated the first day an item becomes overdue. Paper notices are sent seven days past the due date and 21 days past the due date. Notices are courtesies only. Failure to receive such a notice does not exempt the cardholder from any fines due.

If an item is damaged or lost, the replacement cost will be charged to your record.

If items are not returned or fines are not paid, your account may be referred to the Unique Management recovery agency. Should your account be reported, an additional, non-refundable fee of $10.00 will be added to your account.

Confidentiality

The Pueblo City-Count Library District recognizes that circulation and other records identifying the name of library users with specific materials are confidential in nature. To ensure this protection, we do not allow access to your library record without proper identification and/or your library card. This is to protect you from unauthorized use of your library card and/or access to personal information on file with us.

The Pueblo City-Count Public Library recognizes that the circulation records of the library are confidential in nature and advises all library employees that such records shall not be made available to anyone including any agency of state, federal, or local government except pursuant to federal, state, or local law relating to civil, criminal, or administrative investigatory power.