Brighton District Library - Circulation Policies

Circulation Policy

Section I -- Eligibility for a Library Card
A. All residents of the district are eligible for a card at no charge.

B. Other individuals eligible for a card at no charge are:
1. Persons living outside the district, but owning property or a business within the district.
2. Persons living outside the district, but employed by a business or organization within the district.
3. Persons living outside the district, but attending school within the district.

Individuals with cards from libraries with which Brighton District Library has reciprocal borrowing arrangements, can use those cards to borrow materials from the library collections. Other libraries' cards cannot be used to access material through our online subscriptions.

Section II -- Circulation of Materials
A. All the following items may be checked out with the limits as stated:

Type of item	Number of items/ transaction	Checkout Period
New Books	unlimited	2 weeks
New Audio Books	5 titles	2 weeks
Books	unlimited	4 weeks
Audio Books	unlimited	4 weeks
DVDs and Videos	Youth DVDs -5 titles All others - unlimited	1 week
Magazines	2 issues per title	1 week
Music CDs	unlimited	2 weeks
CD-ROMs/Playaways	unlimited	2 weeks

B. Renewals--Most items may be renewed a maximum of two times. No renewals are allowed on any item that is on reserve for another patron.

Section III--Fines
A. Fines shall be charged on overdue materials in the following amounts:
1. 10 cents per day for all local materials.
2. Maximum fine fine per patron's account will be twenty-five dollars ($25.00), at which time privileges will be suspended.
3. Maximum fine per item: The Library sets a limit on the mzximum fine that will accumulate, per item, as listed below:

OCLC materials $99.00
Youth materials $5.00
All other materials $15.00

B. Borrowers will be charged the full price of all materials deemed to be damaged beyond repair or lost. Processing fee may also be assessed.