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Borrowing Policies
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| Loan Periods |
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Most library materials may be checked out of the library for a period of three weeks, with some exceptions.
The loan period for museum passes varies from 1-3 days.
Entertainment videos, DVDs and game CD-ROMs circulate for 7 days.
There is a limit of 8 DVDs per family per day.
DVDs borrowed at Lucy Robbins Welles Library may be returned to any Connecticut public library .
All items and museum passes may be renewed once if no one is on the waiting list. Renewals may be placed on the phone, online or in person.
RENTAL books have now become RAPIDREAD books. They have a 7-day loan period, no charge. After that, they have a $1.00 per day fine, with a maximum of $5.00. These books are not renewable nor can you put them on reserve.
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| Overdue Charges |
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Books returned after midnight of the date due will be considered overdue.
The rates for overdue library materials are as follows:
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| $0.15 a day for adult books, non-fiction videos, and books-on-CD |
| $0.10 a day for teen books |
| $0.05 a day for children's books |
| $0.05 a day for adult and children's magazines |
$1.00 a day entertainment videos, CD-ROMs, entertainment and non-fiction DVDs,
RAPIDREAD books, and E- Book Readers. |
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| Holds |
| Patrons may be put on the waiting list for any item that the library owns but which is currently checked out. Patrons may request that such "holds" be placed by the Reference Desk staff either in person or on the phone. Patrons may also place their own holds directly into the system by using library's catalog. Holds are limited to three items per day.
This video tutorial describes how to place a hold in the library's catalog. If you need more help, please ask a librarian.
Click here to enter the Lucy Robbins Welles Library Catalog.
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| Interlibrary Loans and Returns |
| Patrons may ask for interlibrary loans of items that are not available in the library's collection but can be located in another area library or through the library catalog on this website. Also, any item borrowed from any public library in the state of Connecticut may be returned to any other public library in the state.
To request an interlibrary loan call (860) 665-8700 or email us with your Interlibrary Loan request. Please include author and title with your request.
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| Renewals |
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Materials may be renewed once if there are no holds on them. You may renew in person with a library card, by phone (860) 665-8700, or through the Online Catalog:
Click on My Account.
Click on Renew/Review.
Enter User ID (patron barcode) and PIN
(if you have never changed your PIN it is: changeme).
Click on Checkouts.
Select items to renew by clicking in boxes to left of title.
Click on Renew Select Items.
Review Summary Screen.
Note which items renewed, then click OK.
This video tutorial describes how to renew library materials in the library's catalog.
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