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AM 100 Borrowing

Access to Materials
AM 100 Borrowing
Adopted Date: 
07/85
Revised Date(s): 
09/86
01/88
04/92
09/92
01/93
10/94
07/99
12/99
08/00
10/04
10/10
08/14
08/16
06/17
10/19
06/20
05/21
04/24
Revision Type: 
Commission [1]
Tags: 
Access to Materials [2], Materials [3], Borrowing [4], Fee Schedule [5], Fee [6]
  1. To borrow materials, guests must be registered Metropolitan Library System account holders without a block on their account. Guests may not register for more than 1 account.
  2. Maximum Items Borrowed
    1. For most accounts, a maximum of 100 physical items can be on loan at once; ONEcard account holders may have a maximum of 10 physical items on loan at once.
    2. See AM 200 Interlibrary Loan [7] for limits on borrowing materials through interlibrary loan.
    3. Service providers working in partnership with the library system to provide materials in electronic formats may set their own borrowing limits.
  3. Loan Periods and Renewals
    1. Most library materials may be checked out for 3 weeks.
    2. Providing there is not a hold on the material, materials can be auto renewed up to 3 times. 
    3. See AM 200 Interlibrary Loan [7] for the loan period and renewal policy for materials borrowed through interlibrary loan.
  4. Lost or Damaged Materials
    1. Once an item is 60 days overdue, the item is considered lost.
    2. The borrower who damages, loses, or does not return an item must pay the replacement cost as determined by the library system.
  5. Over-Threshold Accounts
    1. Once any material is 29 days overdue, the account will be blocked from borrowing additional material.
    2. Once material goes into the lost status, the account will be blocked from borrowing additional material.
    3. Once fees on the account for damaged materials or overdue fines accrue to $50 or more, the account will be blocked from borrowing additional material until the fees are paid below the $50 threshold.
    4. Materials and fines that have been on the account for 5 years or more will be removed from accounts (waived) on an ongoing monthly basis.
    5. After reasonable notification, the library system may take legal steps to retrieve unreturned materials, and/or file felony or misdemeanor complaints.
  6. Holds
    1. Library guests may place up to 50 of most materials on hold at a time.
    2. Service providers working in partnership with the library system to provide materials in electronic formats may set their own hold limits.
  7. The Metropolitan Library Commission authorizes the Chief Executive Officer to establish procedures to administer this policy.
Previous Versions & Supporting Files: 
AM 100 Borrowing (2024) [8]
AM 100 Borrowing (2024) [9]
AM 100 Borrowing (2021) [10]
AM 100 Borrowing (2021) [11]
AM 100 Borrowing (2020) [12]
AM 100 Borrowing (2020) [13]
AM 100 Borrowing (2019) [14]
AM 100 Borrowing (2019) [15]
AM 100 Borrowing (2017) [16]
AM 100 Borrowing (2016) [17]
AM 100 Borrowing (2016) [18]
AM 110 Delinquent/Lost/Damaged Materials (2016) [19]
AM 100 Borrowing (2014) [20]
AM 100 Borrowing (2014) [21]
AM 100 Borrowing (2010) [22]
AM 120 System Reserves (2010) [23]
AM 100 Borrowing (2010) [24]
AM 100 Borrowing (2004) [25]
AM 100 Borrowing (2004) [26]
Review Schedule
Staff Review Date: 
September 2016

Links:
[1] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/policy-amp-procedure-revisions/commission
[2] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/tags/access-materials
[3] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/tags/materials
[4] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/tags/borrowing
[5] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/tags/fee-schedule
[6] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/tags/fee
[7] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/policy_procedures/am/am-200-interlibrary-loan
[8] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing_2024.docx
[9] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing_2024.pdf
[10] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing%202021%20-%20final.docx
[11] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing%202021%20-%20final.pdf
[12] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing%202020.docx
[13] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing%202020.pdf
[14] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing%202019%201%20%281%29.docx
[15] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing%202019%201%20%281%29.pdf
[16] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing%204-2017.docx
[17] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/AM%20100%20Borrowing.docx
[18] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/AM%20100%20-%20Borrowing.pdf
[19] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/AM%20110%20Delinq%20Lost%20%282016%29%20%282%29.docx
[20] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/am100_2014.pdf
[21] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/am100_2014.docx
[22] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/am100_borrowing_2010_0.pdf
[23] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/am120_2010_0%20%282%29.doc
[24] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/am100_2010_0.doc
[25] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/am100_borrowing_2004_0.pdf
[26] https://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/sites/default/files/policy_procedures/new/files/am100_borrowing_2004_0.doc