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Loan Periods and Fines
All library materials are lent free of charge with the exception of:
- Feature videos (whether owned by Evergreen Park or another library) which carry a fee of 50 cents per item.
- "Bestseller Express" rental items which carry a fee of $1.00 for 7 days.
No fines are charged for the days the library is closed.
| Item |
Loan Period |
Fine/Item Per Day |
Max Fine |
| All Books, including New Books |
3 weeks |
$0.10 |
$10.00 |
| Audiobooks (Books on cassette, Books on CD, Playaways) |
3 weeks |
$0.10 |
$10.00 |
| Music CDS |
3 weeks |
$0.10 |
$10.00 |
| All Non Fiction Videos/DVDs |
3 weeks |
$0.10 |
$10.00 |
| Hooked on Phonics |
3 weeks |
$0.10 |
$10.00 |
| Magazines |
1 week |
$0.10 |
$10.00 |
| Children's Videos/DVDs |
1 week |
$0.10 |
$10.00 |
| Adult Feature Videos/DVDs |
1 week |
$2.00 |
$10.00 |
| Computer Programs (Adult) |
1 week |
$2.00 |
$10.00 |
| Computer Programs (Children's) |
2 weeks |
$2.00 |
$10.00 |
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Materials checked out at another Metropolitan Library System library and returned at Evergreen Park Library, and materials requested through interlibrary loan will be charged at the fine set by the lending library.
Vacation loans
Evergreen Park Public Library offers a vacation loan period of up to nine weeks. This consideration will not apply to new books, however.
Overdue library materials
Evergreen Park Public Library will not check out materials or renew a card for any patron that has overdue materials, unpaid fines, or charges for overdue, lost or damaged materials that amount to $5.00 or more.
Materials that are five months or more overdue will be accepted as returned at the discretion of the Evergreen Park Public Library, with payment of the appropriate fine amount. If the library chooses not to accept the materials after five months or more overdue you will be charged the price of the materials plus a processing fee of $5.00, but not to exceed the price of the book. The materials become the property of the patron.
You will be reimbursed for a lost and paid item if the item is presented within thirty days along with the receipt of payment.
Materials owned by another library
Materials borrowed from another library in the Metropolitan Library System may be returned at the Evergreen Park Public Library as long as not otherwise marked on the item. The borrower is responsible for the item until it arrives at the owning library.
The loan periods, fines, and fees on materials borrowed from another library are set by the lending library. Fines incurred on materials owned by another library can be paid at the Evergreen Park Public Library. Charges for lost, damaged or other fees placed on materials manually by the owning library must be paid in person at the owning library, unless the item was acquired through interlibrary loan.
The Evergreen Park Public Library will not issue library cards or provide service to patrons who are known to have overdue obligations (in the form of unpaid fines or overdue, lost, or damaged materials) at another library.
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