Library Regulations

A $1 fine will be collected for each day past the due date. DVD and Video tapes can only be rented for one week. If the tapes are not returned two weeks after the due date, your membership will be cancelled.

MEMBERSHIP AND ADMISSIONS
·Alliance Française membership card is necessary for borrowing and regular onsite use. · Alliance Française membership card must be presented upon request by any Alliance Française employee.
·Readers under the age of 18 are required to have the library borrower’s form countersigned by a parent or guardian.
·The library welcomes first-time visitors.

BORROWING
·Items loaned to a user are for the personal use of that user only and remain the responsibility of the user until they are returned to the library and the loans are canceled. Parents and guardians are responsible for their children.
·All items on loan shall be returned by their due date. ·All items on loan shall be returned on expiration Alliance Française membership.
·Any loan, except for videos, CD-ROMs, and DVDs, may be renewed unless reserved by another patron.
·You are responsible for any and all items checked out on your card. Should your card be stolen or lost, call the Library immediately.
·In order to borrow videos, CD-ROMs, or DVDs, a security deposit in the form of a valid check for $50 payable to Alliance Francaise is required.

GENERAL REGULATIONS
·Videos are licensed for private home use only.
·Library card holders shall notify the library promptly of any change in name or address. ·The library is not responsible for personal property brought into and left in the library. ·The Alliance Francaise staff may inspect articles in the possession of any person on the Library premises.
·Users shall not deface or damage books or other library property, materials or equipment in any way; if so the reader is liable for the replacement cost of the item.
·The staff of the Alliance Française library is not responsible for unaccompanied children. ·The use of personal computers is welcome; the use of personal diskettes in the library’s computers is prohibited.
·The staff library endeavors to provide an atmosphere conducive to study, reading and the legitimate use of materials and services. To foster such an environment, we request that no one eat, drink, smoke, sleep or loiter in the Library. Anyone who is vocally disturbing to others, whether on a cell phone or talking loudly to another patron will be asked to move temporarily to the lobby area.
·Abuse of any above-stated regulations may warrant the termination of borrowing privileges.
·Gifts: The library gladly accepts donations of books. Once the donation is made, the gift becomes entirely the property of the library which determines the final use of the material. The Library will provide acknowledgement of the gift.

PENALTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT
· Fines: See library brochure for current fine schedule. Fines must be paid immediately and in full, and readers are responsible for all fines due but not collected at time of return. · Suspension: Users failing to observe the regulations on borrowing may be subject to all accrued fines and to suspension from further borrowing until loans and fines have been cleared. Borrowing privileges are suspended when overdue fines reach $25. · Replacement costs: Users are responsible to replace any item not returned, lost or damaged.