Rentals
| Item |
Rental |
Renewal |
| Adult New & Popular Fiction |
$1.00 Two weeks |
$1.00 |
| Video – Adult & Child |
$3.00+ Loan periods vary |
$3.00+ |
| CD-ROM – Adult & Child |
Price varies |
$3.00+ |
| Wooden Puzzles - Child |
$0.50 Three weeks |
$1.00 |
| Magazines |
$1.00 Two weeks |
$1.00 |
| DVD |
$5.00+ |
$5.00+ |
Other Service Charges
| Service |
Cost |
What you do... |
| Internet |
$10 per hour (min ($2.50) |
Phone for a booking or just call in to your nearest library |
| Word Processing etc |
$2.50 per 30 minutes |
Phone for a booking or just call in to your nearest library |
| B&W Photocopying A4 |
$0.20 |
Self Service – Pay at the counter |
| B&W Photocopying A4 – more than 20 copies |
$0.15 |
Self Service – Pay at the counter |
| Photocopying using coloured paper |
Ask for charges |
Ask a Librarian |
| B&W Photocopying A3 |
$0.40 |
Self Service – Pay at the counter |
| B&W Printing from PC’s |
$0.30 |
Ask a Librarian |
| Colour Printing from PC’s |
$0.50 |
Ask a Librarian |
| Interloans outside MPDC |
$5.00 plus associated costs |
Ask a Librarian |
| Requests within MPDC |
$1.00 |
Ask a Librarian or add your own on the OPAC |
| Lost or damaged items. |
Cost of repair or replacement, plus administration charge |
Ask a Librarian |
| Library Card replacement |
$2.00 |
Ask a Librarian |
| Administration Charge |
$10.00 |
Ask a Librarian |
Fines
| Items |
Charge Per Day |
Maximum fine total |
| Adult Rental Books & Magazines |
$0.30 |
Cost of item |
| Adult Non-Rental Books |
$0.20 |
Cost of item |
| Child / Teen Books |
$0.10 |
Cost of item |
| Audiocassettes |
$0.30 |
Cost of item |
| Videos |
$1.00 |
Cost of item |
| Compact Discs |
$1.00 |
Cost of item |
| CD-ROM’s |
$1.00 |
Cost of item |
| Reference or Overnight loan |
$5.00 |
Cost of item |
Please note: Overdue charges still apply if renewals are made after the item has become overdue. One day’s grace applies only if the book is returned to the library on the day following the due date.
Loan Periods
|
Item
|
Loan Period
|
Renewals – only permitted if item is not in demand
|
| Most Non-Rental Books |
3 weeks |
Maximum 2 renewals |
| Rental Books |
2 weeks |
Maximum 2 renewals |
| Videos |
Loan periods vary |
Maximum 2 renewals |
| CD-ROMs |
Loan periods vary |
Maximum 2 renewals |
| Wooden Puzzles |
2 weeks |
Maximum 2 renewals |
| Magazines |
2 weeks |
Maximum 1 renewal |
| Some Reference & Special books |
Variable. Librarians will advise you. |
No renewals |
Please Note: Renewals may be made by phone or using our online catalogue. If you want more than 2 extensions or have debt on your account you will have to call into one of our libraries to talk to staff. There is a limit of 20 items.
Stopped Membership Card
Customer’s cards will be stopped from further use when amounts owed by the individual or family exceeds $5 and/or more than 30 days has elapsed since the date of first being charged.
Refunds
If an item that has been lost and paid for is returned to the library in good condition within 2 months from the date of payment, a refund will be made. The amount of the refund will be the amount paid, minus any overdue fee that has accrued and/or administration charges. Please bring in your receipt. Payment for individual parts of an item can not be refunded ie tapes, toys, etc.
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