LIBRARY
INFORMATION
Library
Cards
Library
cards are issued free of charge to residents of
Mechanic
Falls, and children may receive a card once they have entered
kindergarten.
Adults must present proof of current address at time of application.
The
fee for Non-resident cards is $10.00 per year, but may be used
by
the whole family.
Circulation
All
books
circulate for
a 2 week period. Renewals may be made in person, or by telephone, as
long
as there are no reserves for the particular item. The limit on renewals
is 3 times. We ask that patrons limit themselves to no more than 3
books
on the same topic, or by the same author,so that we might share our
limited
resources with one another. We also ask that you limit your DVD
selections to 3 per household. DVD's are due back the next time
the library is open.
Fines
Adults
will be
fined for
overdue books at the rate of 50 cents per book per week. Overdue videos
will be fined at a rate of 50 cents per day overdue.
There
are no
fines on
overdue children's books, but it is the responsibility of the
parent/guardian
to see that all books are returned on time.
When we
are
not open, items
may be returned through the slot on the right as you face the library
door.
You will be
contacted
by the librarian if you do not return overdue, and after 3 such
warnings,
if the items are still not returned, the police will be notified.
Lost/Damaged
books
must
be
paid for (replacement or repair).
New
books are
limited
to 2 per checkout.
Reserves
may
be requested
at any time. If we do not have a book in our collection, you may
enter an Interlibrary Loan request. We regret that we have to
charge a nominal fee of $2.00 per book per loan. The loans may
take anywhere from a
couple of days to a month, so give yourself sufficient lead time when
requesting
an item.
Computer
We have
a
computer available
for public use that is also connected to the Internet. Period of
use is limited to 30 minutes per user per day.
The
parent or guardian
must complete a form in person to allow children under 18 computer
access.
Behavior
Shirts
and
shoes must
be worn at all times in the library. Excessive noise, inappropriate
behavior,
or violence will not be tolerated. If our request to stop any such
behavior
is not heeded, the individual(s) involved will be asked to leave the
library.
Failure to comply will be reported to the authorities.
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