Circulation Policies
- Most circulating material may be borrowed for three weeks.
- New releases and high-demand items may have limited check-out periods.
- Only patrons 18 years of age or older may check-out M-rated software and R- rated DVDs.
- Reference materials do NOT circulate.
Fines
Boone County Public Library does not charge a fine for overdue items. However, lost or damaged items do incur replacement costs.
See Also
Campus ParentRenewal Policies and Auto-Renewal of Items
You may renew books, DVDS, music CDs, software, and audiobooks twice if no one else is waiting for the titles.
- Due to high demand, New Releases cannot be renewed.
- Most physical items checked-out from the Library renew automatically.
- Items NOT eligible for auto-renewal include:
- Items that have reached the renewal limit.
- Items on hold for someone else.
- Downloadable and streaming materials.
- Laptops, Kits, and WiFi Hot Spots.
- Items owned by another library (Inter-Library Loan items).
Borrowing Limits for Adult and Juvenile Cards
Item Limits | Adult | Juvenile |
Max Checkouts at one time | 100 | 25 |
Books | 50 | 25 |
Videos / DVDs | 10 | 10 |
Books on Tape / CDs | 25 | 25 |
Music CDs | 25 | 25 |
Magazines (only back issues) | 10 | 10 |
Software (video games) | 2 | 2 |
Software | 5 | 5 |
Items on Hold | 50 | 25 |
Wonderbooks | 4 | 4 |
