Circulation Policy
Circulation Policy
Adopted September 11, 2007
Amended December 3, 2012
Amended July 12, 2021
Amended November 7, 2022
Amended February 5, 2024
In-District Membership
Patrons that fall under this category may sign up for a library card with a 30 physical material item limit. Patrons must show proof that they qualify for an in-district membership. Types of no fee memberships are as follows:
- In-District Residents: A patron that lives or owns property within Millington or Arbela Townships.
- Library Staff: Staff that work for the Millington Arbela District Library.
- In-District School Students: Students attending schools that fall within Millington or Arbela Townships. This includes public schools and parochial schools. Students participating in an exchange program at schools in-district or who are hosted by a family in-district also qualify.
- In-District School Staff: Staff that work in schools that fall within Millington or Arbela Townships. This includes public schools, charter schools, and home-schools.
Out-of-District Membership
A person who does not qualify under an in-district membership is eligible for an out-of-district membership. Out-of-District members must pay an annual fee of $25 to maintain membership.
Persons applying for a library card must fill out all parts of the application and show some form of identification with their current address. Examples of acceptable identification are a Michigan driver’s license, a Michigan identification card, a school identification card, 2 utility bills, paystubs, etc.
The charge for a replacement library card shall be $1.00.
New patrons are allowed to check out only three items. Established patrons may check out a maximum of thirty (30) items
Patrons with $3.00 or more in accumulated fines may not check out any items.
Patrons who have stated more than twice that they have returned material, but the material cannot be found in the library, may not check out any more material until all materials that are out are either returned or paid for.
Books, magazines, and audiobooks may be checked out for three weeks. DVDs may be checked out for seven days.
All items may be renewed once over the phone or on-line as long as there is no “hold” on the item. For additional renewals, the items must be brought to the library.
Fines on books, magazines, and audiobooks shall be $.10 per item per day overdue. Fines on DVDs shall be $1.00 per item per day overdue. The maximum fine on any item shall be $10.00
Lost Items
The charge for a lost item shall be the cost of the item as it appears in the computer circulation system or on its accession card. The charge for a lost magazine shall be $3.50. If an item is returned good condition within 3 months of the payment, the payment shall be returned to the patron. Damaged items will be charged on an individual basis depending on the extent of the damage and the age of the item.
Patrons will be notified by their listed preferred method of contact of an overdue item one week after the item became overdue.
If the item has not been returned within two weeks, patrons will again be notified by their listed preferred method of contact.
If the item has not been returned within four weeks, the patron will be notified by letter.
If the item has not been returned or paid for within eight weeks, the patron will be sent an invoice and warned of possible collection agency action.
If the item has not been returned or paid for within twelve weeks, the patron’s debt may be turned over to the collection agency.
Patrons in good standing are entitled to use the library’s interloan service
All information about patrons, regardless of age, is confidential and will not be released to anyone without a court order. This includes unlisted phone numbers, overdue records, and titles of items that a person has checked out at any time. Information listed in the phone book is not considered confidential.