Loan Periods and Fine and Fee Policies

	Loan Period * (no limit on quantities loaned except on ILL – limit 4)	Renewal*	Daily Fine	Max. Fines	Holds	Replacement Costs or Damaged Material Fees
Donated materials are not accepted in lieu of fines or replacement fees or as replacement for lost copies. Replacement cost includes processing fees. All lost or damaged materials must be considered for re-selection according to the collection development policy
Adult Books (Fiction and Non-fiction)	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	.25	8.00	Yes	Hardcover & trade paperback $20.00 Mass market Paperback $6.50
In Demand Books	1 week	None	.25	8.00	Yes	See regular material type for fees
Reference	1 day					Actual Cost
Youth Books (Picture Books, BTR, j and YA Fiction and Non-Fiction)	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	.25	8.00	Yes	Picture book big $15.00 Picture book small $8.00 J Fiction, Non-F $15.00 YA Hardcover $20.00 Softcover $6.50
Board Books	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	.25	2.00	Yes	$ 4.00
Books to Go (book discussion bags)	6 weeks	Once (for another 6 weeks)	1.00	8.00	Yes	$20.00 HC; $6.50 SC multiplied by six (quantity of books in bag)
Storybags, Teenbags, Parentbags, kids bags	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	1.00	8.00	Yes	$150.00 per bag; or, cost for missing item(s) – see S:/Storybags/Current inventories
City and State Documents	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	.25	8.00	Yes	$10.00
Non-fiction DVDs & Videos	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	.25	8.00	Yes	$20.00
Recreational DVDs & Videos	1 week	3 times, for 1 week each time	.25	8.00	Yes	$20.00
Audiotapes and CDs Adult and Youth	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	.25	8.00	Yes	$15.00
Kits	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	.25	8.00	Yes	$20.00
Readalongs	3 weeks	3 times, for 3 weeks each time	.25	8.00	Yes	$10.00
ILL (4 processing at a time)	According to lending library	According to lending library	1.00	8.00	According to lending library	Actual Cost
eBooks (netLibrary)	4 hours (set by Minitex)	Renewals available	N/A	N/A	Yes	N/A
Periodicals	1 week	Once	.25	8.00	No	$ 5.00

Fee Definitions

Item	Definition	Cost	Policy
Refunds will be issued only within 90 days, with receipt
Card replacement	Patron must pay replacement cost for a lost card, plus any outstanding fines	$2.00 + outstanding fines	Library registration policy
Returned checks	From Rapid City Code	$12.00	CPL-9
Photocopies or printouts	Photocopy machines coin-op; prints paid at circulation desk	$0.15
Meeting room	Fee applies for for-profit organizations and all groups that charge for the instruction of a course	$35.00 for 3 hours, $15.00 per hour for additional hours	OPL-6
Non-Pennington County	Patrons outside Pennington County limits	$70 per card per year	Library registration policy
Interlibrary loans	Patrons are charged for ILLs only if the library is charged	Varies, depending upon lending library	CPL-10

* Please note that renewal may be blocked because of

a) holds on that material

b) overdue fines that exceed $8

c) blocked library card for other reasons (address block, mailed card, expired card etc.)

d) items checked out to the card that are two weeks or more overdue

Revised December 11, 2008

Revised June 14, 2006

Revised October 19, 2005

Revised July 13, 2005

Revised March 9, 2005

Revised August 13, 2003

RCPL Board of Trustees