Section 3

Circulating Collection

A. Material Types

Most materials purchased for the Wayne Public Library circulate. Format may be the deciding factor in making an item circulating or reference, but materials in any format may circulate at the discretion of the librarians.  Circulating material is purchased to fulfill the needs of the public for material which may be used over a period of time outside of the library, and currently includes but is not limited to books, magazines, videos, DVDs, audio books, music CDs, information CDs, e-books, pamphlets, maps and documents.

B. Disclaimer

The library is not responsible for any damage done to machines by the use of library owned videos, tapes, software, CDs or other library materials.  The patron is responsible for reading and understanding any instructions, limitations, system requirements, etc., and determining if they wish to use library material.  Technological support is not available at the library.  Due to the heavy and wide usage of library materials, the library cannot guarantee the condition of material at the time of checkout.

a. Patrons are responsible for reporting any damage or problems with library material to library staff.

b. Patrons are responsible for rewinding audio and video tapes and returning all materials in a condition ready for use by the next patron.  All material must be returned in the appropriate package.

C. Loan periods

All books, including new books may be borrowed for 21 days. VHS tapes, audio books and CD’s may also be borrowed for 21 days. All DVD’s may be borrowed for 7 days.

D. Renewals and Limits

If there are no reserves on an item, books (except new books), periodicals and audio books (except new audio books) may be renewed in person, over the phone or on-line two times. New books, VHS tapes, DVDs, CDs and new audio books may be renewed once.   

E. Number of items per person

Cardholders are limited to 75 items checked out, only 20 of which may be classified as “New.”  Cardholders are limited to 5 Adult DVDs and 5 Juvenile DVDs, 5 audiobooks, 3 VHS (video) tapes, and 5 Adult music CDs and 5 Juvenile music CDs per checkout session. The library retains the right to further limit the number of items that may be checked out by any one person when heavy demand by subject area, seasonal appeal, format or other factors would not provide fair distribution to the greater population. 

F. Reserves and requests for interlibrary loan

1. Patrons are limited to fifty reserve items. New books, new DVDs and new audio books and new CDs may be reserved by Wayne residents only. Items not found on the shelf of the library may be reserved in person, over the phone or directly on the computer automation system.  Patrons may request pickup at either library branch.  Only five reserves may be placed at any one time through library staff.  There is no charge for reserving items.  Patrons will be called or notified by mail or e-mail when an item is available. The library card used to place the resserve must be presented to pick it up. Each item will be held until the patron can come to the library, up to three days unless specific arrangements are made with library staff.

2. Wayne residents may request interlibrary loans on items not owned by the Wayne Public Library system.  Non-residents must place ILL requests through their home libraries.  Only five interlibrary loan requests may be placed per week.  Costs of interlibrary loans will be passed on to the patrons when the lending library charges for loans or photocopies.  For the occasional patron who wishes to go to another library not on the reciprocal borrowing list to pick up an item, an ALA ILL form will be issued to the patron.

 3. The Wayne Public Library will loan any circulating material (except e-books) not on reserve to fill ILL requests.

G. Material returned at remote locations

All materials borrowed from one branch of the Wayne Library system may be returned to any branch.  The return date for purposes of library fines will be the first day the material is checked in by a Wayne Library branch.  Materials borrowed from other New Jersey libraries may be returned to any library and will be shipped back to the lending library through the statewide delivery system.  Overdue fines will continue until material is received and checked in by the lending library for material checked out directly to the patron. 

H.   Claims Returned    

Any patron who claims to have returned materials on 3 or more occasions will be blocked from checking out materials and using the internet until the items are cleared from the record either by finding and returning the items and paying the fines, or by paying for the replacement cost of the items. Claims return must be made within 20 days of the due date or prior to the bill being sent out.

Approved 11/08/2011