Certain small equipment items costing less than $500.00 will be charged to individuals as Sa regular loan item. Loan periods for small equipment are for 7 days, with 1 renewal. Extended use charges will accrue at the rate of 25 cents per day, with no upper limit.
Small equipment items include, but are not limited to the following: paper cutters, CD players, coffeemakers, folding tables, or overhead projectors.
Realia is a term covering 3-dimensional objects that are circulated in libraries. Loan periods for realia are for 21 days, with 2 renewals. Extended use charges will accrue at the rate of 25 cents per day, with no upper limit. Realia items include, but are not limited to the following: sculpture, toys, puppets, and bagged story collection kits.
Special learning DVDs, by their nature, require longer circulation periods than feature film DVDs. Loan periods for special learning DVDs are for 21 days, with 2 renewals. Extended use charges accrue at the rate of 25 cents per day, with no upper limit.
Special learning DVDs include, but are not limited to, the following: foreign language instruction, English as a second language, GED, basic literacy instruction, firefighter training, or mixed media bag sets.
Approved, Chambers County Library Advisory Board September 9, 1997
Amended, May 14, 2002; May 9, 2006; November 12, 2013; August 11, 2015