Loans, Fines and Fees

As a reminder, borrowers of Greenwich Library materials assume complete responsibility for all materials checked out on their library cards. The library assumes no responsibility for damage or alleged damage to a borrower’s equipment by library materials.

Items

Loan Period

Renewable?

Overdue Fines

Adult Books / Audiobooks

21 days

Yes

$0.10 a day

Children’s Books / Audiobooks

21 days

Yes

$0.05 a day

Adult Music

21 days

Yes

$0.10 a day

Children’s Music

21 days

Yes

$0.05 a day

E-Books

21 days

Yes

$1.00 a day

Art Prints

42 days

Yes

$1.00 a day

Interlibrary Loans

21 days

Yes *

$1.00 a day

Adult Non-Fiction Video / DVD

21 days

Yes

$1.00 a day

Children’s Video / DVD

7 days

Yes

$1.00 a day

Adult Feature Video / DVD

7 days

Yes

$1.00 a day

Adult Periodicals

7 days

No

$0.10 a day

Children’s Periodicals

7 days

No

$0.05 a day

* Interlibrary Loan Books are renewable once for a period of 7 additional days.


What if I lose or damage my library materials?

  • Lost material: Cost of material as recorded in the material’s item record plus a processing fee of $5.00

What if I lose part of my library material?

  • Missing cases for CDs Videos, DVDs and Audiobooks cost $5.00
  • Missing CDs and tapes from audiobooks cost $10.00 per lost item
  • Missing CDs and CD-ROMs from books cost $10.00
  • Missing booklets, CD inserts and covers cost $5.00
  • Missing art print bags cost $25.00

How much do Interlibrary Loans cost?

  • $0.50 for books
  • $0.20 per page for photocopies

All Fines and Fees can be paid at the Returns Desk of any of our Libraries.