CIRCULATION AND USE OF MATERIALS
- All users must possess a valid library card to borrow materials. Library cards are free to residents of the villages of Poynette and Arlington and the townships of Dekorra, Arlington, Leeds and Lowville. Cards from libraries within the South Central Library System will be honored. Lost cards will be replaced for $1.
- Books and audiobooks may be borrowed for 28 days. (Exception: recent additions will be placed on a special shelf and limited to 14-day loan.) Magazines and music CDs circulate for 14 days. Videos (DVDs and Blu-Rays) circulate for 7 days.
- Poynette Area Public Library is “Fines Free” as of October 12, 2021. Patron accounts will not be fined for any items checked out at Poynette Library that are returned late. Old charges stemming from overdue materials will be removed from your account.
- Materials lost or damaged must be paid for by the borrower. Charges will be the cost of replacement established by the owning library. Previous charges on your account from old lost or damaged materials will remain on your account. Persons with lost materials and/or outstanding fines over $20 will be encouraged upon checkout to make a partial payment.
- Late fines will be applied to Outer Library Loans (OLLs), which are materials we request from outside of our library system ($0.10/day up to a max of $3 for each book or magazine; video fines are $1/day up to a max of $7). Other systems are doing us a favor by lending these items, so we want to respect their lending periods.
- Notification of overdue items shall be done by email or U.S. mail. Village of Poynette Ordinance No. 93-247 pertains to the theft and /or unlawful retention of library materials (see appendix).
- Privacy: Wisconsin Statute 43.30 Public Library Records
Section (4) – “Upon the request of a custodial parent or guardian of a child who is under the age of 16, a library supported in whole or part by public funds shall disclose to the custodial parent or guardian all library records relating to the use of the library’s documents or other materials, resources, or services by that child.”
Section (5a) – “Upon the request of a law enforcement officer who is investigating criminal conduct alleged to have occurred at a library supported in whole or in part by public funds, the library shall disclose to the law enforcement officer all records pertinent to the alleged criminal conduct that were produced by a surveillance device under the control of the library.”
Adopted by the Library Board of Trustees 10-04-1993.
Amended 09-03-1996, 02-02-1999, 06-06-2000, 02-09-2010, 04-13-2021, 10-19-2021, 09-12-23.