Fee Schedules at
Member Libraries
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| Member Library | Fines See also fines at other libraries across the country. |
| Allegany | We have a suggested fine of 5 cents per day up to the price of the item. Most patrons leave a dollar regardless of whether they are one day late or two weeks. |
| Ashville |
Ashville charges 5 cents all print material and audios
books per day.
$.50 per day on dvd's and videos
$5.00 max per item |
| Bemus Point | Books, Audios and CD's are 10 cents per day with a max. of 4.00 and videos and DVD's are 50 cents per day with a max. of $6.00. |
| Brocton | |
| Busti | Books, magazines, audiobooks: $0.05 per
day Videos: $0.50 per day $3.00 limit per item. At $5.00 total fine a patron is blocked until payment of fine. |
| Cassadaga | |
| Cattaraugus | |
| Chautauqua | Our fines for all materials are five cents for each day overdue that we are open. Books in the bookdrop are considered returned as of the last day we were open. Max per item is $4 and borrowing is blocked at $5. |
| Clymer | Clymer has no specific charge - we just have a small box on the counter with a notice that we'd appreciate a donation if they are overdue. It works quite well for us - people usually give between $1 and $10. (And of course we have those that are persistently overdue and never offer a penny!) |
| Delevan | Delevan does not charge for "closed days," but we charge a fine of 10-cents per day per overdue item, up to a max of $5 for books, magazines, audios, puzzles, games.etc. The fine on videos (VHS and DVD's) is $2 per day, up to a max of $10. The fine cap is $20 per patron. |
| Dunkirk | |
| Ellicottville | |
| Ellington | Ellington charges 10 cents per day for books, magazines and audio books and $1 per day for movies with a $5 max on everything - though I usually get overdue stuff in the drop box with out the cash - even during open hours. |
| Falconer |
5 cents a day..maximum
$3.75 per book....videos 50 cents a day..$5.00 maximum...same with dvds.
(audios same as books)
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| Findley Lake | Findley Lake does not charge fines for any over due materials. We suggest a donation and have received more from this process than if we had a specific amount designated. |
| Fluvanna | Our Books are due in 2 weeks, Book Fines are 5 cents a day with a maximum of $2.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Our videos are due back in 1 week, Fines are 25 cents a day with a maximum of $5.00. |
| Franklinville | |
| Fredonia | |
| Frewsburg |
We charge 5 cents/day (any material); max. of $3.00/item. |
| Gowanda | We charge $.10 a day per item, all items to a maximum of $3 per item. |
| Jamestown | 3 week materials = 5 cents per day; 2 week materials = 5 cents per day; 1 week materials = 15 cents per day. Maximum fines are $3 for each adult item and $1 for each children's item. |
| Kennedy | We charge 5 cents a day on all materials with a maximum of $3.00 per item. |
| Lakewood | |
| Little Valley | Little Valley charges a nickel a day for books, books on tape and CD's, with a $2.00 limit. We charge $1.00 a day for videos, up to $5.00. |
| Machias | |
| Mayville | Mayville charges 5 cents a day for books ($4 max) and 50 cents a day for videos ($5 max). |
| Olean | Olean charges a service fee of $.75 for each overdue notice sent. Usually just two. Then we charge a $1.00 service fee for a billing letter. We do not charge daily fines for items. |
| Portville | |
| Randolph |
Books - 5 cents per day with a maximum of $2.00
Videos/DVDs - 50 cents per day with a maximum of $2.00
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| Ripley | |
| Salamanca | Salamanca does not charge fines for any items. |
| Sherman | 5 cents a day/per book & 50 cents a day/per video w/a maximum of $5.00 per item. |
| Silver Creek | Silver Creek charges $.15 a day for adult books, Audio Books and magazines/$.05 for Children's, & $1.00 for videos. |
| Sinclairville | Overdue books
and magazines are $.05/day; videos and DVD's are $.25/day and $.10 if you
don't rewind. Initially rewinding was a problem, but after we strictly
enforced and put a reminder on the VHS loaned, the situation hardly arises. Usually the first group of fines never amount to more than $2.00. Most VHS/DVD fines are paid before they reach more than $3.00. Once or twice a year someone gets a fine for VHS/DVD over $5.00 and then we ask them to make a donation. There is no plan to increase these. Our system works and we have few lost books. |
| SNIA | |
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| Stockton | |
| Westfield | |
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We charge $2 a day for videotapes and DVDs. We believe that since our collection is small (relatively speaking), the daily fine should encourage people to bring them back on time. Feature videos circulate for three days, while documentaries go out for a week. [Inglewood/Los Angeles, CA] |
| We don't charge fines. We do have "express books"
books that are very popular and circulate for three days for free, after
that it is .25 a day. If a patron is late by 60 days with a book, they are
billed for the cost of the item. Without fees/fines we don't have a problem getting items back. [Reading, MA] |
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Our fines for materials are .10 per day. The
exceptions to that rule are |