PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System

Contact:  Linda Burkey

                   South Cumberland Library

                   100 Seymour  Street

                   Cumberland, MD 21502

 

Effective July 1, 2004, the overdue charge for borrowing certain materials from the Allegany County Library System will be $0.10 per day.   The overdue fine rate will increase to $0.10 per day for books, magazines, and audio recordings in the adult collections.  

The Library Board of Trustees approved this revision to the borrowing policies as part of adopting the FY 2005 operating budget for the library system at their June 2004 regular meeting.    Library Director John Taube noted “that the overdue fines have not been increased since the late 1980’s and that the funds are used to purchase new materials for public use.”    Taube continued “overdue fines are charged to encourage prompt returns and they are not charged on days that the library system is closed.”  

 

Type of Material	Loan Period	Overdue Fee
Adult Books, Magazines, and Audio recordings	3 weeks	$0.10 per day
Children’s Books, Magazines, and Audio recordings	3 weeks	$0.05 per day
Interlibrary Loan Items	3 weeks	$0.10 per day
Video Cassettes	3 Days	$1.00 per day
DVDs	3 Days	$1.00 per day

 

Maryland Appel, Circulation Services Supervisor stated “library users have the option of renewing material at any branch or over the telephone and at the library web site.” She continued, “library material may be returned at any library location or at an outside book drop when the library is closed.”