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Events @ Cedar Mill: Email for Beginners Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT; ESL Conversation Group Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:30:00 GMT; Writer's Mill Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT; [see more]

Events @ Cedar Mill: Email for Beginners
March 19, 2010; ESL Conversation Group
March 20, 2010; Writer's Mill
March 21, 2010; [calendar view]; [text listing]

Events @ Bethany: Bethany Read to the Dogs (Reservations Required) Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT; Bethany Read to the Dogs (Reservations Required) Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:00:00 GMT; Library Closed Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:00:00 GMT; [see more]

Events @ Bethany: Bethany Read to the Dogs (Reservations Required)
March 24, 2010; Bethany Read to the Dogs (Reservations Required)
March 31, 2010; Library Closed
April 4, 2010; [calendar view]; [text listing]

"History is a living horse laughing at a wooden horse. History is a wind blowing where it listeth. History is no sure thing to bet on. History is a box of tricks with a lost key. History is a labyrinth of doors with sliding panels, a book of ciphers with the code in a cave of the Saragossa sea. History says, if it pleases, Excuse me, I beg your pardon, it will never happen again if I can help it."

—Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) American writer known for free verse, Smoke and Steel

Lending Rules and Policies

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Loan Periods and Limits

Three weeks for most materials, including books, music and audiobooks, CDs, CDROMs, videocassettes and magazines. DVDs are an exception.
DVDs circulate for seven days.
Check-outs on DVDs are limited to 5 per library card.

Renewals

You may renew most library materials twice, as long as the item has not been reserved by another patron. You may renew your library materials in person, on-line or by calling us at 644-0043.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) items, those borrowed for you from other library systems across the country, can be renewed once. Please contact a staff member to renew the item for you. (Read more about our Interlibrary Loan service.)

Late and Lost Material Fee Policies

Our basic late fine rate is 15 cents per day ($0.15) for each overdue item, with a maximum accrual of $5.00 per item. There are a few exceptions to the rule, primarily:
The fine for late DVDs is $1.00 per day.
Beginning March 1, 2009, if an Inter-Library Loan (ILL) item becomes overdue by 1 week, your account will be charged the default price of $100.01 and a non-refundable $5 processing fee. If the item is returned, the default price will be waived, but the processing will not be waived. If the item is not returned, the actual replacement cost of the item will be charged. This is the same procedure as a regular Cedar Mill Library item that goes to lost.
Fines begin on the day after the due date. Households with overdue materials will be notified on the 5^th day following the date due. Bills will be sent at 25 days. If items are not returned, the account may be given to a collection agency.

Fees and/or fines in excess of $9.99 will result in suspension of borrowing privileges at Cedar Mill Community Library and all other member libraries in Washington County. Fees will be charged for lost materials and items that are damaged.This suspension remains in effect until the amount owed is less than $10.00.

Cedar Mill Community Library is not responsible for any damage to home electronic equipment encountered during the use of Library audio tapes, video tapes, compact disks, or cassettes.