Lending Policy


Morley Library Lending Policy

Beginning May 3, 2021, Morley Library will not charge overdue fines on almost all items. If items are not returned by the due date, a late fee may show up on your account. This will disappear as soon as the items are returned. Exceptions are WiFi Hotspots and materials owned by other libraries.

If you do not return your items within 28 days of the due date, a charge for the total cost of the items may appear on your account. This charge will go away as soon as the items are returned. If the fines or fees on your card exceed $10.00, your account will be blocked until the overdue items are returned or your account balance is reduced to less than $10.00. If you have 12 or more items overdue, your account will be blocked until the items are returned. Patrons may have no more than 100 items checked out at a time. 

A non-refundable material recovery referral fee of $10.00 will be charged to accounts referred to Unique Management for collection.

Teachers and parents who home school their children may apply for a special Educator Card, which will allow them to check out library materials for 9 weeks. 

Please note that if you borrow items from other libraries within the CLEVNET systems, those items are subject to the overdue policies of the owning library. Loan periods are determined by the owning library. 

 

Material

Loan Period

Limit Fine/Day Renewable
Adult Fiction Books 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Adult Nonfiction Books 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Board Games 3 Weeks 2 No Fine No
Book Sets 6 Weeks No Limit No Fine No
Encyclopedias 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Magazines 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine No
Music CDs 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Foreign Language Cassettes/CDs 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Spoken Book CDs 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Framed Pictures 4 Weeks 4 No Fine No
Juvenile Fiction Books 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Juvenile Nonfiction Books 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Juvenile Books on CD 3 Weeks No Limit No Fine Yes
Juvenile Theme Units, Classroom Aids 9 Weeks No Limit No Fine No  
Non-Fiction DVDs 1 Week No Limit No Fine Yes
New Feature Film DVDs 1 Week 10 No Fine Yes
Older Feature Film DVDs 1 Week No Limit No Fine Yes
New Blu-Ray Feature Films 1 Week 10 No Fine Yes
Older Blu-Ray Feature Films 1 Week No Limit No Fine Yes
Wi-Fi Hotspot 2 Weeks 1 $5.00 No
Video Games 2 Weeks 2 No Fine No

Wi-Fi Hotspots may only be circulated to Morley Library cardholders and need to be returned to Morley Library.

Video Games and Wi-Fi Hotspots may not be borrowed until thirty (30) days after a new card has been issued.

Automatic Renewals

As part of the CLEVNET consortium, Morley Library has implemented automatic renewals of physical materials. Materials will automatically renew one day before an item is due.

Please note: This service does not apply to digital materials (i.e. Libby), only physical materials.

Materials will not automatically renew if:

· Someone else has placed a hold on the item.

· The item has reached its renewal limit (renewal limits vary by library system and item type).

· Your account is blocked due to excess fines or fees.

If an item cannot be renewed, you will receive a courtesy due soon notice (via PHONE, EMAIL, or Text) the evening before your materials are due. Materials may be manually renewed in the library, by telephone or via the Clevnet catalog.

Framed Art, Video Games, Wi-Fi Hotspots, Magazines, Theme Units, Classroom Aids and Board Games are not renewable and cannot be reserved.

Framed Art, Video Games, Wi-Fi Hotspots, and Board Games cannot be checked out again until one day after returned.