Secaucus Public Library Material Loan and Fine Policy
The Secaucus Public Library is a
member of BCCLS (Bergen County Cooperative Library System) which gives you
access to over 5 million items in 72 public libraries. We encourage you to go
to the online card catalog www2.bccls.org and see for yourself the wealth of information,
resources, and materials available throughout the system.
|
|
Length
of Checkout |
Fine
for Late Materials |
|
Books
(New) |
14 days |
.10 per
day/item |
|
Books |
28 days |
.10 per
day/item |
|
Audiobooks
(cassette) |
28 days |
$1.00
per day/item |
|
Audiobooks
(CD) |
14 days |
$1.00
per day/item |
|
Downloadable
Audiobooks Available
at www2.bccls.org
for your Windows Media MP3 players and PCs |
21 days |
Never a
fine! |
|
Magazines Monthly
magazines are kept for 1 year and weekly magazines are kept 6 months. |
14 days *the
current month does not circulate |
.10 per
day/item |
|
Audio-Visual Materials 10
Secaucus media materials may be on your library card in any combination at
one time In addition 10
media materials may be on your library card from another BCCLS or |
||
|
DVDs |
2 days |
$2.00
per day/item |
|
VHS |
5 days |
$2.00
per day/item |
|
CDs |
14 days |
$1.00
per day/item |
|
CD-ROMs |
14 days |
$1.00
per day/item |
Renewals
Items can be renewed online with a
PIN (click here or see front desk for
more information)
and by phone (201) 330-2083 with
your library card number.
Some
items may not be renewed if:
1.
They
are high demand
2.
Have
a computer hold
3.
Exceeded
the possible number of renewals (varies by material and library)
Inter-Library Loans
If you
request an item from another library from the online card catalog:
- 10 books may be requested per day
- 10 media materials may be on your card from another
BCCLS and/or Hudson co. library at one time
World Language Catalog
This year
(date TBD), library materials in foreign languages will be searchable by native
language in the card catalog.
The BCCLS
database contains a wealth of foreign language materials in many different
formats. BCCLS member libraries also have foreign language titles not listed in
the BCCLS database. Contact the lending library for specific information and
policies.
Available Languages
Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Hebrew
Indian
(Gujarati & Hindi)
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Updated 8/23/07