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Renewals

All items may be renewed two (2) times. Items can be renewed online if they are not overdue.  Overdue items can be renewed via telephone or in person.  Items currently on hold for another patron can not be renewed. Renew your items by telephone (814) 355-1516, at the circulation desk, or on our Web Site.

Library Materials

New Adult and Large Print items may be taken out for 2 weeks.
All other general materials may be taken out for 3 weeks
ILL (Interlibrary Loan) item due dates and renewals are determined by the lending library.
Due dates on ILL items can be found on the book strap attached to your ILL item.

Entertainment Movies

Entertainment DVDs are $1 for 3 day rentals; classic and educational DVDs are FREE for 21-day rentals.
All VHS Videos are FREE for 21 day rentals.

Overdue Fines:

All Adult and Children's Materials and Library Videos are $0.20 per day.
This does not include Entertainment/2-day videos
Entertainment (3-day rental) Video Tapes and DVDs
are $1.00 per day

The Fine Print...
Note: Pennsylvania Library Law States: "Whoever retains any book, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, manuscript, map or other property belonging in or to or on deposit with the State Library or any local library... , for a period exceeding 30 days after such library has given written notice to return the same...shall be sentenced to pay a fine...and costs of prosecution...   Any person in default of payment of such fine and costs shall undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 10 days."

Safe Child Policy

We welcome your children to the Library! In order to make the library a safe and pleasant environment for your children, the following rules have been established:

Children under the age of eight are not permitted in the library without a parent/custodian who is age sixteen or older.
A parent/custodian must remain in the building while children under eight are attending special programs.
Children between the ages of eight and sixteen may use the library without parental/custodian supervision.
A child whose behavior is disruptive may be asked to leave the library after receiving one warning. More significant or repeated disruptive behavior may result in limited library access.
Please arrange to pick up your children before the library closes. Library hours are posted on the front door.
Your cooperation will make the library a positive experience for your children and is much appreciated by the library staff.

Gift/Donation Policy

The Centre County Library System gladly accepts, and is grateful for, unconditional gifts. In accepting gifts, the following stipulations will apply:

The library reserves the right to decide if a gift will be added to its collection.
The library reserves the right to sell, give to other libraries, or otherwise dispose of gift materials that are not added to the library collection.
When materials are added to the collection, no restrictions on the library's use of the gift materials may be made by the donor. 
Gifted materials become the sole property of the library.  They may not be reclaimed.
Receipts for materials donated to the library will be provided upon request, but placing a value on the materials is the responsibility of the donor.
We are unable to accept magazines, encyclopedias or condensed books of any kind.
We are able to accept one bag or box of like-new books per customer per week.

 

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