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Membership
All residents of the municipality of La Broquerie are invited to become members of the library. Simply come to the library with a piece of identification indicating your current residential address to fill out an application. We ask all members to advise us of any changes in their address and telephone numbers.
We encourage parents to register their children under the age of 18 years as members of the library as we feel this teaches them the skills necessary to manage a library account, a tool which will be useful to them later on in life. By doing so, parents accept responsibility for the reading and viewing selections of their child and for any loss or damage incurred by him or her to any property or materials of the library.
Loan limits
The following loan durations apply, with a possibility of renewing a maximum of two times, unless the article is new or someone has reserved it. In this case it will not be renewable and will be due at the end of the current loan period.
- DVD’s - 1 week
- Videocassettes - 1 week
- CD’s - 2 weeks
- CDROM’s - 2 weeks
- Periodicals - 2 weeks
- Books - 4 weeks
If a client asks to renew the loan of an article which is late by two weeks or more, two renewals be registered at the time of this renewal. (As carried by the Board of directors on July 4, 2011)
Late returns
We do not impose fines at this time and we wish to continue with this system. We rely on the good faith of our clients to show respect for the property of the library and toward their fellow-patrons by returning all library property in due time and in good condition.
If however we ask for the return of articles and these are not returned, we will be obliged to prepare a bill for the amount that it costs to replace the article, plus an additional $5 fee to cover the cost of putting the article back in circulation. All accounts which have an outstanding balance will be frozen until the bill is paid.
In order to incite our clients to look after bills submitted by the library without delay, bills remitted to clients for articles which are late or damaged will indicate that if the bill is resolved within five business days the $5 administration will be voided and shall not apply. (As carried by the Board of directors on July 4, 2011)
If after having paid the administration fee and the value of replacement for an article a client returns the article in question in good state and within a reasonable time limit, and if the library has not yet purchased a replacement for this article, the amount paid for the value of the book may be reimbursed to the client, if the client’s account is in good standing. Please note that the $5 administration fee is not refundable. (As carried by the Board of directors on May 26, 2009)
We encourage our patrons to take note of the loan limits and to always return their borrowed articles on time. It is possible to request extensions over the phone and it is preferable that it be done before the current loan period expires. Getting into the habit of returning articles on time might mean that we would not need to start charging late fees, and this would also prepare you for the possibility that we would be obliged to start imposing fines.
NSF Cheque
In the case of an NSF cheque returned to us by a financial institution, there will be a $20 fee imposed, over the amount of the original cheque. (As carried by the Board of directors on October 20, 2010)
Checking out articles
- To make a loan at the library a member must necessarily present his or her member card.
- To make a loan on behalf of another client, verbal or written authorization must be received at the library from the person who holds the account under which material is to be borrowed and that member’s card must be presented.
- For a client who is less than 18 years to be able to obtain a library card, one of his parents or tutors must also hold a member card for the library.
(As carried by the Board of directors on July 5, 2010)
Inappropriate websites
In the event that a person looks at inappropriate Web sites from the computers at the library, the following consequences will be in order
- 1st incident : inaccessibility to the computers for a period of three months;
- 2nd incident : inaccessibility to the computers for a period of one year.
(As carried by the Board of directors on May 26, 2009)
Gifts
The library presently accepts gifts of recent books, in a small quantity. We reserve the right to not put the books in circulation if we judge, for any reason, that they are not appropriate for our collection. All books which are given to us and which are not put into circulation will be handed over to charitable organizations.
