| Borrow
Library Items Fines
Hold/Request
Items
Interlibrary Loan
Loan Periods
and Limits
Lost or Damaged Items
Non-Resident
Cardholders
Overdue Notices
Renew
Items
Return Items
Self
Checkout
Loan
Periods and Limits
| | Loan Period | Limit |
| Audiobooks | 3 weeks | 10
per patron | | Books | 3
weeks | 100 per patron | | Compact
Discs (CDs) | 3 weeks | 20 per patron |
| Magazines, back issues only | 3 weeks |
20 per patron |
| Video Formats (VHS or DVD) |
7 days | 7 per patron | Total
Item Limit: 100 All items may be renewed twice if no other patron has requested
the item.
Online
renewal is quick and easy.
Fines *
|
|
Fine |
|
Video Formats (VHS or DVD)
|
$1 per day overdue
|
| All other items |
$.20 per day overdue |
*The Library Board of Trustees approved this $.05 increase in
fines. Increase in usage and expanded services, together with
a reduction in some sources of income, has led to a very tight
Library budget for 2010. In preparing the 2010 budget the Library
carefully considered the impact on public service and sought actions
that would minimally affect library usage. Find more information
at www.oppl.org/about/budget.htm.
Use
E-PAY to pay fines
Hold/Request
Items Hold Item in Catalog
Oak Park Public Library cardholders
can place up to 30 hold requests on items found in the Library
Catalog. Have your card number ready and follow these
instructions. You will be notified when your item is available for you
to pick up at the Library. Learn how to receive email
notification of holds that are ready for pick up. Request Item NOT
in Catalog
Residents with Oak Park Public Library cards can request a
title or ask that the Library purchase a title for the collection. Make
a request online, at the Library, or by calling 708-452-3480. The item will
be borrowed through interlibrary loan or purchased as appropriate.
You will be notified if the item is not available. Materials selection is the
responsibility of the Collection Development
Coordinator.
Interlibrary
Loan
Residents with Oak Park Public Library cards are able to request
interlibrary loan service for items not available at the Oak Park Public Library.
Make a request online, at the Library, or by
calling 708-452-3480. Items Available through Interlibrary Loan
Items available through interlibrary loan include books, articles from journals,
compact discs, videotapes, DVDs, audiocassettes, books on tape, microfiche, and
microfilms. The majority of patron requests through interlibrary loan are met
successfully. Two common reasons that requests are not met are that the item is
too popular for other libraries to loan or the item is too fragile to loan. Fees
for Interlibrary Loan
Every attempt is made to obtain requested items
from libraries within the state. The request is sent to out-of-state libraries
only if the Oak Park Public Library is unable to obtain a requested item from
within Illinois and the patron is willing to pay a $5.00 out-of-state loan fee.
Use
E-PAY to pay interlibrary loan fees
Wait time for Interlibrary Loan
It is impossible to predict the length of wait for each item
since the interlibrary loan service depends on staff at other
libraries. The Oak Park Public Library regularly follows through
with our requests to other libraries to be sure there will be
no delay in processing.
Lost or Damaged Interlibrary Loan
Items borrowed through interlibrary loan are subject to the
rules and policies of the lending library. Patrons are responsible
for any fines or fees levied by the lending library for overdue,
lost, or damaged items. Please return interlibrary loans to
a Library Service Desk rather than a book return. Do not remove
the interlibrary loan band from these items.
Lost
or Damaged Items
Patrons who lose or damage library items from the Oak Park Public
Library will be charged current list price for the item.
Use
E-PAY to pay for lost or damaged items
Non-Resident Cardholders
The Oak Park Public Library allows reciprocal borrowing for
anyone who has a valid Metropolitan Library System card, Chicago
Public Library card, or card from another public library that
participates in the Illinois Statewide Reciprocal Borrowing
Agreement. Bring your valid library card, a picture ID, and
a current proof of residency to verify current address. Registration
may be required on your first visit to the Oak Park Public Library.
Other patrons may purchase a non-resident card for use within
the Metropolitan Library System for an annual fee of $343.86.
Use
E-PAY to purchase Non-Resident card
Non-Resident Reciprocal Borrowers
at the Oak Park Public Library
Overdue Notices
Overdue notices are sent as a courtesy to remind patrons of
the items that have become overdue. Notices are sent by your
choice of email, automated phone call, or U.S. mail. Choose
email to receive pre-overdue courtesy notices.
If the items are not returned two subsequent notices are sent.
Patrons are responsible for returning items on time even if
they do not receive the overdue notice. Learn how
to sign up for email notification of overdue items and courtesy
reminders.
Self Checkout
There are seven self checkouts at the Main Library and one at
each of the Branch Libraries. To use a self checkout scan your
library card or enter your library card number on the touch
screen. Place your library items on the white pad. Follow the
instructions on the touch screen.
Turn your iPhone/iPod
into your library card and then use it at our self checkouts.
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