Loan Limits & Fees

AS OF JUNE 2020, THE MATTOON PUBLIC LIBRARY
HAS ABOLISHED LATE FEES!

NOTICE: Patrons should acknowledge that lost, damaged, or long-overdue item(s) will result in charges to their account. These may include the overall cost of the item(s), plus processing fees (these charges are sure to be removed from the patron’s account after the item(s) is returned to the library).

 NOTICE: This policy is specific to patrons with a Library Card that has been issued by the Mattoon Public Library. 

OVERDUE/LOST ITEMS

1.) Patrons will be notified by email OR phone to remind them about overdue materials once a notice is generated by the circulation system. After a 3rd and final notice of overdue materials, items are placed in “lost” status.

2.) In the case of minor children under the age of 17, it is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to pay for lost or damaged items. Therefore, the child/children and parent/guardian together lose library privileges when their library account/accounts become blocked for overdue, lost, or damaged materials.

Interlibrary Loan Limits & Fees

1.) Materials borrowed through interlibrary loans have a circulation period that is determined by the lending library, not the Mattoon Public Library.

2.) Patrons with a Mattoon Library Card do not accumulate late fees on interlibrary loan materials unless the items are long overdue/damaged.  

LOAN LIMITS & RENEWAL

Every lendable item in the library will circulate for 3 weeks with the exception of the computers. These items can be renewed up to four (4) times, which may be initiated over the phone, in-person, or on the patron’s webpage account. New Materials are generally not available for renewal, as per demand for that item.

Loan limits for the number of items that can be checked out by a
cardholder at one time is as follows: 

All BOOKS and AUDIOBOOKS: 25 for adults | 15 for persons under the age of 17 
DVDs: 3 
VIDEOGAME: 1 
MUSIC CDs: 3
LAPTOP: 1

XEROX USER FEES