Fines and Loan Periods

You may have a free library card if you are a resident of Norwich. Apply at the Main Street Circulation Desk; you will need some form of identification showing your current address. If you have a current library card from another Connecticut town, you may use it to borrow items at Otis.

Children from birth through grade six, who have a parent’s permission, may apply for library cards in the Children’s Room.

Your library card gives you more than borrowing privileges. You also have access to a rich array of online information databases as well as the reQuest statewide library catalog. You can reach them from home or school by using your library card barcode at www.iconn.org.

Otis Library expects you to return all materials on or before the due date, to pay promptly the fines or damages for which you are responsible, and to give immediate notice of change in your address. You are responsible for any item that anyone checks out on your card. If your card is lost or stolen, report the loss at once by phone (860-889-2365) or in person.

LOAN PERIODS

  • Books 28 days - 14 day renewal
  • Magazines & new adult books 14 days
  • Books on tape/CD, music CDs 28 days
  • DVDs (feature) 2 days/2 per family
  • DVDs (non-feature and children’s) 7 days/2 per family
  • Video Games 7 days
  • Software (children’s) 14 days
Items on reserve for another borrower may not be renewed.

FINES AND FEES

  • Books $0.10/day (max. $2.00 per item)
  • DVDs $2.00/day (max. $20.00)
  • Video Games $.25/day
  • Lost card replacement $1.00
  • Photocopies and printing $.15/page B&W, $.50 for color

OVERDUE MATERIALS
Replacement costs plus a $2 processing fee are charged for lost/damaged items. Fines are automatically posted to your account for any items returned overdue, even in the bookdrops. We reserve the right to revoke borrowing privileges of those who owe fines and fees.

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