Borrowing Restrictions |
Last Revised: January 20, 2022 |
The privilege of checking out library materials may be denied to a person who has
Restrictions and thresholds are outlined further in Appendix K: Loan Periods, Renewals, Fees, and Borrowing Restrictions.
Fines and Overdue Materials |
Last Revised: January 20, 2022 |
Library fines have been established to encourage cardholders to return materials in a timely fashion so that they may be used by others, but at the same time not unduly penalize any individual in their transactions with the library. A schedule of fines for all materials is listed in Appendix K: Loan Periods, Renewals, Fees, and Borrowing Restrictions.
Loan Periods/Lending Schedule |
Last Revised: January 20, 2022 |
The current loan period schedule for library materials is listed in Appendix K: Loan Periods, Renewals, Fees and Borrowing Restrictions.
Materials Lending – General |
Last Revised: January 20, 2022 |
Persons wishing to borrow library materials must have a valid Glen Ellyn Public Library card and be in good standing according to library policy.
A valid reciprocal borrowing card from most other Illinois public libraries entitles a cardholder who resides in another library service area to borrow circulating Glen Ellyn materials, subject to other restrictions noted in this document.
Price Review and Diminished Value Charges |
Last Revised: January 20, 2022 |
The Cost of Original Purchase will automatically be assessed for any item which is lost or damaged beyond repair and for which a current price can be found.
An Average Replacement Cost will be assessed for any item which is lost or damaged beyond repair and for which a current price cannot be found.
If a replacement cost seems inappropriate due to amount or condition of the item a Review of Replacement Cost can be requested.
For items that have been damaged but are considered by the head of the owning department to still be usable a Diminished Value Charge may be assessed.
The average cost to replace library materials, the Review of Replacement Cost and a schedule of the Diminished Value fee procedure can be found in Appendix K: Loan Periods, Renewals, Fees, and Borrowing Restrictions.
Reserve and Interlibrary Loan Requests |
Last Revised: January 20, 2022 |
Reserve and interlibrary loan requests will be accepted from Glen Ellyn Public Library cardholders.
