Loan Periods, Fines and Fees
Library Loan Periods and Overdue Fines
Category
Loan Period
Renewals*
Daily Overdue Fines
Books
3 weeks
1
$.10
Audio Books
3 weeks
1
$.10
CDs
3 weeks
1
$.10
Magazines
3 weeks
1
$.10
Videos/DVDs**
1 week
None
$.50
iPods/Kindles
3 weeks
None
$1.00
*No renewals on items with holds
**$1.00 fee for DVDs at time of checkout. Nonfiction DVDs are free to check out for River Forest residents. River Forest resident Senior Citizens may check out 2 free DVDs each Wednesday.
Library Fees
Category
Fee
Damage to item
$5.00
Lost Barcode
$1.00
Damaged AV case
$1.00
Lost Library Card
$2.00
Lost CD (as part of an audiobook)
$8.00
Lost Cassette (as part of an audiobook)
$7.00
Processing fee for lost item (non-refundable)***
$5.00
***Patrons have 3 months to find the item and return it for a refund, if it was marked lost and paid for. The refund applies to the cost of the item, but not the $5.00 processing fee.
