Purpose: To define the cost of library items.
Cost of Replacement: There are two elements to the lost item charges.
- The replacement cost of the lost item.
- $3.00 processing fee for each lost item.
Replacement Cost of the Lost Item: Approved sources will be used to determine the current replacement cost
of the item. If a title is not found or is out of print, the patron will be charged according to the “Price List” on file in the Director’s office. If a patron insists on replacing a lost item with another item, they may do so under these conditions:
- The item must be new.
- The title, author, and ISBN number must be the same as the item being replaced. The item must be identical to the item being replaced.
- If approved by the Library, mass market paperbacks may be replaced with any mass market paperback.
- The processing fee will be charged.
- Inform the patron that a refund cannot be made if the lost item is found after the library has accepted a replacement item. |
Receipt: When a patron pays for a lost item, the patron will be given a receipt.
Refunds: If the item is found and returned within thirty days from payment, along with the receipt, the replacement cost of the item will be refunded. No refund of the processing fee will be given.
Adopted May 12, 2003
Resolution 55.03
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