Loan Periods, Fines & Fees

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Loan Periods

Overview
  • Most library items are fine free, though some specialty items still accrue fines. Charges for overdue items are added to your account.
  • Fines are charged for each day the library is open and the item is not returned. To avoid fines, return material before the library closes on the due date.
  • All checks returned for insufficient funds will be charged a $25.00 administration fee.
Fine-free items (loan periods)
Loan periods and notes for items that do not accrue daily overdue fines.
Item Loan period Fine Notes
Books; Audiobooks; Playaways; Readalongs; Wonderbooks 28 days N/A Requestable and renewable
New books; New audiobooks (excluding child/teen); DVDs / Blu-Rays; Magazines; Juvenile holiday books; J-POP collection; Playaway Views 14 days N/A Requestable and renewable
Hot Off the Press books (limit 3) 14 days N/A Non-requestable, non-renewable; EG/Schodack resident or Friends membership required
New DVDs; New Blu-Rays 7 days N/A Requestable and renewable
Video Games (limit 2) 7 days N/A New games are non-requestable and non-renewable; older games are requestable and renewable

Vacation loans: Available on most not “new” items for a double loan period. Specialty items (laptops, mobile hotspots, museum passes) are not eligible.

Specialty items (daily overdue charges apply)
Loan periods and daily charges for specialty items.
Item Loan period Fine Notes
Library of Things (limit 3); Stories-to-Go kits (limit 1); STEM kits (limit 1) 7 days $1/day (max $5) Non-requestable and non-renewable
Launch Pads (limit 1) 7 days N/A Non-requestable and non-renewable
Museum passes (limit 1; no renewals) 3 days $5/day (max $25) Non-requestable, non-renewable; EG/Schodack residency required (Friends members eligible)
Mobile Hotspots (limit 1; no renewals) 7 days $5/day (max $25) Non-requestable, non-renewable; EG/Schodack residency required
Laptops (limit 1; no renewals) 7 days $5/day (max $25) Non-requestable, non-renewable; EG/Schodack residency required

Fees

Other fees (non-loan fees)
Other fees associated with library services.
Item Fee
Replacement card $1.00
Copy/print (color) $0.50 per page
Copy/print (black and white) $0.15 per page
Fax (domestic) Free
Returned checks $25.00
Out-of-system card (users outside Albany and Rensselaer Counties) $30.00 for 6 months or $50.00 for 1 year

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At a glance

  • Most items: Fine free
  • Specialty items: Daily charges may apply
  • Returned checks: $25.00 fee