Fines, Fees, and Limits

Paying Your Library Fees

User accounts with excessive overdue, fines and fees are eligible for assignment to an outside collections agency.

Contact libref@deltacollege.edu if you would like to make arrangements to pay your library fees.

Rules & Overdue Fines
Main Book Collection

Rules for items shelved in the Main Book Collection:

  • Five per call number limit
  • Five titles limit for Oversize and Juvenile
  • Overdue fine $.25 per day, to a maximum fine of $5.00 each title.
 

 

Chromebook computers

Rules for Chromebook computers:

  • One week loan -- No renewals
  • Upon return, 24 hours wait time until your next checkout
  • Only Delta Students may check out Chromebooks
  • One computer per student
  • Overdue fine $5 per hour. Maximum overdue fine: $100
Audio Visual Circulating Collections

Audio Visual Circulating Collections

Rules for items shelved in the Audio Visual Circulating Collection:

  • Three-week loan period
  • Five title limit (combined for CD, DVD, Audiobook, Kit and Record)
  • Overdue fine $0.25 per day
  • For Audio formats: maximum fine of $25 each title
  • For Video formats: maximum fine of $100 each title.
Skills Express (Test-taking and Resumes)

Rules for items shelved in the Skills Express Collection:

  • One-week loan period
  • Two title limit
  • Overdue fine $.25 per day, to a maximum fine of $5.00 each title.
Careers Shelf (Vocational Planning materials)

Rules for items shelved in Careers:

  • One-week loan period
  • Overdue fine $.50 per day, to a maximum fine of $5.00 each title.
Reserve Titles (Course materials)

Rules for items shelved in Reserves:

  • Most Reserves check-out for One Hour, In-Library-Use only.
  • Some Reserves check-out for longer than one hour.
  • A few reserves check-out overnight (or longer).
  • Reserve check-out is limited to Two titles.
  • Unless others are waiting, there is no limit on renewals for 'library use only' reserves.
  • Overdue fine $5.00 per hour for 1st 10 hours ($50.00); then, from hour 11 onwards, overdue fine is $1.00 per hour, to the maximum overdue fine of $100.00 per title.
  • Minimum Reserve item replacement fee is $115.00.
Interlibrary Loan (Borrowing materials from other libraries)

Rules for Interlibrary Loan (Borrowing materials from other libraries)

  • Overdue fines are $5.00 per day, up to a maximum fine of $100 per item.
  • Loan periods, renewal and replacement fees vary, and are set by the lending library.

 

Visit the Interlibrary Loan

 

Damaged/Lost Library Materials Charges

NOTE: A $15 non-refundable processing fee is included in the total replacement charge for all items.

Books/Printed Materials

Item Total Replacement Charge
Hardcover $75.00
Paperbacks $40.00
Oversize $125.00
Reference $125.00
Juvenile $40.00
Flashcards $75.00
Skills Express (Test Books) $40.00
InterLibrary Loan $115.00
Special Collections items $115.00

Audiovisual Materials

Item Total Replacement Charge
Compact Discs $40.00 per disc
A/V Accompanying Booklets $40.00
Audiobooks $115.00
Audiobook cases $3.00
CD-ROM $145.00
Computers (Circulating) $330.00
DVDs/BluRay $115.00
Headphones and other equipment $45
VHS $115.00

Reserve

Item Total Replacement Charge
Course Books $115.00