Date Due

• The last date stamped on the date due label is the due date. This is a day when the Library branch where you checked it out is open.
• If you return materials after the due date, we charge a fine for every day late that the Library is open.
• When you return materials late and don't pay the fine, the amount owed is added to your record.
• Customers are notified by an automated phone system of overdue materials, and you can check the status of your Library card yourself in the Library's catalog. See Your Account

You will not be permitted to check out materials if you have any of the following on your record:

• $5.00 or more in outstanding fines and/or fees;
• Two (2) or more overdue items;
• Overdue materials more than 45 days overdue.

Returning Items

• Most PGCMLS materials may be returned to any PGCMLS branch. Entertainment videos must be returned to the branch where they were borrowed.
• Book drops are available the hours when the library is closed at all branches. Please do not place videos or audio material in book drops.
• Materials borrowed on Interlibrary Loan should be returned to the branch where they were borrowed.
• Most materials checked out from PGCMLS (except video and interlibrary loan material) may be returned to any public library in the State of Maryland or to a public library in Washington DC, Falls Church, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties. Materials returned to a different county will remain on a customer's record until they are checked in at the owning library.
• Generally, most material checked out from a Maryland public library may be returned to any public library in the State. Some restrictions apply; check the borrowing rules of the lending library. Materials returned to a different county will remain on a customer's record until they are checked in at the owning library.
• Generally, most material checked out from a Norther Virginia public library (Fairfax, Falls Church, Alexandria, Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun counties) may be returned to PGCMLS. Some restrictions apply; check the borrowing rules of the lending library. Materials returned to a different county will remain on a customer's record until they are checked in at the owning library.

Daily Fees:

• $1.00 to $4.00 daily fees for 16mm films.
• All of the fees above are subject to Maryland sales tax.

Other Fees:

• $1.00 to replace a Library card.
• $8.00 for interlibrary loans from outside our borrowing network.
• $30.00 charge for all returned checks.

• Adult materials: 15 cents per item per day. Maximum $5.00 per item
• Young Adult materials: 15 cents per day. Maximum $5.00 per item
• Children's: 5 cents per item per day. Maximum: $1.00 per item
• Videos: $1.05 per item per day plus tax. Maximum: $10.50 per item

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Lost Materials

• Books, compact discs, audio-cassettes, films and videos: price of material.
• Magazines: $5.00
• Pamphlets: $1.00
• Other educational material: $7.50
• Interlibrary loan books: $25.00 or charge from lending library
• Audio cassette and compact disc cases: $1.00
• Record and cassette booklets: $3.00
• Recorded books: $7.00 per missing cassette
• Book/cassette combinations: price of material
• Book only: $7.00
• Cassette only: $7.00