Edwards Public Library
Southampton, Massachusetts
Loan Policy
The Edwards Public Library is the public library for the town of Southampton.
Under the Massachusetts Regulations for Minimum Public Library Service,
residents of Massachusetts communities with public libraries certified
by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners are eligible for a
free borrower's card from Edwards Library. Library trustees reserve the
right, on a case by case basis, to deny borrowing privileges to residents
of decertified communities.
Proof of your current mailing address will be required at the time of
registration. Children under 18 may use their parent's identification
and must have a parent or guardian signature to be issued a library card.
Our loan periods are as follows:
Books, audio books and compact discs circulate for three
weeks and may be renewed one time for an additional three week
period unless there is a request for the item by another patron.
Videos, DVDs and magazines circulate for one
week and may be renewed for an additional one week period unless
there is a request for the item by another patron.
Renewals can be done at the library (it is not necessary to bring in
the item), by telephone, or online at our web site www.southamptonlibrary.org
If material is supplied to you by another CWMARS member library, their
loan policy may differ from our policy. If material is overdue, the overdue
notices will come from the library that owns the material. Although we
will continue to charge no overdue fines we will send bills for replacement
costs on items due longer than four weeks.
Please bring your library card with you when you come to the library
to borrow items. The first replacement of a lost or damaged card is free,
after that replacements will cost $1.
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