Library Cards
Materials Use Policy
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Library Policies
Library Cards
Library Card Application (in pdf)
- Adults must present valid Township address or proof of employment located in the Township.
- Children under age 18 must have the signature of a parent/guardian who will be financially responsible for materials borrowed on the child's card.
- Montgomery County residents who do not have a home library in their township or borough may apply for a Montgomery County - Norristown library card through Upper Dublin.
Materials Use Policy
Your LIBRARY CARD opens up a world of opportunity. Use it to check out materials from the library’s collection of over 110,000 items, including bestsellers, biographies, nonfiction, mysteries, science fiction, paperbacks, children’s picture and chapter books, teen literature, graphic novels, large print books, magazines, audiobooks, music, videos, DVDs and more. Your Library Card also allows you to request or check out materials from libraries within Montgomery County, throughout Pennsylvania, even from across the globe!
- Any resident of Upper Dublin is eligible to register for a free borrower’s card, renewable every 3 years. The library will require i.d. with the name & current mailing address of the applicant for new registration & renewals. Examples of acceptable forms of i.d. are: driver’s license, government i.d. utility bill, lease, property tax bill or bank statement. Replacement fee: $1.00. Subsequent replacements: $3.00
- Cardholders are responsible for all materials checked out on their cards, including overdue fines & fees for loss or damage. Failure to return materials & outstanding fines may result in suspension of borrowing privileges.
- Those under 18 may obtain a library card with the signature of a parent/guardian who will be financially responsible for any materials borrowed on the youth’s card.
Loan Periods
- 7 days - videos, DVDs, children’s holiday books
- 14 days - new adult fiction, magazines, pre-loaded audiobooks
- 21 days - all other materials
- Reference and some special materials do not circulate
Loan Restrictions
- 3 books per subject per card from the UDP Library collection*.
- 5 videos/DVDs per card from the UDP Library collection*. Adult collection videos/DVDs must be checked out on an adult library card.
*Materials on hold from other libraries do not count towards this maximum
Renewals
Most items may be renewed for one additional loan period unless the item is on hold or reserve. Renew in person, by phone or through the Library’s website. Phone and website renewals require your library card number and the titles and/or barcodes of the items to be renewed. Website renewal also requires a password that must be requested at the library.
Overdue Fines
- Juvenile Collection Item: 15¢ a day. Max per item: $8.00. Magazine max: $6.00.
- Adult Collection Item: 25¢ a day. Max per item: $12.00. Magazine max: $6.00.
- DVD/videos: $1.00 per day. Maximum per item: $10.00
- Replacement cost of item + $6.00 processing fee. Additional fees for lost /damaged packaging may apply.
Materials borrowed from the UDP Library may be returned to other participating Pennsylvania Access libraries, but the cardholder to whom the books are charged is responsible for those materials until they are actually in the possession of the Upper Dublin Public Library.
Other Fees
- Photocopies & Printouts 15¢/ea;
- PA Power Library or UDPL Catalog 1-5 pages: FREE;
- Floppy Disks $1.00/ea;
- Earbuds $2.00/ea.
Adopted by the Upper Dublin Public Library Board 10/4/2004. Effective 12/29/2004. Rev. 2/21/2007, 1/3/2008
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