Fines and Charges - Burlington Public Library

Fines & Charges

Reduce the chance of overdue fines by keeping track of your library account. Visit BPL's catalogue and log in to your account using the spaces at the top right. Then click on My Account and Review My Account. You will need your library card barcode number.

Sign up for e-mail notification. We will send you a due date reminder e-mail 2 days before your items are due. If you already receive Holds notification by e-mail, you will automatically receive due date reminders.

Effective May 25, 2009

Adult Cards

Children's Cards

Teen & Senior Cards

Regular Overdue Materials

25 cents/day per item
$5.00 per item maximum

DVDs, Videos, Video Games

$1.00/day
$10.00 per item maximum

Interlibrary Loans

$1.00/day per item
$10.00 per item maximum

Theme Kits

$1.00/day per item
$10.00 per item maximum

Other Charges

Lost/Damaged Patron Cards - $2.00 each

Regular Overdue Materials

15 cents/day per item
$3.00 per item maximum

DVDs, Videos, Video Games

50 cents/day per item
$5.00 per item maximum

Interlibrary Loans

50 cents/day per item
$10.00 per item maximum

Theme Kits

$1.00/day per item
$10.00 per item maximum

Other Charges

Lost/Damaged Patron Cards - $1.00
Plastic Bags for Multimedia Kits - $1.00 each

Regular Overdue Materials

20 cents/day per item
$5.00 per item maximum

DVDs, Videos, Video Games

75 cents/day per item
$5.00 per item maximum

Interlibrary Loans

75 cents/day per item
$10.00 per item maximum

Theme Kits

$1.00/day per item
$10.00 per item maximum

Other Charges

Lost/Damaged Patron Cards - $2.00 each

Please Note:

Lost or damaged materials are subject to replacement costs and a processing fee.
Borrowing privileges will be suspended when fines reach $10.00 for most library members; $5.00 for children (revised August 17, 2006).
Adults borrowing children's material will be charged adult overdue fines.
Customers registered for our Home Readers' and Talking Book Services are exempt from fine charges.

Overdue Fines

Why overdue fines?
Increasing pressure on the materials budget requires us to get materials back quickly so that we can serve other library users.

How to avoid overdue fines...
We recognize that sometimes circumstances beyond your control, such as weather or your health may prevent you from visiting the library to return your materials. We encourage customers to renew materials using our online catalogue or call any of our branch libraries.

60 Days Overdue Charges

Overdue items will be considered 'lost' if they are still checked out to your library card 60 days or more past the due date. The fee for 'lost' items is:

the library’s replacement cost of the item;

plus a processing fee - $4 for all items, except magazines and paperbacks where the processing fee is $2.

After 60 days a bill will be applied to your library card, and your library card will be blocked. This means that you will not be able to borrow library materials, place holds using the online catalogue, or renew items.

If you are billed for an item but are able to return it to the library, you will no longer have to pay the replacement cost of the item and the processing fee will be waived, leaving only the overdue fine.