Our Policies
New Library Cards
- Free to all Guilford County residents, for out-of-county patrons there is a yearly $25 fee.
- Photo ID showing current address
- Parents must be present for minors to get a library card
Patron Privileges
- Twenty items may be borrowed per library account.
- DVD checkouts are limited to 4 per account.
- Patrons can not checkout library materials with outstanding overdue items or fees.
Loan Periods
- All Books: 3 weeks
- Audio books: 3 weeks
- Videos, DVDs and Magazines: 1 week
- *Due date is stamped in item
Renewals
- An item may be renewed twice unless it is requested by another patron.
- Renew by phone: 454-4815
- Email: jamestownlibrarian@hotmail.com
Returns
- Books may be returned to the desk or in the outside drop box.
- Videos, DVDs & audio books should be returned inside if possible
Patron’s Responsibility
- Patrons are responsible for borrowed materials.
- Parents are responsible for materials borrowed by minors.
- Patrons are responsible for updating personal information such as addresses and phone numbers.
Fines
- Overdue: 10 cents a day for books, 25 cents a day for movies.
- Lost or destroyed items: Replacement cost of each item.
- Patrons with outstanding fines more than $3 may not check out any items, including public computers.
Electronic Services
- Library card required to use public computers
- Internet Access
- Microsoft programs—Word—Works—Excel
- First come, first serve—one hour limit if others are waiting
- Printed pages: 15 cents for every page Copies: 15 cents for every page Fax: $1.00 per page
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