Your
Rockford Public Library card provides you with access to the collection
and services offered by all six Rockford Public Library locations.
Check out books, music and movies! Attend a program! Use the computers
to surf the net! Rockford Public Library puts it all at your fingertips.
Here are some guidelines to help you get the most from your library
card.
Check-out limits and loan periods
| Item type |
Check-out limit |
Loan Period |
| Books, Audio books, magazines |
50 items |
21 days |
| Videos/DVDs |
10 items |
7 days |
| Music CDs |
10 items |
21 days |
| CD-ROM |
10 items |
21 days |
The total checkout limit for all materials is 50 items.
Returns and Renewals
When your materials are due, you can return them to any RPL location,
regardless of where you checked them out. We have six locations
to choose from. If you have an RPL item that is due but you
aren’t quite done with it, feel free to renew the item:
•
In person at any of RPL’s six locations.
•
Via telephone through our automated renewal line at (815) 965-9511.
•
Online through the “Maximum Access” Catalog
You may renew an item twice as long as it is not on “hold” for
another patron.
Fines
Okay, so you forgot to return an item to the library by the due
date? A fine is charged per day for each item kept after the
due date. (Ask to see a fine schedule for more information
as amounts vary depending on the item type.) We like to think
of fines as “extended use fees”. However, excessive “extended
use fees” may lead to the discontinuation of your library
services.
Click below for more information on fines and fees.
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