Checking Items Out

Individuals presenting valid borrower’s cards issued by the Charleston Carnegie Public Library are eligible to borrow materials from the Charleston Carnegie Public Library when no outstanding fines in aggregate excess of $5.00 have accrued to their card.

Individuals presenting a valid resident card from another public library in Illinois may borrow materials from the Charleston Carnegie Public Library. The card must have the name of the individual presenting it, and an expiration date in the future.

Check Out Periods

	Length of Loan	Limit	Renewals*	Holds	ILL Eligible	Fines per day late
Books with high demand sticker	14 days	Not all of one subject	3 times	Yes	Yes	$0.25
Books	28 days	Not all of one subject	3 times	Yes	Yes	$0.25
Magazines, besides current month	7 days	5	3 times	Yes	Yes	$0.10
Audio Visual
Audiobooks	28 days	Not all of one subject	3 times	Yes	Yes	$0.25
CDs	28 days	5	3 times	Yes	Yes	$0.25
DVDs/Blu-Rays with new sticker	3 days	5	3 times	Yes	Yes	$1.00
DVDs/Blu-Rays	7 days	5	3 times	Yes	Yes	$1.00
TV Series DVDs/Blu-Rays	14 days	5	3 times	Yes	Yes	$1.00
Video Games with new sticker	7 days	2	3 times	Yes	No	$1.00
Video Games	14 days	2	3 times	Yes	Yes	$1.00
Digital Collections
rbDigital	No Limit	No Limit				N/A
Cloud Library	21 days	5	No	Yes limit of 5		N/A
Digital Library of Illinois	Varies	5	No	Yes limit of 7		N/A
Special Collections
Equipment (ie camera, fishing poles)	14 days		No	No	No	$2.00-5.00
Kit	28 days	2	3 times	Yes	Yes	$0.25
Puzzles	28 days	5	3 times	Yes	No	$0.25
Telescope	5 days	1	1 time	Yes	No	$5.00
Professional Accessories Library	14 days	1	No	No	No	$0.25