Loan Policies

Rodman Public Library has many types of materials available for borrowing. The loan periods and fines vary depending on the type of material, which location owns the material and the type of patron who checks out the material. Check the list below for the loan policies of each library location.

You must be a registered borrower to check out materials from the library. Library cards are free but identification is required. A parent's signature is required for anyone under the age of 18.

• Main Adult
• Main Children's
• Branch Adult and Children's
• Bookmobile Adult and Children's
• Homebound Collections

Lost your date due slip? Want to find out if you still have anything checked out? Want to renew something? Call the library for help on any of these questions and more! Or, if you want to find out for yourself, you can view your own circulation record from any on-line catalog station in the Library or over the Internet.

• Main Library (Adult, Children's, Bookmobile) 330-821-2665
• Branch 330-821-1313

Main Adult

All materials can be renewed for additional loan periods providing there are no reserves on the item for other library patrons. All renewals are based on the date renewed, not the original due date. All fines on adult materials are $.10 per day for a maximum fine of $5.00 per item unless otherwise noted.

Books, Paperback Books, Book Cassettes, Magazines (Not Display Copy), Compact Discs, Pamphlets

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Reference Books, Magazines (Display Copy)

Loan Period: Library use only

Videos & DVDs 

Loan Period: 1 week
Overdue fines: $1.00 per day for a maximum fine of $5.00 per item
Check the Audio-Visual Services page for details.

Main Children's

All materials can be renewed for additional loan periods providing there are no reserves on the item for other library patrons. All fines are $.10 per day for a maximum fine of $5.00 per item unless otherwise noted.

Books, Paperback Books, New Books, Holiday Books, Magazines, Cassettes, Compact Discs, Pamphlets, Toys

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Reference Books

Loan Period: Library use only

Videos & DVDs 

Loan Period: 1 week
Overdue fines: $1.00 per day for a maximum fine of $5.00 per item
Check the Audio-Visual Services page for details.

Teacher Collections

Loan Period: 8 weeks
Renewal Period: Maximum of 3 additional 4 week periods.

Branch

All materials can be renewed for 2 additional loan periods providing there are no reserves on the item for other library patrons. All fines on materials are $.10 per day for a maximum fine of $5.00 per item unless otherwise noted.

All Materials (Except Videos)

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Videos & DVDs

Loan Period: 1 week
Overdue fines: $1.00 per day for a maximum fine of $5.00 per item

Bookmobile

All materials can be renewed for 2 additional loan periods providing there are no reserves on the item for other library patrons.

All Materials

Loan Period: 2 weeks

Homebound Collections

All Materials

Loan Period: 8 weeks. Materials can be renewed for 2 additional loan periods providing there are no reserves on the item for other library patrons.