Audio Visual Rules

The Library’s Adult, Young Adult, and Children’s audio-visual collections include Books on Tape, Books on CD, CD-Roms, Compact Discs, DVDs , and Videocassettes.

The loan periods, renewal limits, and fines for these materials are as follows:

• Adult Books on Tape and Books on CD: ---> 14 Day loan, 1 renewal, $0.10 fine per day



• Childrens Books on Tape and Books on CD: ---> 21 Day loan, 1 renewal, $0.05 fine per day



• All CD roms: ---> 14 Day loan, 1 renewal, $1.00 fine per day



• Adult CD's: ---> 14 Day loan, 1 renewal, $0.10 fine per day



• Childrens CD's: ---> 21 Day loan, 1 renewal, $0.05 fine per day



• All DVD's: ---> 7 Day loan, 1 renewal, $1.00 fine per day



• All Video's: ---> 7 Day loan, 1 renewal, $1.00 fine per day

Reserving AV Material

All items except for new feature film DVD's may be reserved in person or online at the Medford Public Library or at any other MLN library.

Feature film DVD's less than one year old cannot be borrowed through interlibrary loan. If your home library owns a new DVD or video, you can reserve it, pick it up, and return it to that library. If your home library does not own a new film, you can only borrow from another library if you physically go to that library to borrow and return the film.

Reserve Fee: A fee of $1.00 will be charged for each reserve item that is requested but is not picked up.

To request a Medford item that is out in circulation, please look up the item in the Minuteman Library Network Catalog and select Medford. Once you locate the item, click on Request Title, and follow the screen directions.

Returning AV Materials:

AV materials may be returned to any library in the Minuteman Library Network. However, overdue fines and other fees will be charged according to the policy of the library to which the materials is physically returned.

Materials may be returned to the Circulation Desk when the Library is open. Books ONLY may be returned in the book drop at the High St entrance when the Library is closed. AV materials are packaged in plastic covers that can be badly damaged in the book drop. At Medford, AV materials must be returned to the Circulation Desk. Fines will be charged for AV materials returned in the Book Drop as follows:

• $5.00 per item for CD-Roms, DVDs, and Videocassettes.
• $2.00 per item for Compact Discs, Books on Tape, and Music Cassettes.

Materials from other MLN libraries may be returned to Medford where they will be checked in. Overdue fines on materials from other MLN libraries will be charged according to Medford’s policy.

Materials from Massachusetts libraries outside of the Minuteman Library Network may be returned to Medford, but they will not be checked in until they reach the owning library.