BORROWING RULES | Pueblo City-County Library

To apply for a library card go here. Proof of identity, birthdate, address and residency required. Name and address are required on all documents submitted. Electronic proofs of residency may be accepted ( bills, lease).

Loan periods and fees

There is a 100 item limit on total number of checkouts.

Material Type	Loan Period	Limit	Hold Limit	Renewals	Overdue Fees	Grace Period
Books	21 days	100	50	6	None	3 days
Audio Books, Music CDs, Puppets, Vox Books,	21 days	50/each	50	6	None	3 days
Magazines	14 days	5	No Holds	No Renewals	None	3 days
DVDs/Blurays	7 days	20/each	50	6	None	3 days
Binge Boxes	14 days	20	50	6	None	3 days
Community Passes	3 days	1	1	No Renewals	.50 per day/$28 max	3 days
Hotspots	28 days	1	1	2	None (Replacement fee $50)	3 days
Chromebooks	28 days	1	1	2	None (Replacement fee $200)	3 days
Charging Blocks or Device Cords					Replacement fee $5

Physical Materials:

* Courtesy Renewal – six renewals will occur automatically if there is no hold on that item. Materials on hold by another borrower cannot be renewed. | *Material on request by another patron can not be renewed. | *$5 processing fee for ANY lost material.

Digital Loan Periods by Platform	Loan Period	Limit
Cloud Library
eBooks	14 days	10** Total
eAudiobooks	14 days	10** Total
Total		10
Cloud Library NewsStand		Unlimited
Freegal Music
Downloads	5/Week
Streaming	Unlimited
Hoopla		1
Flex Borrows:
eBooks	14 days	10 checkouts total of any Hoopla title*
eAudiobooks	14 days	10 checkouts total of any Hoopla title*
Instant Borrows:
eAudiobooks	21 days	10 checkouts total of any Hoopla title*
eBooks	21 days	10 checkouts total of any Hoopla title*
Bingpasses	7 days	10 checkouts total of any Hoopla title*
Comics	21 days	10 checkouts total of any Hoopla title*
Movies/Television	3 days	10 checkouts total of any Hoopla title*
Music	7 days	10 checkouts total of any Hoopla title**
Total:		10
Libby/Overdrive: eBooks & Audiobooks	14 days	10 total of any Libby title**
Kanopy Viewing Period Chart:		30 Tickets
Running Time:	Tickets Used	Loan Period
<1 hour	1 ticket	3 days
1-2 hours	2 tickets	3 days
2-4 hours	3 tickets	3 days
4-6 hours	4 tickets	5 days
6-10 hours	5 tickets	5 days
10+ hours	5 tickets	7 days

Digital Materials: * Up to 10 at a time, once an item is returned that borrow becomes available. | ** Up to but no more than total amount. | *** Dependent on length on content - see Kanopy viewing periods in chart abover for more information.

Overdue Material:

Customers are responsible for all materials borrowed on their library cards. Overdue fees continue to accrue on certain materials until the material is returned or renewed. When the borrower’s account exceeds $10, borrowing privileges will be suspended until sufficient fees are paid to reduce the balance owed to less than $10. The library’s primary interest is in getting the material back to it can be available for other customers.

Overdue notices may be sent by email, phone notifications, or US mail. Email and telephone messages will be generated the 7th , 14th , and 28th day after the item becomes overdue. Notices are courtesies only. Final bills are sent 30 days after the item is
overdue and is considered lost.

The cost of materials that are lost or damaged will be charged to the borrower’s account. A $5.00 processing fee will also be added for each lost or damaged item. If materials are not returned or fees are not paid, the borrower’s account may be referred to a collection agency after 51 days of the item being overdue.

Confidentiality

The Pueblo City-Count Library District recognizes that circulation and other records identifying the name of library users with specific materials are confidential in nature. To ensure this protection, we do not allow access to your library record without proper identification and/or your library card. This is to protect you from unauthorized use of your library card and/or access to personal information on file with us. The Pueblo City-Count Public Library recognizes that the circulation records of the library are confidential in nature and advises all library employees that such records shall not be made available to anyone including any agency of state, federal, or local government except pursuant to federal, state, or local law relating to civil, criminal, or administrative investigatory power.

Policy Reference

03.02.04 Circulation of Materials

03.02.06 Collection Agency