FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I GET A LIBRARY CARD?
Library cards are available to anyone who lives in Boonton with valid identification showing his or her name and address. Valid identification may be a driver’s license, bank statement, utility bill, lease, rent or tax receipt which must be presented at the time of registration. Library cards are good for 1 years. You can use your library card to borrow from most Morris County public libraries.
Children (up to age eighteen) who can sign their full name may get a library card but are required to have their parent or guardian sign the application at the library and show the type of identification outlined above.
If you work in Boonton but live in another town, please apply for a library card in your hometown. If your hometown library is a member of the M.A.I.N. consortium (most libraries in Morris County are members), then you may use your hometown library card at the Boonton Library.
Any interested individual or family who lives in Boonton Twp. is eligible to purchase an out-of-town paid membership. The annual rate is $165.00 for privileges throughout all of Morris County. These cards are valid for 1 year.
For more details on borrowing, call the library.
WHAT ARE THE LOAN PERIODS?
Adult books published within the last year have a loan period of 14 days.
Older adult books, audio books and children’s books can be checked out for 21 days.
Up to three videos and DVDs may be rented for $1.00 for 7 days.
CAN BOOKS BE RENEWED?
Books, Books on Tape and Books on CD may be renewed for one additional loan period, if they have not been reserved by another patron.
Renewals of Boonton Public Library books can be done by phone. Please have the book or audio materials handy so you can tell us the bar code number. This number identifies the item. In a book it is usually found inside the front cover. For other materials, look inside the case or on the cover. The number on all items begins with 01001…. (To renew books from libraries other than the Boonton Public Library, please call that library directly.)
WHAT IF A BOOK ISN’T ON THE SHELF?
If the book you want is checked out, you may place a “hold” for a copy of that book. When the book becomes available the library will call you. You will have 5 days to pick up the book. You may reserve a book in person at the library, by phone or online through the library web catalog.
If the Boonton Holmes Library does not own the book or other material you would like to borrow, it can be requested through Interlibrary Loan. These items can also be requested online through the library web catalog.
Reserves and interlibrary loans are limited to Boonton card holders only.
HOW DO I ORDER A BOOK ON-LINE?
Click here to go to instructions for using the On-Line Request System.
WHERE CAN BOOKS BE RETURNED?
Books may be returned to any Morris County Library. Videos, DVDs and audio materials should be returned to the library from which they were borrowed.
HOW MUCH ARE THE FINES?
Fines on all books, books on tape, books on CD, children’s books and tape combinations, and magazines are $.10 per day.
Videos and DVDs are $1.00 per day per item.
WILL I GET AN OVERDUE NOTICE?
An overdue notice is sent when an item is 14 days overdue. If the item is not returned after 6 weeks from the due date, a bill for the replacement cost is sent.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I LOSE A BOOK?
When a book or other library material is lost or damaged beyond repair, you will be charged the replacement cost. Replacement copies purchased by you will not be accepted.
A receipt will be given to you for the material. If the item is found within 30 days, you may return the item for a refund, but fines will still be charged. After one month, you may keep the item.
INTERNET USE
The Boonton Public Library provides the public with access to the internet, making the broadest possible range of information available in a variety of formats. The library cannot control and is not responsible for the content or accuracy of information available on the Internet. Any restriction of a child’s access to the Internet is the responsibility of the parent or legal guardian.
Users failing to abide by the Internet etiquette rules listed below may be instructed to choose another Internet site or terminate the session. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in termination of the computer session by the library staff. Individuals are expected to use the Internet in a responsible manner. Please be considerate of your fellow patrons.
- Do not view or print material inappropriate for use in a public setting.
- Do not alter, damage, abuse, or sabotage equipment or software, alter configurations or install any software.
- Users are liable for costs arising from malicious damage to Library equipment or software.
- Users may not use any Library terminal for illegal purposes.
- Users may not violate licensing agreements or Copyright laws.
- Please observe posted time limits if others are waiting.