A library card will be issued free to anyone showing proof of permanent residence in the Three Village Central School District.
Proof of residence requires acceptable identification such as:

• Driver's license
• Utility Bill
• Current Lease

By accepting a library card, a patron acknowledges her/his responsibility to pay for any fines on overdue material and to pay for all material damaged or lost while borrowed on the card. The Library reserves the right to suspend borrowing privileges and when necessary, to take legal action if these responsibilities are not met. Although the library card is considered permanent, registration must be renewed annually in the Library files upon verification of eligibility.

Lost or damaged cards will be replaced at a cost of $2.00.

All patrons must present their own currently valid library card to borrow any library material. Cards issued to other family members will not be honored unless the family member is present.

Each borrower is limited to a maximum of fifty (50) items on his/her patron account. Each borrower is limited to a maximum of four (4) new books, (4) entertainment video cassettes or DVDs, a maximum of six (6) 28-day books in the same call number and a maximum of two(2) test books. .

Reference books, reference periodicals, newspapers, microform and library equipment do not circulate.

A patron's borrowing privileges will be suspended if unpaid fines exceed $10.00 or they have failed to return long-overdue items.

Video cassettes and DVDs are for home use only and not for public performance in schools or other places.

They are not to be reproduced in any way.

The Library is not responsible for any damage which might occur to a patron's video cassette or DVD player while viewing a video cassette or DVD borrowed from the Library.

All Entertainment Videos (Adult and Juvenile) and DVDs circulate for 7 days. All other Videos/DVDs circulate for 28 days.

Patrons will be prevented from borrowing materials if unpaid fines exceed $10.00 or they have failed to return long-overdue items.

PLEASE NOTE: A block is automatically placed on a patron's borrowing privileges whenever a replacement bill (2nd overdue notice) is generated by our system.

For all items except NEW BOOKS and Entertainment Videos , an overdue notice will be sent two weeks after the item is due. A replacement bill (2nd overdue notice) will be sent two weeks later if the item has not been returned. A block is placed on a patron's borrowing privileges whenever a replacement bill (2nd overdue notice) is generated by our system.

For NEW BOOKS and Entertainment Videos, an overdue notice will be sent ONE WEEK after the item is due, and a replacement bill (2nd notice) will be sent ONE WEEK later if the item has still not been returned. A block will be placed on the patron's borrowing privileges when the replacement bill is generated.

Patrons will be required to pay replacement or repair costs for any lost or damaged items.

Refunds will not be issued for lost items which are later found by the patron because the item would either have been replaced or removed from our holdings database.

Patrons from other library districts in reciprocal borrowing arrangements with this library may borrow a maximum of five (5) 28-day books upon presentation of a valid library card approved for direct access.

Direct access borrowers may not borrow entertaiment videos or DVDs, test books, or New Books.