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Borrowing from SCLSNJ
Loan Periods
| Item Type | Loan Period | Checkout Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobooks | 21 days | - |
| Books | 21 days | - |
| Book Discussion Kits | 42 days | - |
| Museum Passes | 3 days | - |
| DVD/Blu-rays (1-2 discs) | 7 days | - |
| DVD/Blu-rays (3-4 discs) | 14 days | - |
| DVD/Blu-rays (5 or more discs) | 21 days | - |
| Equipment for In-house Use | 1-4 hours | - |
| Hot spots | 21 days | 1 |
| Interlibrary Loans | Varies | - |
| Launchpads | 7 days | 2 |
| Lucky Day Books | 10 days | 2 |
| Lucky Day DVDs | 4 days | 2 |
| Lucky Day Hot spots | 10 days | 1 |
|
Magazines |
7 days | - |
| Music CDs | 21 day | - |
| Overnight Reference* | 1 day | - |
| Storytime Theme Kits | 14 day | - |
| Video Games | 7 days | 7 |
We will charge you a late fee of $20 per day for Museum Passes that are not returned on time. For Interlibrary Loans, any fee incurred from the lending library will be added to your account.
*At the discretion of SCLSNJ staff, reference materials can be loaned on a case-by-case basis.
Frequently Asked Questions
When you come to pick up an item on hold that is available for you, find the Holds area at your branch.
Holds will be on the shelf in order by:
The first four letters of your last name, and then
The last four digits of your library card number.
Important: Items awaiting pickup have NOT been checked out to you ahead of time.
You must have a valid library card, photo of the library card, or driver’s license to checkout material. The card holder does not need to be present as long as one of the aforementioned items are given.
You can have a maximum of 75 items checked out at any given time. Only a few types of items have specific limits — see the Fees and Loan Periods section below for more information.
For Self Checkout download the SCLSNJ App on your personal device or use our self-checkout stations.
We will automatically renew your items for you two days before they are due. If your materials cannot be renewed for some reason, you will receive a coming due notice as usual.
- Materials with holds cannot be renewed.
- There is a limit of 5 renewals for each item.
- Library accounts must be in good standing.
- Automatic renewals only apply to physical materials; e-books and e-audiobooks will not be automatically renewed.
We want you to return the items you check out so that we can share them with others. We won’t charge you a fine for returning an item late, but if you haven’t returned it several weeks after the due date, we will consider the item lost and charge you the cost to replace it. You will not be able to check out items if you have $20 or more in fees.
We will charge you a late fee for Museum Passes that are not returned on time. For Interlibrary Loans, any fee incurred from the lending library will be added to your account.
Be sure to sign up to receive a courtesy email reminder. This notification will remind you when your items need to be returned. You can always check your status by logging on to My Account [my account].
You can bring your checkouts back to any SCLSNJ branch location. Return your materials inside during open hours, or use our 24/7 outdoor book drops to return items anytime.
In person – Pay by cash, check or credit card at any SCLSNJ location during regular operating hours.
Online – Log into My Account and use your credit card to pay online.
About your credit card payment:
- No service charge
- Payments immediately applied to your Library account
- Email receipts sent automatically after payment
You can avoid fees by signing up to receive a courtesy email reminder.
Important: accounts with a balance of $75.00 or more shall be referred to a collection agency.
Patrons will be charged a fee of $7 for each collection agency referral. This fee cannot be waived.
Notifications about holds, items that are overdue, or lost are sent via email, mail, or text message.
By opting in to text message notifications:
- You will receive messages when items are available for pickup and are overdue.
- You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text “STOP” to this number.
- Once you have sent the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have unsubscribed.
- After stopping, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us.
- If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time and we will start sending SMS messages to you again.
- If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program, you can reply with the keyword HELP for more assistance.
- Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
- As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you.
- You will receive when items change status that may be multiple times per day.
- If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.