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Membership Information
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Membership Information |
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Membership is free of charge to all individuals who either live, work, own property, or attend school in the Town of Ajax.
Valid identification with a current address is required to register. All children age 15 and under are required to have a parent or guardian accept responsibility for their borrowing privileges. The signing parent or guardian must be a patron in good standing.
All outstanding charges (fees/fines) must be paid in full when a customer’s library account is due for renewal. Proof of address is required. Borrowing privileges will be suspended at this point.
Effective February 1st, 2010, a valid Ajax Library Services card must be presented in order to borrow library materials. Alternative ID is no longer acceptable.
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Library Users Responsibilities |
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Changes of address and lost or stolen cards must be reported immediately. Borrowers are responsible for all materials signed out on their cards. Do not lend your card.
With the exception of restricted movies and games, all materials may be borrowed by anyone regardless of age. It is the parent’s responsibility to monitor their child's selection of materials. Parents must accept responsibility for their children's behaviour in the library.
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Loan Periods (revised December 1, 2009) |
3 Weeks - Books and audio books
2 Weeks - Any material on hold for another customer
1 Week - Quick Picks, Children's non-fiction books, magazines, fiction DVDs, non-fiction DVDs, music CDs, CD-ROM software and games.
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Renewals |
Two renewals per item will be allowed. If a hold is pending, no renewals are permitted. For more information on self-service renewal options, click here.
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Fines and Fees |
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Adult Material: 25 cents per day to a maximum of $10.00 per item.
Children's Material: 10 cents per day to a maximum of $5.00 per item.
DVD, Games and Software: $1 per day to a maximum of $10.00 per item.
Quick Picks: $2 per day to a maximum of $10.00 per item.
Lost Material
Cost of material plus a $5.50 non-refundable processing fee. Starting February 1, 2010, a lost item can be returned up to ninety (90) days after its status is changed to lost. After ninety (90) days the Library will only accept payment for the replacement cost of the item, plus a non-refundable processing fee. Replacement in kind, or substitution, for lost or damaged materials is not accepted.
Miscellaneous fees are applied for replacement cards or replacement cases and inserts. See your local branch for a complete list of charges.
Failure to Pick-up Holds/Request Fee (effective February 1, 2010)
Customers must pick-up or cancel their hold within the 5 day notification period to avoid being charged this fee. A fee of $1.00 per item will be charged to your account if the hold expires. The reserved item must be borrowed with the same library card that was used to place the hold.
Borrowing Privileges Suspended
Borrowing privileges will be suspended when outstanding fines reach $5.00. Balance must be cleared in full for borrowing privileges to be reinstated.
A Collection Agency has been engaged to recover overdue materials and fines. An administrative charge of $15.00 will be added to all patron records which are sent to the collection agency. Overdue fines can be avoided by returning material by the due date, or arranging for renewal. Senior citizens have the privilege of choosing not to pay overdue fines.
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Registration |
To print a copy of our registration form, Click Here. To become a member return the form to any library branch with your identification.
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