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BORROWER CARDS

Highland Township residents and taxpayers are eligible for a library card upon request. Proof of local address is required. Non-residents may purchase a one-year card for $100. The Highland Library also participates in the statewide MichiCard program.

Children may apply for a card when they can write their first and last names. Applications of children under 16 must be signed by a parent or guardian.

Your library card entitles you to borrow materials from the Highland Township Library, reciprocal member libraries of The Library Network, and other MichiCard libraries.

Click here for a complete listing of eligible libraries.  Your Highland Library card will be honored if a small box labeled "Reciprocal Borrowing" appears on the library page linked to this library list.  Your library record is confidential.

CHECKING OUT MATERIALS

Materials are available to the public for use in the library and for circulation. You must present your library card to check out materials. Please bring materials to the circulation desk for check-out.

  Loan Period

Regular loan materials (books, audiobooks, Playaways) may be checked out for three weeks.

Certain limited loan materials circulate for one week: videos, DVD's, video games, other audiovisual materials, CD-ROMS, magazines, pamphlets, college catalogs, cameras and the slide projector.

Inquire about extended loan if you have vacation plans or special circumstances.

  Material Limit (per card)

Fiction: reasonable number

Non-fiction: 3 per subject

Picture books: 20 per card

Easy readers: 10 per card

Videos, DVDs: 6 per card

CD-ROMs: 2 per card

Video Games: 2 per card

Playaways: 2 per card

Other AV Materials: 6 items

Magazines: 6 per card

Pamphlets: 6 per subject

Puppets, dinosaurs: 2 per card

  Reserves

Books out in circulation or on order may be reserved at the Youth or Adult Reference Desks or by phone. You may also place a reserve or hold request through the public online catalog in the library. Your patron barcode number is needed when you place your reserve. You will be notified when the material you want is available for you.

  Renewals

Highland Library materials may be renewed twice unless the item has been reserved by another patron or it is overdue. Patron and item barcode numbers are needed for renewal by phone. Interloaned materials are subject to the renewal policies of the lending library. Click here to renew online.  Click here for information about renewing 24/7 by phone.

  Returns

For your convenience an outdoor book return is provided by the library entrance. Fragile materials (e.g. video tapes) must be returned inside the library.

LATE CHARGES, BILLS AND FEES

  Late Charges

Late charges are calculated from the due date at the following rates:

Adult, Teen, and Juvenile books, all audiobooks and CDs: Daily = 10 cents, Maximum = $5 (per item)

Magazines: Daily = 10 cents, Maximum = $3 (per item)

Videos, DVDs, Video games, and CD-ROMS: $1 Daily (no maximum)

  Bills

Materials lost or long overdue (30 days) will be billed for replacement cost plus a $2 service charge for processing and postage. Borrowers who have late charges, fees or bills in excess of $15, will have borrowing privileges suspended until payment is made.

  Fees

Charges may be assessed for materials damaged while in your care, according to the extent of damage. Examples of fees include:

Lost or Damaged item barcode: $1

Lost or Damaged puppet bag: $1

Video returned not rewound: $1

Replacement of lost library card: $1