E-Readers

Mahopac Public Library makes e-reader content and technologies available to Library card holders in order to assist in their enjoyment of the Library’s collection of both printed and electronic materials. In order to insure fair and equitable access, the Board of Trustees of Mahopac Public Library has adopted the following policies and procedures.

E-readers may be borrowed by Mahopac Central School District residents who are 18 years of age or older, with a Mahopac Public Library card in good standing. (A library card in good standing is defined as one with no fines, fees, lost or overdue materials.)

E-readers are available on a walk-in, first-come, first-served basis. They may not be reserved.

In order to borrow an e-reader, the patron’s Library card must be presented at the Circulation Desk. At the time of check-out, the patron shall complete an e-reader Loan Agreement. A refundable $50.00 deposit also shall be required. This deposit shall be returned in full at the time the e-reader is returned to the Library and the equipment has been judged to be in proper working condition and free of damage.

E-readers may be borrowed for two (2) weeks. They must be returned in person to the Circulation Desk at Mahopac Public Library. E-readers may not be returned using the book drop. E-readers may not be renewed.

An overdue fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per day shall be charged for an e-reader that is not returned by its due date.

The borrower assumes full responsibility for the cost of repair or replacement in the event
the e-reader, or any of the component parts, are lost, stolen, or damaged.

The Library reserves the right to deny the use of e-readers to any borrower who repeatedly loses them or returns them late.

E-readers are preloaded with titles selected by Library staff. The borrower may not add or delete anything from the e-reader.

Limited technical support is available from Library staff and only during the Library’s open hours. Borrowers attest that they have basic familiarity and comfort with the equipment they will be using.

Policy Adopted: November 16, 2011

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