Buncombe County Public libraries
General Info / borrowing guidelines
| Loan Period | |
|---|---|
| Books, Audio Cassettes, and Compact Discs | 3 weeks |
| High Demand Books | 14 days |
| Videocassettes | 7 days |
| Art Prints | 6 weeks |
Renewals
You may renew your books online. Click here to access your account. Your user ID is your library card number and the PIN is the last 4 digits of your phone number.
Books, audio cassettes, compact discs, and art prints may be renewed twice. New books, which are in high demand, can only be renewed once. If someone has placed a hold on the book, it can't be renewed. Videocassettes and DVDs may not be renewed.
Hold Requests
You may reserve books, audiobooks, and language tapes from any library and have them sent to any other library in the system. Movies and music are not available for holds at this time. Holds are free and you may have up to 3 holds in the system at once.
For your convienence, you may place hold requests online. Click here and log onto your account to place your hold request.
Fines
Fines will be assesed on a per day, per item basis aslisted:
| Adult Books | $0.25 |
| Children's Materials | $0.25 |
| Cassettes & CDs | $0.25 |
| Art Prints | $1.50 |
| Videocassettes | $1.50 |
Fines are calculated for each calendar day, except
Sunday and when the library is closed.
Overdue fines must be paid in order to maintain borrowing
privileges.
Returns
- Books, cassettes, CDs and videos may be returned to any location.
- Books may be returned in the book drop.
- Cassettes, art prints and CD's must be returned to a desk.
- Art prints must be returned to the lending library.
- Videos may be returned in the video drop after hours.