Library Cards

• No fee for residents or owners of real estate within the Village of Clifton to receive a borrower’s card
• Applications are available at the library desk or viewable on the Forms page
  
• All applicants must present acceptable proof of identity and residency
• All applicants must provide a personal reference along with contact information
  
• Parents/Guardians must sign for all persons under the age of 18
• There is a $1.00 charge to replace a lost or damaged card
• All Lincoln Trail Libraries District member libraries have reciprocal borrowing access with no additional forms to fill out
• Public libraries outside LTLS that are members of the State of Illinois reciprocal borrowing agreements can be barcoded without cost
  

Borrowing Materials

• Fourteen days: books and DVD series
• Seven days: Magazines, DVD movies
  
• Only five items may be checked out at one time.
• Renewals are permitted unless the item is being reserved for another patron.  Items may be renewed three consecutive times unless they are overdue.
• Items borrowed from other libraries will be loaned based on the originating library’s policies, which may differ from the Clifton Public Library’s policies in both checkout period, fine amount, number of items permitted, etc.
  

Book Drop

• A book drop is available on the front of the library for materials to be dropped twenty-four hours a day.

Fines

• Books and magazines are .05 for each day after the due date.
• DVDs are .25 for each day after the due date.

Book Replacement

• Lost or damaged items are billed at a replacement cost plus $5.00 processing for each item.  Damaged items will be billed at the cost of the repair.  Any items that have been borrowed from other libraries will be charged at the rate determined by the lending library.

Public Computers

• Four public computers with Microsoft Windows XP and internet access (Internet Explorer)
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Scanner
  
• Black and white laser print outs are .10 for each side
• Color laser print outs with < 50% coverage are .25 for each side
• Color laser print outs with > 50% coverage are .50 for each side

Copies

• Black and white laser copies are .10 for each side
• Color laser copies are based on a graduated scale; for color text and print outs with less than 50% coverage, color copies are only .25 for each side. Photos and other print outs in excess of 50% coverage are .50 for each side. Check with a librarian if you are unsure what the cost of a copy would be prior to printing.
  

Fax Machine

• Public use fax machine to send or receive
• Cost is $2.00 for the first page plus $1.00 for each additional page for all domestic faxes. No cost for cover sheet when sending faxes.

Shredder

• Public use crosscut shredder
• Intended for moderate personal use; not intended for big disposal jobs or business shredding
  

Britannica Online

• Subscription to Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Public Library Edition provides access to the complete text of four encyclopedias: Britannica, Compton's, Britannica Elementary, and Britannica Concise. Additional content from Merriam-Websters, primary documents, and full-text EBSCO articles makes this resource invaluable
• Searchable 24/7 from home with a patron barcode

MyMediaMall

• Download video and audio content using MyMediaMall, a service provided through Lincoln Trails Libraries System
• Formats include MP3s, WMAs, and Adobe Ebooks
• Up to five titles can be checked out at a time above and beyond normal lending

Mid-Illinois Talking Books

• Tape player plus popular titles available for check out
• Designed for use by patrons with visual impairments

DVD/CD Cleaning

• Buff/Polish DVDs or CDs
• Cost is $1.00 per disc
• Signed waiver is required
• Five disc limit per patron per week