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Lending policies
Most items may be checked out for three weeks and may be renewed up to three times provided no one is waiting for the item. Patrons may call the Library at 652-7080 to renew.
Bestseller/Reserve books may be checked out for two weeks and accrue a $1 per day service charge if not returned by the due date. No renewals.
Back issues of periodicals may be checked out for one week, and may be renewed up to three times provided no one is waiting.
Books-on-tape, CDs, and adult collection videos and DVDs may be checked out for three weeks, and may be renewed up to three times provided no one is waiting. There is a limit of six books on tape or CD per card.
Children's videos and DVDs may be checked out for one week. A $2 service charge per item will be assessed if not returned by the due date. There is a limit of three per family. If you are homebound
and unable to visit the Library, please call 652-7080 to arrange home delivery.
Overdue Reminders
In an effort to reduce costs, Overdue Reminders will no
longer be sent eight days past your due date. For your
convenience, a short grace period after the due date
will be in effect before a $2 overdue fine is charged.
The first notice will be sent four weeks after the due
date and will include the $2 late fee for each borrowed
item. Please help the Library to cut postage and
personnel expenditures by taking responsibility for
getting your library materials back on time. Check the
due date on your receipt. Renewals can be made by phone
or sign up at the Circulation Desk so you may be able to
renew your items online.
For every 25 overdue reminders not sent your library staff will be able to purchase one new book for the collection.
For every 25 overdue reminders not sent library staff will be able to devote two staff hours to other public services.
Audio Book Players and Audio Books
The library has a collection of over 1500 audio-books in cassette and CD format. The Rotary Club of South Burlington donated five cassette tape players to the library in 2003. The cassette tape players are available for patrons to borrow with the audio-books.
Large Print Books
The Library has a large collection of large-print fiction and non-fiction books for people who require this format. The Library also subscribes to Reader's Guide in Large Print and News For You, a large-print newspaper.
Museum Passes
Passes for one-day check out are available through the
Library for several area venues. The Library currently
has a family pass for
Shelburne Farms
which is valid through May 31, 2008 and a pass for The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
valid
mid-May through mid-October.
The Library also has a pass for the Echo Leahy Center
for Lake Champlain. This pass provides reduced
admission prices for up to two adults and three youths.
These
one-day passes may be used by South Burlington residents who have a South Burlington Community library card. Call the library to reserve the pass for a specific date. The pass may be picked up at the Circulation desk in the morning and must be returned at the end of the day so others may enjoy the use of the pass. This is an excellent opportunity to visit the fine programs these museums offer.
Book drop
There is an exterior book drop directly in front of the library entrance that can be used 24 hours a day for the convenience of our patrons. Patrons may also return books to the
Hannaford's Service Desk on Shelburne Road. Library volunteers pick up the books at this location three times a week.
Children's Kits
These canvas story bags have books, activities, or puzzles related to a theme: Colors, Numbers, All About Me, Wheels, Farms, Dinosaurs, and Old Favorites.
The bags may be checked out to Day Care Providers, Pre-schools, and home school parents. Parents who are South Burlington Library cardholders may also check out the bags.
Bookbags for Kindergarteners can be checked out to parents whose children will enter Kindergarten.
Book Dedications
Each infant of a South Burlington resident has a book dedicated at birth. A letter is sent to the family and the book is placed in the Library. This program began in 1990 and each year, in May, there is a Baby Brunch to honor the parents and their children.
Library books may be dedicated to a loved one as a remembrance.
Please contact the librarian
for advice on selecting a book.
Suggestion Forms
We welcome your suggestions and feedback. Please use the online form or the suggestion box at the Circulation Desk. Please use the book request form for suggestions of books that you would like to see added to our collection.
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How to Put a Book on Hold
You may request to be put on a waiting list for a book
that is currently checked out. You will be called when the book is ready for you. The Library can hold the book for up to three days. You may put a book on hold in-person at the library or by calling 802-652-7080. Please be sure to check the catalog
for the availability of the book before making a request to hold a book.
Request a book for library purchase
If you would like to make a suggestion for the Library to purchase a book for the collection, there are Book Suggestion Forms available in the library. If the Library decides to purchase the book you will be notified when the book is available. If the Library decides not to purchase the book, you have the option to request the book through interlibrary loan.
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Homebound Delivery
A library volunteer will deliver books to your home and
pick them up when you are finished, if you are unable to
leave your house to visit the Library. You may call the
Library and request to speak with our Adult Services
Librarian who will assist you in helping you find the materials that you would like delivered. You may select the books, or the
Adult Services Librarian will select them for you. In addition to books, we can also deliver audio books, audio book players, and large print books. A library volunteer will make the delivery. This service is provided by library volunteers and is subject to the availability of our volunteers. Please call the Library at 802-652-7080 for more information about this service.
Residential Site Book Delivery
Each month our Adult Services Librarian and a volunteer visit
Country Park Apartments, Pillsbury Manor North and Pillsbury Manor South. A selection of books are delivered for residents to browse, and to borrow. Requests for specific books are delivered, when possible. Library books which were borrowed earlier are given to the visiting
Librarian at this time for return to the Library.
Off-site Book Discussions
Book discussions are held at the Senior Center of South Burlington once a month on a Thursday morning (except in December and August) at 10:30 a.m.. The Senior Center for more information about book discussions at the Senior Center.
Day care Visits
Library volunteers contact each of the daycare centers in South Burlington annually. Twice a year they will visit the daycare center to read a story and donate a book.
We currently make visits to Fletcher Allen Daycare Center, Early Essential Education Center, South Burlington Family Center, and The Trinity Daycare Center
Mrs. Marje VonOhlsen, our Children's Librarian, visits the Fletcher Allen Daycare Center once a month to read a story and donate a book.
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for more ideas about what to read next, what's new at the library, award books and so much more.
Thematic Book Displays
Every month the Library staff creates a new thematic book display. A variety of themes are selected to introduce library patrons to specific areas or genres of the collection. A list of recent book displays follows:
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-Celebrating African American
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-Cool Classics: Staff
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-Mothers and Daughters in
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-Civil War Stories |
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-Brit Wit Chick Lit |
Suggested Reading (Bookmarks and Bibliographies)
Library
staff has created a variety of suggested reading bookmarks and bibliographies. Bookmarks list authors in specific genres such as westerns, cozy mysteries, military fiction, coming-of-age novels, books that inspired movies, Vermont fiction and many more. Bibliographies include plot summaries of books in specific categories.
Available Bibliographies include:
- Humorous Romance
- Mysteries Around the World
- U.S. Historical Fiction
- Middle East Memoirs
- many more.
Awards and Book Prizes Notebook
The Library maintains a notebook which includes lists of New York Times bestsellers, award winning books for children and adults, lists for reluctant readers, Oprah lists, and many more.
Multiple Copies and Book Discussion Guides
The Library has a large selection of multiple copy book sets available for book discussion groups to borrow, and a notebook with sample reading guides.
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Are you interested in
learning how to use a computer or improve
your computer skills?
Computer mentoring sessions with a community
volunteer are available at the Library.
If you
are a beginner or someone looking to learn
more about searching the World Wide Web or
about different computer applications, you
may take as many sessions as you need at a
time convenient for you and the volunteer
instructor. This
service is available to South Burlington
residents only.
Call Louise
Murphy (652-7076) or Kathi Plageman
(652-7080) , to set up a
computer mentoring session.
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The South Burlington Community Library has computer terminals available for public use of the card catalog, the Internet, and various software packages.
All patrons are required to sign in and sign out at the Circulation Desk when using library computers. There is a one-hour time limit for South Burlington Residents unless permission is given by the librarian. Unattended computers may be assigned to another person.
One Guest Computer in the Library is available for non-residents. Non-residents are allowed one half hour use per day.
There is a charge of $.10 for each page printed.
All patrons must read and agree to this Computer Use Policy, the Internet Policy, and Facility Use Policy.
Only one person may be at a computer workstation at one time. To accommodate special situations such as tutoring sessions or collaborative research, the librarian on duty may grant permission for more than one person.
Computer workstations will be shut down 10 minutes before the Library closes.
The Library supports the right and responsibility of parents/guardians, to monitor their children’s use of this resource.
Downloading and software installation must be authorized by the librarian on duty.
The following activities are not allowed:
- Violation of applicable state and federal laws governing information access, U.S. copyright laws and licensing agreements or conduct any illegal activities.
- Playing games that involve obscene images or text, characters engaged in physically violent or sexually explicit acts, or destruction of objects or game characters.
- Changing the settings on the computer, including screensavers and background.
- Using the computers for commercial purposes, on-going business or for-profit ventures.
- Damaging computers, computer systems, computer furniture or computer networks.
- Online harassment of others.
- Computer hacking
- Unauthorized downloading or installation of software.
The computer in the Children’s Room is available for catalog use only.
Computers in the Adult Reading Room are not available for use by students enrolled in the South Burlington School District (in order to comply with current CIPA guidelines), or by persons under the age of 18.
VIOLATION OF POLICIES: Violation of the Computer Use Policy or Internet Policy, or performance of illegal activities on the computer, may result in suspension or termination of computer privileges. The librarian on duty is responsible for enforcing this policy and may immediately suspend use for one day by any patron violating the policy. The Library Board of Trustees or the Community Library Director may suspend use for longer periods of time or permanently. Any patron, who willfully violates this policy with damage to library computers resulting, will be responsible for costs
incurred. Illegal activities may be subject to prosecution by local, state, or federal authorities.
WARNING: The South Burlington Community Library is committed to the privacy of its patrons. However, computers are able to store temporary and permanent data, and users should be aware that it is not always possible to maintain privacy on library computers.
The Library supports the American Library Association Bill of Rights and will not restrict an individual's Internet use, except possibly the length of time spent at a terminal.
Library staff will try to answer specific questions and offer suggestions for effective searching.
Please be sure to review our policies when using the library
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South Burlington Community Library participates in the Homecard system. As a South Burlington resident you may borrow books and other material from any Homecard library using your library card.
Please have your library card available for presentation upon check-out at participating libraries. Books must be returned to the library from which you borrowed them. The rules of the lending library apply for each transaction.
Interlibrary loan requests need to be made through your home library.
The other participating Homecard libraries are:
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