Any circulating York County Library
System item can be checked
out at any library, renewed at any library, and returned
to any library. Circulation fees, if any, may be
paid at any library.
The standard borrowing period is two
weeks. However, some DVDs and videos and all video
games circulate for one week.
DVDs, Videos, and
Video Games
- Feature film DVDs and videos circulate for
7 days; non-fiction circulate for 14 days.
Seven-day DVDs and videos are
subject to a rental fee of $2.00. Video games also
circulate for 7 days and are subject to a rental fee of
$2.00. All are renewable by customers online.
Renewal fees will be charged at the time of renewal. The
overdue fee for these materials is $1.00 per day.
Holds -
A customer may place up to two holds at any one time. (This
includes interlibrary loan requests. See
Interlibrary Loans, below.) Holds may be placed on circulating materials that are
owned by or on order at any York County Library
System library. Holds
are picked up at the library where the hold
was placed unless the customer has designated a
different location.
Holds
may also be placed online. All materials are
equally accessible to any customer at any library via
the holds process.
Renewals -
Most circulating materials can be renewed for two
additional borrowing periods. Items that are on
hold, however, may not be renewed. Renewals may
be made in person at any York County Library System library, by telephone, or
online. Items checked out on Teacher Cards cannot
be renewed.
Interlibrary
Loans
- Interlibrary loans are materials borrowed from
libraries outside of York County. A
customer must have a
York County Library System
library card to place an interlibrary loan request and
to check out an item received through interlibrary loan.
A customer can place up to two interlibrary loan
requests at one time (in combination with in-county
holds. See Holds, above.) Interlibrary loans must be
picked up and returned at the library where the request
was placed. For more on ILL,
click
here.
Overdue items and
fees for extended use - If a customer has
unreturned items that are overdue, that customer cannot
check out any items in any
York County Library System
library until the
overdue items are returned or renewed and the
appropriate fees paid. If a customer owes money
for unpaid fees, no items may be checked out unless 25%
of the balance due is paid. Fees are $0.25
for print materials and audiobooks, and $1.00 for DVDs,
Videos, and Video Games.
Customer Registration -
All registrants must provide proof of address. Street
addresses must accompany post office boxes.
Who is eligible for a card?
Any York County resident. Anyone who works in York
County, with proof of employment. Any Pennsylvania
resident who shows a card with an ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA
sticker. College students with student IDs from a York
County college who are not residents of York County may
receive a 1-year card with no fee. Subscription
Out-of-State cards may be available at some libraries.
Children - A parent or
guardian must sign the registration application, in
person, for children 12 years old and under.
Library Cards - Cards
issued at any library may be renewed at any library.
Lost library cards may be replaced by any library for a
$1.00 fee.
Subscription teacher cards can be used at any library,
but selection service is provided only at Martin.
Cards with overdue items and fines may be replaced or
renewed at any library only after
the overdue items are returned or renewed and/or the
appropriate fees paid.
