* Library cards are issued to individuals who present the proper identification. Proper identification includes one of the following options:

1. For individuals 18 years of age or older:

a. A valid driver’s license / state ID with a current address
b. A utility bill, rent receipt, lease or checkbook with a current address and a valid driver’s license / state ID (even if the address has not been changed yet).
c. A school ID card from a local school or college.

2. For individuals under 18 years of age who have completed the 6th grade:

a. A current school ID card from a local school
b. A valid driver’s license / state ID with a current address
c. A parent’s valid ID as stated in number 1. The parent must accompany the individual applying for a card.

3. For individuals under the age of 18 who have not completed the 6th grade:

a. A parent’s valid ID as stated in number 1. The parent must accompany the child and co-sign the registration and library card.

* In addition to proper ID, the following information must be provided by the individual to qualify for a library card:

1. Full name, including middle name
2. Street address (even if the individual receives his/her mail at a post office box)
3. Township (if the individual lives outside city limits)
4. Date of birth
5. Signature

* Individuals who mark yes for Internet usage must read and sign the Internet Policy. Parents must read and sign the Internet policy for any individual under the age of 18.

* Patrons are responsible for all materials checked out on their cards and for any charges incurred.
* Patrons must notify the library of lost or stolen cards. Items checked out on a card that is not reported lost or stolen are the responsibility of the patron who registered for the card.
* Patrons should notify the library of changes to their address or telephone number. The library is not responsible for undelivered notices if no current information is provided.
* Borrowing privileges will be suspended if an individual has any outstanding fines and/or any outstanding charges and/or any overdue materials.
* A library card must be presented to check out. Other forms of identification will not be accepted.

* All circulating items may be reserved.
* Reserves will be held for 7 days at the circulation desk.
* Items can not be reserved for a specific date.

* Temporary limits on the number of items, loan periods, and renewals may be set at the library’s discretion.
* The Watertown library’s overdue fine rates apply to all items checked out at the Watertown library.
* Overdue fines are not charged for days the library is closed.
* Overdue fines shall not exceed the replacement cost of the item.
* The overdue fine will stop when the bill for replacement is paid or the item is returned.
* Notices shall be sent out in the following sequence:

1. A first overdue notice is sent out at two weeks overdue.
2. A second notice is sent out at four weeks overdue.
3. A bill for replacement is sent out at six weeks overdue.
4. Accounts will be turned over to a collection agency when materials are eight weeks overdue.

* One renewal is allowed on most materials if they are no more than seven days overdue.
* Items that have been reserved cannot be renewed.
* Overdue fines on the item(s) should be paid at the time of renewal.
* Renewals extend the loan period of the item for the same amount of time as the original checkout.
* Renewals are from the date renewed, not from the original due date.
* The easiest way to renew an item is to bring it in to the library.
* The following information is required for each item to be renewed: patron name, due date, title.
* Items may be renewed online at www.watertown.lib.wi.us . Please be aware that renewals must be performed before midnight (according to the library’s catalog database clock) on the day the item is due in order to avoid late charges.

* A nonrefundable processing fee of $5 is charged per item for all lost & paid materials.
* Refunds will not be given for lost materials returned more than six months after the due date or if the item is returned damaged.
* A $25 fee will be added to all accounts turned over to the collection agency.
* There is a $1.00 fee to replace a lost library card.
* A $2.00 fee will be charged for each subsequent loss of a library card if it occurs less than a year from the most recent replacement.

* Damage charges will be assessed depending on the extent of the damage.
* Cost of the item plus a $5 processing fee will be charged if the item is too damaged to be circulated again.

* There are two drop-boxes outside the smaller door in front of the library.
* Blue video drop-box ------- Videos and CDs
* Brown book drop-box ----- Everything else except CD-ROMs
* CD-ROMs must be returned inside the library. A $2 fine will be charged per item if they are returned in a book-drop.
* Items returned before 9:00 a.m. will be considered as returned the previous day.