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If library materials are not returned within 30 days of the due date, or if fines exceed $10.00, borrowing privileges will be revoked and records at the Registrar's Office will be blocked.
  • Payment of Fines and Fees
    Payment of fines by cash (exact change only), check, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express are accepted at all Circulation Desks. Credit card payments may be made by telephone at (940) 898-3719. If paying by mail, send check or money order to the following address:
    Blagg-Huey Library
    Circulation Department
    PO Box 425528
    Denton, TX 76204-5528
  • Notification of Fines and Fees
    Library patrons are responsible for returning all borrowed items on time, whether or not an overdue notice is received. A courtesy notice is ent 10 days in advance of the due date, as a reminder.
  • Overdue Notices are provided to patrons as a courtesy.
  • When an item becomes overdue, five (5) notices are sent to the patron:

    1. At 1 day overdue
    2. At 8 days overdue
    3. At 15 days overdue
    4. At 22 days overdue
    5. At 30 days overdue, at which point it is considered Lost and additional fees are applied

All notices are processed daily and are sent via the patron's TWU e-mail account by default.  Courtesy Card patrons will be notified using the email address on file. If there is no e-mail address, notices will be sent by U.S. postal mail to a patron's local address or if Faculty/Staff, by campus mail.

  • Fines For Overdue Materials
    Regular Circulating Materials:
    $.35 day per item to a maximum of $50.00 per item

    Reserve Materials:
    Hourly items: $3.00/hour-per item (accrues at 5 cents/minute)
    One day items: $5.00/hour per item
    Weekly items: $5.00/day per item
    All reserve materials have a maximum fine of $50.00 per item.

    Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Materials:
    $1.00/day per item to a maximum of $50.00 per item
    Note: Due dates for ILL materials are determined by the lending institution. ILL materials cannot be renewed.
    A $5.00 fee will be assessed for every ILL due date band that is removed from ILL materials.

    Media Items:
    Videocassettes, DVD's, and Media Kits: $1.00/day
    Audiocassettes, CD's, and LP's: $.35/day
    All media items have a maximum fine of $50.00 per item.
    Only one (1) renewal is allowed on media materials and new due dates must be confirmed.
    Please refer to Media Collection for more information on Media items.

    Laptops:
    $1.00/minute with a maximum of $50 fine

    Recalled Items:
    When an item is recalled, a new due date is assigned to that item. For every day that it is overdue beyond the new date, a $2.00 fine will be assessed.
    Interlibrary Loan items can be recalled by the lending institution at any time and are subject to additional fines.
  • Replacement Fees

    FINE AND FEE SCHEDULE FOR LOST AND OVERDUE MATERIALS (effective 10/5/09)

STATUS

FEE  FINE PROCESSING/BILLING FEE
Lost/Damaged Books

$50

Amount due (max of $50) $10
Lost/Damaged Media

$100

Amount due (max of $50) $10

 

 

 

Lost/Damaged Books Returned

$0

Amount due (max of $50) $10
Lost/Damaged Media Returned

$0

Amount due (max of $50) $10

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Materials:
Cost of the item as determined by the lending library, including penalties paid by the TWU Library for failure to return the item. Minimum fine is $75.00.
The replacement cost of items only available in sets will be the replacement cost of the entire set.

page last updated 11/19/2009 16:40