Library Borrowing Policy

Library Borrowing Policy

Eligibility for Borrowing

All residents of C-1 Lafayette School District are eligible to become registered borrowers of the Robertson Memorial Library by complying with the following:

1. New borrowers must complete an application form and provide verification of identity and current address. Patrons unable to provide address verification will be limited to 1 item.
2. Residents of any age may become registered borrowers. A parent or legal guardian of an applicant under age 16 must sign the child’s application card. Library staff has the right to request age verification before a card is issued.
3. The Robertson Memorial Library does not issue library cards.  Please tell the check out desk your name and your information will be verified via the computer.

Any material circulated by the Robertson Memorial Library may be borrowed by patrons without regard to age.

Library privileges are issued for two years. A patron with an expired library card will be asked to update current information.

Interlibrary Loan

A book not owned by Robertson Memorial Library can be requested via interlibrary loan. There is no charge for this service, and established patrons (frequent users of the library in good standing) are limited to no more than two (2) title requests at one time.   Borrowed items must be returned before additional titles may be requested.  Deliveries are once a week on Tuesday afternoons.

Loan periods for materials borrowed from another library will be those of the lending library.