DVD / Video Rental

 GUIDELINES FOR BORROWING DVDS - GARY PUBLIC LIBRARY  

DVD service closes 15 minutes before the library closes. No check outs - no returns.

  • Borrowers must be at least 18 years old and not a high school student.

  • Borrowers must have a valid library card.

  • Borrowers must have a telephone number. We will call to verify. Telephone listing at relative or friends' homes are acceptable.

  • Two pieces of identification required with the current address:

  • One identification with picture: Driver’s License or State ID

  • One of the following: telephone or utility bill, receipts, mail processed by postal service, or                                                    

    a. any valid document with the name and address                                                                                                      

    b. Social Security Cards and Birth Certificates are not acceptable

  • No phone reserves for feature movies on DVD. 

  • DVDs  cannot be renewed.

DVDs  MUST BE RETURNED to the lending library's circulation desk. Please do not put DVDs in book drop.

LIMIT 6 DVDs  

LOAN PERIOD 3 days

*FINES & FEES (cash only) *effective January 1, 2011
$1.00 per DVD  - fee
$3.00 per DVD per day - over due fine

Full replacement cost of the DVD is required in the event of loss or extensive damage.

The following DVD fees are charged to cover the costs assessed to maintain the condition of the collection:     

a. Damaged DVD case - $2 single case; $3 double case                                                                                    

b. Lost DVD case - $4.00                                                                                                                    

c.  Badly scratched DVD, item shipped out for repair - $7.00                                

 

 The Gary Public Library does not assume responsibility for any damages to equipment that occurs while viewing DVDs borrowed from the library.