Membership & Admissions

• FIAF membership card is necessary for borrowing and regular onsite use.
• A FIAF membership card must be presented upon request by any FIAF employee.
• Readers under the age of 18 are required to have the library borrower’s form countersigned by a parent.
• The library welcomes first-time visitors.

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Loan Periods, Quantities & Fines:

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Borrowing

• Items loaned to a user are for the personal use of that user only and remain the responsibility of the user until they are returned to the library and the loans are canceled. Parents and guardians are responsible for their children.
• All items on loan shall be returned by their due date.
• All items on loan shall be returned on expiration of FIAF membership.
• Any loan may be renewed up to 2 times.
• You are responsible for all items checked out on your card. If your card is lost or stolen, call the Library immediately.
• In order to borrow DVDs, videos, or CD-ROMs, a security deposit in the form of a valid and signed credit card imprint or a check for $80 payable to FIAF is required.

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General Regulations

• Videos and DVDs are licensed for private home use only.
• Library card holders shall notify the library promptly of any change in name or address.
• The library is not responsible for personal property brought into and left in the library.
• The FIAF staff may inspect articles in the possession of any person on the Library premises.
• Users shall not deface or damage books or other library property, materials or equipment in any way; if so the reader is liable for the replacement cost of the item.
• The staff of the FIAF library is not responsible for unaccompanied children.
• The use of personal computers is welcome; the use of personal diskettes in the library’s computers is prohibited.
• WIFI connection is available to members upon presentation of their membership card.
• The staff library endeavors to provide an atmosphere conducive to study, reading and the legitimate use of materials and services. To foster such an environment, we request that no one eat, drink, smoke, use a cell phone, sleep or loiter in the Library. Anyone who is vocally disturbing to others by talking loudly to another patron will be asked to move temporarily to the lobby area.
• Abuse of any above-stated regulations may warrant the termination of borrowing privileges.
• Gifts: The library gladly accepts donations of books. Once the donation is made, the gift becomes entirely the property of the library which determines the final use of the material. The Library will provide acknowledgement of the gift.

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Penalties for Infringement

• Fines: Late videos, DVDs, and CD-ROMs are assessed a penalty of $1/day. All other late materials are fined $.25/day. Fines are not charged for days the library is closed. Fines must be paid immediately and in full, and readers are responsible for all fines due but not collected at time of return. The maximum overdue fine per item is the same as the replacement cost of the item.
• Suspension: Users failing to observe the regulations on borrowing may be subject to all accrued fines and to suspension from further borrowing until loans and fines have been cleared. Borrowing privileges are suspended when overdue fines reach $25.
• Replacement costs: Users are responsible to replace any item not returned, lost or damaged. Replacement costs are calculated on a mean average cost per item category:

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