Notices

First Notices are generated seven (7) days after an item becomes due to remind the borrower of the overdue items. The library waits seven (7) days to save postage costs since many materials are brought back during the time that a notice would cross in the mail.

Fourteen (14) days after the first notice, if the item is not brought back, the borrower receives a Final Notice, indicating that they will be charged for the cost of the item if the item is not returned. Most items have already reached their maximum fine amounts before the borrower receives a Final Notice.

Fourteen (14) days after the Final Notice is generated, the item goes to Lost Status and the borrower is charged for the item. If an account balance reaches $25.00, a billing notice is sent to the borrower. Lost Status items remain attached to the borrower record for three (3) years after which time the link to the borrower is lost and the item enters a Missing Status automatically.