Returning materials

Return materials any time at the library or any Bookmobile stop. Our Main Library has a drive-up return at the back of the library, off Healey Street. The Douglass Branch has an outside book return facing Grove Street. Both are open 24/7, even on holidays.

To know when your materials are due, you can:

• Check your online account for the most up-to-date information
• Save your due date receipts; keep them in one easy-to-find place
• Call us at 217/403–2000; have your library card number handy

E-mail Reminders

We encourage you to sign up for e-mail notices. You’ll get an e-mail reminder a few days before each item is due.

Please note, however, that we cannot guarantee the reliability of e-mail messages. Borrowers are still responsible for knowing when items are due. We recommend that you call us or check your account online for the best information. Any interruption in e-mail reminder service does not excuse patrons from fees if items are returned late.

Overdue fees

We encourage you to return things on time so you’ll never have a late fee. Overdue fees are 10 cents per day per item, 20 cents for rental items, and $1 per day for video games.

The maximum overdue fee you can be charged for one item is half the cost of that item. Fees start the first day after the due date and are charged every day except days we are closed.

Fees can be paid by credit card, either in person or by calling 217/403–2000. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.

E-mail reminders can help you remember to return things on time.

Quantity limits

We have limits on how many items you can have checked out from our most popular collections, including CDs (20), audiobooks (20), videos and DVDs (a total of 20), and video games (2).

Rental books, movies & audiobooks

Check out the hottest new books, movies, and audiobooks in our Rental Collection for $1 per week per item. Rental items are extra copies we couldn’t afford otherwise; we always have free copies of everything, too. Rental fees are used to buy new rental items.

You’ll find rental items with our new materials, marked with a green “Rental” sticker. Please note that rental items can be renewed only at the Checkout Desk.