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Membership Information

 
Membership is free of charge to all individuals who either live, work, own property, or attend school in the Town of Ajax.

Valid identification with a current address is required to register. All individuals under the age of 13 or in Grade 6 or less are required to have a parent or guardian accept responsibility for their borrowing privileges. The signing parent or guardian must be a patron in good standing.

Library Users Responsibilities
Changes of address and lost or stolen cards must be reported immediately. Borrowers are responsible for all materials signed out on their cards. Do not lend your card.

All materials may be borrowed by anyone regardless of age. It is the parents responsibility to monitor their child's selection of materials. Parents must accept responsibility for their children's behaviour in the library.

Loan Periods

3 Weeks - Books and audio books
2 Weeks - Any material on hold for another customer
1 Week - Children's non-fiction, magazines, non-fiction video tapes
and DVDs, music CDs, CD-ROM software and games 
4 Days - Quick Picks, all fiction videos and DVDs 

Renewals

Two renewals per item will be allowed. If a hold is pending, no renewals are permitted.

Fines and Fees

Adult Material
25 cents per day to a maximum of $10.00 per item.
Children's Material
10 cents per day to a maximum of $5.00 per item.
DVD, Video, Games and Software
$1 per day to a maximum of $10.00 per item.
Quick Picks
$2 per day to a maximum of $10.00 per item.

Lost Material
Cost of material plus a $5.50 processing fee. Miscellaneous fees are applied for replacement cards or replacement cases and inserts. See your local branch for a complete list of charges.

Borrowing Privileges Restricted
Borrowing privileges will be restricted when outstanding fines reach $5.00. Balance must be cleared in full for borrowing privileges to be reinstated.

A Collection Agency has been engaged to recover overdue materials and fines. An administrative charge of $15.00 will be added to all patron records which are sent to the collection agency. Overdue fines can be avoided by returning material by the due date, or arranging for renewal. Senior citizens have the privilege of choosing not to pay overdue fines.

Registration Form
To print a copy of our registration form, Click Here. To become a member return the form to any library branch with your identification.