Renewals and Late Fees

Borrowing Items

Exceptions

Some items may not be renewable for the following reasons:

• your card has been blocked due to maximum fees owing for lost or damaged items or having too many overdue items
• a hold has been placed on the item by another patron

Renewing Items

Renewing borrowed items at Georgina Public Library is easy. If you lose or damage items, you will be charged replacement fees.

How to renew materials

• You may renew materials by clicking on My Account in our online catalogue or downloading the GPL app from the App Store or Google Play. 
• Renew items logging into your account through our catalogue or contact us.
• Materials may be renewed for two additional loan periods (see exceptions below)

Fees

Georgina Public Library is fine free!  What does this mean for you? No fines for overdue library materials! You will still have to pay for lost or damaged library materials, as outlined in the chart below. Items are considered lost if they are more than one month overdue, so remember to return or renew your materials on time.

Lost or damaged items

Lost or damaged items are subject to fines.

Borrowers with lost or long overdue materials will be billed for the replacement cost of the item plus a non-refundable $5.00 per item administration fee.

Once paid, if you find the lost or long overdue material within six months of the payment date, and return it in usable condition with proof of payment, you will be refunded the cost of the item minus the administration fee.

Blocked accounts

Adult cards are blocked when the fees owing reach $15.00 and juvenile/juvenile plus/teen cards are blocked when the fees owing reach $10.00.

Email notifications

Why add your email address to your account? We'll tell you when items are here for pick up, about to be due, and when they are overdue.
Call us or visit us in person to add your email address to your account. By adding your email, you will receive pre-due notices about your items about to be due, overdue notices, and notices that items you have placed on hold are available for you.
Just remember to put our email address, sirsi@olco.sirsidynix.net, on your safe sender list.

Take Us With You!

Keep Georgina Public Library in your pocket with our convenient app. Search for "Georgina Public Library" in the App Store or Google Play. 

Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew items, and place holds. View your current checkouts and holds you have placed. Link accounts of family members so checkout at the circulation desk is a breeze!