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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2002
Contact: Patricia Fraga, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Austin Public Library Reopens Branch Libraries and Implements New Fees and Charges for 2002-2003
Beginning October 1, 2002 the Austin Public Library will reopen the Austin History Center and Branch Libraries and implement a new fees and charges schedule. This past summer the Library closed Branch locations one day a week in an effort to improve service delivery to the community and to provide staff time for administrative duties that were not getting done. With the approval of the FY 2002-03 City budget the Library received funding to restore service hours and change library fees.
The following fees will be effective October 1 for customers of the Austin Public Library:
Overdue Charges:
Charges are calculated based on material type rather than card type.
Adult books and recordings...................$0.25 /item/day
Maximum fine $18.25 /item
Children’s books and recordings..............$0.05 /item/day(No Change)
Maximum fine $10.00 /item
Videocassettes & DVDS.........................................$1.00 /item/day
Maximum fine $22.00 /item
Items not returned after 45 days and presumed lost.......................Cost to the library for the item plus the service charge for the item
Service charge for
each lost or damaged book...................$10.25 /item
Library Card User Fees:
Austin Resident.............................No Fee
Youth Under Age 18..........................No Fee
Non-Resident User Fee - annual.............$52.00 /year
Non-Resident User Fee - quarterly......... $16.75 /quarter
Austin Energy Customers- annual............$27.00 /year
Non-Resident User Fee-
Sr. Citizens (65+).........................$27.00/year
Miscellaneous Fees:
Library Card Replacement Fee...............$5.00
Printouts from computer workstations.......$0.15 /page
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