Loan Periods and Fines 

• Charges for overdue items are added to your account. Unless you pay upon their return, you will be asked to settle the account before transacting any other business, including the use of a computer.
• Fines are charged for each day the library is open and the item is not returned. To avoid fines, return material before the library closes on the due date.
• All checks returned for insufficient funds will be charged a $25.00 administration fee.
• CPL accepts checks and cash for payments of fines and Lost CPL items. 
• CPL will only accept CHECKS (no cash) for UHLS Lost Items. We will accept cash if the lost item belonged to the Castleton Public Library.

28 Days – Fine of $.10 per day up to $5.00*

• Fiction and nonfiction books
• Large print books
• Audiobooks
• Music CDs

14 Days – Fine of $.10 per day up to $5.00*

• New adult fiction and nonfiction books
• Magazines

14 Days – Fine of $1.00 per day up to $5.00*

• Fishing Poles
• Metal Detectors
• Home Energy Loss Detectors

7 Days – Fine of $.10 per day up to $5.00*

• All DVDs

7 Days – Fine of $1.00 per day up to $5.00*

• Cake and Cookie Pans and Baking Accessories

3 Days – Fine of $1.00 per day up to $5.00*.

• Museum Passes
• An additional fee of $5.00 applies if museum pass returned to a library other than Castleton Public Library. 

*A $15 maximum fine applies if you return all overdue materials and pay the fine on the same business day.

Renewals     

• Most items may be renewed up to two times. An item may not be renewed if it has been requested by another patron or if it has exceeded its renewal limit.
• To renew materials, present your card at the circulation desk and ask for renewal, call the library, or login to your library account online.
• You must supply your library card number to library staff when calling with a telephone renewal. 
• Material from other libraries may be renewed at Castleton Public Library but are subject to the owning library’s renewal policy.

(Updated and approved: May 22, 2018)

The Castleton Public Library recognizes that some resources may be considered controversial and that any given item may offend some patrons. Selection of materials will not be made on the basis of anticipated approval or disapproval by any individual, but solely on the basis of the principles stated in the Materials Selection Policy. 
 
Library resources will not be marked or identified to show approval or disapproval of their contents, and no item will be placed on closed shelves except for the express purpose of protecting it from abuse or theft. Responsibility for monitoring a child’s access to resources rests with parent(s) and/or legal guardian(s). 
 
Patrons requesting that resources be reviewed or withdrawn for any reason must complete the Request for Review or Withdrawal of Library Materials form and submit it to the Library Director. The patron should be assured that the matter will be given serious attention and that a response will be forthcoming within a reasonable time. The request will be considered in light of the library’s Materials Selection Policy, the principles of the ALA Library Bill of Rights, the opinions of reviewing sources, and any other appropriate source. The Library Director will notify the patron of the results. 
 
Adopted: March 21, 2011 

The Castleton Public Library acquires materials in a variety of forms to meet the educational, informational and recreational needs of the community. These materials shall represent the broadest spectrum of print and non-print media available, within practical and budgetary constraints. The Library actively strives to cover all subject areas with a view to stimulate and expand the interests of persons of all ages, and to provide free, open, and equal access to resources for the continuing education of all members of our community.

It is the duty of the Library to maintain the effectiveness and usefulness of the collection through careful selection and de-selection of materials, both purchased and donated. Authority and responsibility for the selection of library resources is delegated to the Library Director by the Board of Trustees. The Director is responsible for the selection, acquisition, and organization of materials. Requests to consider selection of materials may be submitted to the Director; final responsibility for selection rests with the Director, and, if deemed necessary, with the Library’s Board of Trustees.

As part of its policy, the Castleton Public Library endorses the principles adopted by the American Library Association (ALA) in the Library Bill of Rights, the Freedom to Read Statement, and the Freedom to View Statement. These documents may be viewed on the ALA website www.ala.org.
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While a single standard of criteria for materials selection cannot be applied, potential resources may be judged by such appropriate criteria as the following: artistic or literary merit; relevance to community needs; potential and/or known demand; relative importance compared with resources on the same subject already in the collection; suitability to the intended audience; reputation of the author or publisher; availability and accessibility of the same resources in other Upper Hudson Library System member libraries or through interlibrary loan. Additional criteria may be applied to selection decisions by the Director and/or Board of Trustees. The library’s decision to acquire material does not constitute endorsement of the material’s content.

Gifts of books and other resources may be accepted with the understanding that they may be used or disposed of at the library’s discretion. Gift materials are subject to the same selection standards as purchased materials.

Withdrawal of materials from the collection is an integral part of collection development. Materials are withdrawn in order to maintain the collection’s usefulness, currency, relevance, and condition. Responsibility for collection maintenance and for the disposition of withdrawn resources rests with the Library Director. Withdrawn items may be sold, offered to other libraries or non-profit organizations, recycled, or discarded.

This Materials Selection Policy is available to the public at the library or on the Library’s website. It will be reviewed by the Library Director and the Board of Trustees annually.

Adopted March 21, 2011
Last Updated: May 21, 2018