What are the rules around borrowing materials?
The Ridgefield Library does not charge overdue fines on most items checked out at our library, with a few exceptions indicated in the chart below.
- Most items will automatically renew 1 or 2 times, unless an item has has been requested by another patron. See exceptions below.
- If your items are overdue by more than 7 days, the replacement costs will be billed to your account, at which point you will be unable to check out digital or physical items until the overdue items are returned or payment is made.
- Patrons are responsible for any lost or damaged items. Replacement costs vary by item.
- Items from other libraries obtained through Bibliomation or Interlibrary Loan may not be renewable. Contact the Circulation Desk for more information about a specific item.
Loan Periods
Books & Audiobooks
- Print books (non-new): 21-Day Loan with 2 Renewals
- Audiobooks & Playaways: 21-Day Loan with 2 Renewals
- Juvenile Holiday Books (Limit 5): 21-Day Loan with 2 Renewals
- New Adult Books: 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- New Adult Books over 500 pages: 21-Day Loan with 1 Renewal
- Book Club Corner Books: 14-Day loan with 1 Renewal
- Interlibrary Loan Books: 21-Day Loan with 0 Renewals
DVDs
- New DVDs: 7-day loan with 1 renewal
- New DVD series: 14-days with 1 renewal
- General DVDs: 14-days with 1 renewal
Kits
- 1KBBK Totes (Limit 1): 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- Kits for Kids (Limit 1): 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- Adult Kits: 21-day loan with no renewals
- Library of Things: 21-day loan with no renewals
Games
- Video Games (Limit 3): 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- Tabletop Games (Limit 3): 14-day loan with 1 renewal
Technology
- Killowatt: 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- Kindle Fires for kids (Limit 1): 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- Launchpads: 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- Nintendo Switch: 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- Toniebox (Limit 1): 14-day loan with 1 renewal
- Tonie figures (Limit 3): 14-day loan with 1 renewal
Special Collections
- Museum Passes (Limit 1): 2-Night/3-Day Loan with No Renewals
- Overdue Fines: $5/day with a maximum of $50
- Interlibrary Loan Materials: 21 days with no renewals
- Overdue Fines: 50¢ per day with no maximum