- How long can I check items out for?
- What do I need to know about checkouts and returns?
- How do I get a library card?
Checkout Periods
| Loan Period | |
| Videos/DVDs | 7 days |
| TV Series-DVDs | 21 days |
| New Books | 14 days |
| Fiction Books | 28 days |
| Non-fiction Books | 28 days |
| Magazines | 14 days |
| Pamphlets | 14 days |
| Audio Books | 28 days |
| CDs | 21 days |
| Puppets | 14 days |
| Puzzles | 14 days |
There are no limits on materials, except for videos/DVDs. There is a maximum of 5 per family. Reference materials do not circulate.
A library user who owes $2.00 or more in fines or has lost or damaged items will be denied privileges until the account is paid in full.
Checkouts and Returns
To check out library materials, bring the items and your library card to the Circulation Desk. Items will not be checked out without presenting your library card or form of id. A receipt will be printed with them.
When returning your items to the library, deposit them in the appropriate drop site. Although the outside book drop is provided for the convenience of library users, be aware that the return is vulnerable to theft and vandalism. The library user is responsible for items returned in the book drop return.
Library items which are returned damaged will be assessed a repair or replacement fee plus a $5.00 reprocessing fee. Damage includes, but is not limited to, books that are stained or soiled, moldy, water soaked, or chewed by a pet. Charges will also be assessed for items returned with highlighting, underlining, or writing. Damage to no-print items includes broken cases and torn or broken tapes or DVDs. Lost items will be assessed a replacement fee plus a $5.00 reprocessing fee.
The library reserves the right to limit circulation time on materials in great demand.
Library Cards and Borrowing Privileges
Persons providing proof of any of the following may be issued a library card free of charge.
- Residence in the Township or Village of Theresa.
- Residence in an area of Dodge County surrounding the Township and Village of Theresa not directly served by another library.
- Service will not be denied or abridged because of religious, racial, social, economic, or political status.
A library card application may be printed off below, filled in, and brought to the library with proper identification.
Adult library cards may be issued to adults (18 years and older).
Juvenile library cards may be issued to children who are in Kindergarten, and to children through age seventeen, with parental signature.
Library cards are issued for a period of eighteen months. When this period has expired, cards must be reviewed. Any person owing money for a fine or lost materials may not receive a new card until the money has been paid.
A valid borrower’s card must be presented every time library materials are checked out.
Persons possessing valid library cards from a public library in the Monarch Library System, or any adjoining system with which the Monarch Library System has a reciprocal borrowing agreement may check out materials using the card issued by their home library. If home card can not be accepted by automated system, borrower may apply for a Theresa Public Library card. Confirmation of identity will be required.
Restricted cards will be issued at the request of a parent or guardian and must be signed in the presence of a librarian.
Children may consent to waive their rights to confidentiality when their parents’ request information about titles a child has checked out. When children become eligible for an adult card they may revoke this permission.