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Ardsley Public Library Policies
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APL Policy Manual
APL Personnel Manual
APL Trustee Manual

Circulation Policy

New Books
Circulation is for 14 days

Express Collection
Circulation is for 14 days; these items may not be reserved. 

All other books
Circulation is for 21 days;

Books on CD
Circulation is for 21 days.

Musical CDs:
Circulate for 7 days 

Puzzles and Toys
Circulation is for 21 days;


Playaways and Wonderbooks
Circulation is for 21 days; the overdue charge is $1.00 per day to a maximum of $10.00.

DVDs / Videos 
Circulation is for 7 days and the overdue charge is $2.00 per day to a maximum of $10.00.

Magazines
Circulation is for 7 days; the overdue charge  is 25¢ per day to a maximum of $5.00.

OVERDUES and LOST ITEMS
***Effective January 3, 2022 the Library will no longer be charging fines for overdue books!
However, if books are not returned, after 30 days past due they will be considered lost and you will be billed the replacement cost of the item.***
​Overdue fines will still be collected for non-book materials as listed above.
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After every effort has been made to locate a lost library item, the patron to whom the missing item is checked out will be required to pay the library the replacement cost of that item.  The Director may allow the patron to purchase the item independently as a replacement.

For Ardsley Public Library's Safety Plan and the Infectious Disease Control Policies, click the links below.

APL NY Forward Safety Plan
APL  COVID-19 Infectious Disease Control Policy