The Millburn Free Public Library is a member of  the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS). Millburn residents who are library patrons in good standing have access to materials from the collections of 70+  libraries in Essex, Bergen & Hudson counties. Materials from these libraries are available through loan requests (either through our staff or online) or through walk-in access at any of the BCCLS libraries. BCCLS loan materials are picked up at the Millburn Public Library and may be returned there or in person at any BCCLS library.

NO BCCLS LIBRARY (INCLUDING MILLBURN) CAN CHECK OUT MATERIALS TO ANYONE WITHOUT A CURRENT AND LEGITIMATE BORROWER'S CARD. So please remember to have your card available when you are using Millburn or any other BCCLS library.

 

Borrowers' Services

• LIBRARY CARDS

• COOPERATIVE LENDING PROGRAMS

• LIMITS ON MATERIALS LOANED

• LOAN PERIODS, RENEWALS, FINES, OVERDUES

 

LIBRARY CARDS

Resident Cards Issued To

• Township residents or (including children or property owners (renewable every 3 years

Patrons in the following categories may receive courtesy card privileges*

• Individuals who work in town
• Non-resident students attending school in town
• Caregivers who work in town

Non-Resident Pay Cards*

• $100 per year
• $75 per year for ages 55 and older

* These card must be renewed annually & may be used to borrow ONLY Millburn Public Library materials.

Acceptable I.D.

• New Jersey driver's license with current address
• Utility bill imprinted with name and address
• Current rent receipt, lease agreement or tax bill
• Postmarked envelope with name mailed to street address
• Letter or pay stub from Millburn/Short Hills employer verifying employment
• Current report card or tuition payment from school in Millburn/Short Hills

Privacy of Records (according to N.J. Statute 18A:73-43.1-3)

• Information in patron's record available to cardholder only (this includes children's records)
• Items on hold may be picked up only with presentation of the card of the patron for whom the item is on hold.
• The privacy of Millburn patron's records may be overridden only by legitimate Federal agents invoking the Patriot Act.

All registered cardholders MUST present their cards when checking out materials from the library. This policy is a safeguard against fraud and is for your protection. Library cards are non-transferable. The fee for replacing lost cards is $5.00.

COOPERATIVE LENDING PROGRAMS

Millburn/Summit Reciprocal Borrowing

• Available to registered resident patrons in good standing
• Registration renewed annually
• Most items available for loan
• Reserves may be placed on items
• Items borrowed from Summit Public Library must be returned there by patron
• Policies of lending library regarding overdues, renewals, etc., will apply
• Services such as inter-library loan, story time registration etc. are not included

Open Borrowing

• Available to registered resident patrons in good standing
• "Walk-in" access to collections of participating libraries
• Lending policies vary with each library
• Visit http://www.openborrowing.org/ for more information

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LIMITS ON MATERIALS LOANED

• 3 item limit
  non-fiction (per subject)
• 5 item limit
  Adult DVDs; children's DVDs; books on CD; music CDs; language CDs; magazines

LOAN PERIODS, RENEWALS, FINES, OVERDUES

Loan Periods

• 2 weeks
  New adult books
  Holiday books
  Back issue magazines
  All media
   
• 4 weeks
  Children's books
  All other adult books

***All materials returned after 7pm Monday thru Thursday and after 2pm Friday thru Sunday are checked in the next day***

Renewal of Millburn items

• The renewal period is the same as the original loan period
• Items may be renewed once in person, by phone or online (unless the item is on hold for another patron.)

Fines

Overdue Notices and Replacement Notices

• First overdue notice mailed 14 days past due date
• Second overdue notice mailed 28 days past due date
• Third notice (replacement bill) mailed 60 days past due date
• There is a mandatory replacement fee for lost items

**Your account will be automatically blocked when:

• $10.00 or more in fines has accrued
• 10 or more items are overdue
• Unreturned item is 60 days or more overdue
•  ***YOUR ACCOUNT MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE THE BLOCK IS REMOVED.***