Library Card Information and Circulation Policies​

 

How Do I Replace My Library Card?

If you have lost or damaged your library card, provide identification and we can replace a card for $1.

For your protection, missing or stolen cards should be reported immediately.

 

 

What Are My Responsibilities as a Cardholder?

As the holder of a Monroe County Library System Library Card, you are entitled to borrow items free of charge at this library.

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By signing your card, you agree to:

• be responsible for the materials borrowed on your card 

• to abide by the rules of the member libraries.

• use your own card. New York State law protects the confidentiality of library and financial records.

• update account information yearly. If your card has expired and/or you have moved within the last year, you will need to update your account information in person at any Monroe County Library. 

How Many Items Can I Borrow?

For most items, there are no limits at BML. However, we reserve the right to limit the number of items borrowed during high demand periods or if our computers are down.

The following items do have limits:
 

• DVDS - cumulative total limit of 25 per card from all libraries in MCLS.

• Magazines - limit of 5 issues per card per title

• Video Games- limit of 5 per card

What If Brighton Memorial Library Doesn't Have the Item I Want?

Most items MCLS libraries can be sent to BML for pickup or you can pick them up yourself at any location. Information Center staff can contact the owning library and ask that an item be set aside for you.

You can also place a hold on an item yourself via our catalog.  

If no library in MCLS owns an item you are looking for, you may request the item through Interlibrary Loan at the Information Desk. There is a $5 non-refundable processing fee for each item due at the time the request is made. Depending on where the item is coming from, it might take 3-6 weeks for an item to arrive. In addition, the owning libraries may not wish to send items out, and your request may go unfulfilled.

 

How Long May I Borrow Items?

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• Books and CDs - 3 weeks    

• DVDs and Video Games - 1 week; 2 weeks for DVDs with multiple discs

      *Exceptions may be granted at the discretion of the librarians.

When you check out your items, you will be given a due date receipt that will tell you when your items must be returned for others to use.  Most items may be returned to any library in Monroe County, to our Circulation Desk, or through our drive-up AV/book drop on the northwest corner of our building near the Town playground (open 24 hours a day).  Certain items are clearly marked that they must be returned directly to Brighton Memorial Library or the borrower will incur a fee. 

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Many of the items from the library can be renewed up to two times if no one has placed a hold on them.  The computer system will attempt to renew items automatically four days prior to a due date.  You will receive an email letting you know if the renewal was successful.

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The following items are NOT renewable:

• Holiday Books

• Video Games

• Early Literacy Kits

• Required Reading Collection/Summer Reading Books

• Sewing Machine

• Art Kits

For assistance with renewing items, please call BML at (585) 784-5300 and choose #3 when prompted. 

 

Patrons opting for electronic notifications will receive text and email courtesy overdue reminders (at 3 days prior to due dates and at 7 & 21 days overdue). Otherwise, patrons will continue to receive 7-, 21- & 42-day overdue phone calls. 

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Items will still need to be returned so that others may use them. Once an item has not been returned after 42 days, patrons will be sent a bill for the price of the unreturned items 14 days late. Borrowing privileges will be blocked if fines/fees from any library reach $20. If these fees exceed $35, your account will be referred to a collection agency, and a $20 service fee will be added to your account.

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Patrons will also be billed for any damaged items.

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Fines

 

​As of January 1, 2024, Brighton Memorial Library no longer charges daily overdue fines on ANY Brighton items.

Items from other Monroe County libraries charging fines will still incur charges from those libraries even if returned to BML.

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