Cumberland County Library System

Suspension of Library Card Privileges Policy

(Creation & revision: 1/27/1997; 12/15/1997; 7/20/1998; /26/2001; 11/20/96; 11/18/2013; 11/21/2016; 2/25/2019; 2/13/2023) 

Library card privileges may be suspended if:

• A card holder has more than 100 items checked out at one time. 
• A card holder has $5.00 or more in accumulated fines, fees or outstanding charges, or 10 or more items overdue.
• A card holder has claimed that 10 or more items have been returned and the library has no record of the items having been returned.
• A card holder has violated other library policies

In cases of economic hardship, exceptions to this policy may be granted if a payment plan is established with the library and payments are made as scheduled.  If payments are not made in accordance with the schedule, library card privileges will be revoked.

High Balance Accounts 

(Creation & revision: 11/20/06; 4/16/07; 6/20/2011; 2/25/2019, 10/16/2023; 12/20/2023)   

Card holders may be referred to a collection agency one month after a billing notice is issued to the account holder if: 

• Their account has accumulated $50 or more in fees  
• And a payment plan has not been made with the billing library.   

 A collection agency fee will be charged to the card holder to cover costs incurred by the library. 

Policy Notice

This policy is subject to change at any time without notice.  Updates to the policy may be obtained from the Library System.