Branch:

Address:

Hours:

Albemarle Charlottesville
Historical Society

Bookmobile

Central Library

Crozet Branch

Gordon Avenue Branch

Greene County Branch

Louisa County Branch

Nelson Memorial Branch

Northside Branch

Scottsville Branch

Library Card Registration

Using Your Libary Card

• Present your card each time you check out items.
• Report a lost card immediately. Lost or damaged cards may be replaced for $1.
• If you don't have your library card with you, identification is required for patrons aged 16 and over.

Checking out Library Materials

• Per patron limits: total items: 75; DVDs: 5
• Most materials circulate for 3 weeks. 7-day loan bestsellers circulate for 1 week.

Returning Library Materials

• Patrons may return materials to any JMRL branch. (except Interlibrary Loan)
• Fines are automatically calculated and stored by the automated computer system at time of checkin.
• Library materials placed in a book depository after the library has closed will be checked in as of the last day the library was open.
• Do not place MUSIC compact discs in a book depository. Please read the sign on a book depository for a listing of items that must be returned to the circulation desk inside the library.

Overdue Fines

Replacing Lost or Damaged Materials

• Accounts with fines in excess of $20.00 will be blocked until 50% of balance is paid.
• An additional $5.00 nonrefundable service fee will be charged on lost or damaged items. If lost and paid items are returned in good condition within 3 months of payment, the replacement fee will be refunded.
• Accounts with items 60 days overdue or fines of $35.00 or more will be given to a collection agency and a $10.00 collection fee will be added to the account. Accounts will remain in collections until the balance is paid in full.

Policy

Renew

• materials (except 7-day loan bestsellers and interlibrary loans) maybe be renewed two times if there are no outstanding holds
• items renew for 3 weeks

Holds

• most materials may be requested
• an unfilled request expires after 6 months
• available requests expire 7 days after the pickup notice is generated

Online

• Access Your Library Record
• If you receive a message that you cannot renew books online because your registration had expired, you need to renew your library card registration by going to your branch library.
• If you encounter other problems please call the Central Circulation Desk 434. 979-7151 ext. 2 or your local branch (see above for numbers)

Telephone

• toll free (24 hours/day, 7 days/week) 1-866-979-1555
• call your local branch during open hours (SEE ABOVE)

• change or add your email address -- this allows you to receive email messages from the library about:

  • materials are available that you have placed on hold
  • materials are overdue and need to be returned or renewed
  • courtesy reminders before your books are due

• allows you to enable "My Reading History" which keeps a record of the books you have checked out
• place multiple holds without re-authenticating your library card each time
• check your record for overdue books
• renew books that are checked out to you
• look at your fines (and have opportunity to pay online)
• save searches to do again at some future date

• For questions about circulation call: 979-7151 ext. 2
• For reference questions call: 979-7151 ext. 4
• To request a book not in our collection call: 979-7151 ext. 4
• For questions about children's programs call: 979-7151 ext. 3
• To contact the Library Director call: 979-7151 ext. 206
• email questions:  reference@jmrl.org

Central, Louisa & Northside Closed:
Sunday before Memorial Day thru Sunday before Labor Day