Circulation
New
Loan Period and Overdue Fine Schedule
BORROWING
CHANGES IN STORE! (Dec 2011)
In an effort to improve access to our materials
and simplify your borrowing experience, we are making three major
changes to our circulation policy that will affect your check outs.
These changes are expected to take place during our “slow” week
between Christmas and New Years. (Yes, we’re open that week and
working for you!).
Can I borrow this? YES!
While we will continue to have a small reference
collection at all branches, we are going to allow almost our entire
collection to circulate to our members. Of course, archival or rare
items, superseded works and certain selected materials will stay
put, but we’re opening up a huge part of our collection for our
members to borrow. Don’t forget to bring your library card – a replacement
is only $1 if you’ve mislaid it.
A single loan period: 4 days, with a 4-day renewal
at all branches.
How simple can it be? No matter what item you borrow,
it will be available to you for 4 days, with one renewal that extends
the loan to 8 days. We want to keep these materials moving and available
to our members, and as always we encourage you to return materials
on a timely basis.
Our overdue fines will be $2 per day.
We are encouraging all our members to make use of
our super-easy online
renewal system, and not to accrue overdue fines. You don’t need
us to renew your book for you, just grab your library card &
visit our website (sdcpll.org). Fines reaching $10 will block borrowing
privileges.
Questions?
Contact Kim at 619-685-6557.
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Borrowing
Materials
While any member of the public may conduct research
in the library, only registered members may borrow materials. Attorneys
& non-attorneys may join the library. Please see our Memberships
page and Borrower's
Rules for more information.
Most library materials now circulate for
4 days, with one 4-day renewal period.
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Returning
Materials / Book Drops
To avoid overdue fines, materials may be returned
to any of our locations. For
your convenience, three of our branches (Main, North County and
South Bay) have external bookdrops that are collected every day
the branch is open. Materials borrowed from one branch may be returned
to any other branch. When checked in, materials are “backdated”
to the last day the branch was open.
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Computers
Public computers are available at all library
locations for conducting legal research and accessing government
documents. Patrons must sign up with library staff. A 30-minute
time limit will be applied when other users are waiting. View the
Library’s Technology
Use Policy for further information.
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Conference
Rooms
The Law Library offers meeting space at each of its
branches. A minimum 24-hour
reservation is required.
Law library members may reserve a room for free.
Non-library members pay $25/hour (all or part), non-refundable.
All room reservations require a $100 refundable security
deposit. This deposit will be kept on file and returned to the user
at the end of the meeting if the room is determined to be left in
the condition in which it was found; otherwise the $100 will be
charged.
View the Library’s Conference
Room Policy for further information.
Once you have verbally confirmed the availability
of the room, you may download the Conference
Room Application and fax a signed copy to the respective branch.
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Fax
Services
A fax machine is available at all library
locations.
| Type of
fax |
Cost
/ page |
| Send local (cover
& confirmation sheets free) |
$1.00 |
| Send long distance
(cover & confirmation sheets free) |
$2.00 |
| Receive (charged
for all pages) |
$1.00 |
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Photocopiers
Photocopiers are available at all library locations.
Individual copies cost .15c. Photocopiers accept coins or dollar
bills. Reusable photocopy cards may be purchased for a one-time
charge of .55c, and can be reloaded as often as desired.
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Typewriters
The Main and North County branches have typewriters
available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a 30-minute
time limit only when another patron is waiting.
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Supplies
The law library has the following office supplies
available for sale for the convenience of its patrons. The library
accepts cash, check with ID, and the following credit cards: Visa,
MasterCard and American Express (minimum $5 charge), with ID.
| Supplies
and other items |
Cost
/ unit |
| Paper (pleading
or blank) |
$0.15
/ page |
| Envelope (#10
or letter-sized manila) |
$0.25
/ each |
| Folder –
letter-sized, manila |
$0.25
/ each |
| CD-R or floppy
disk |
$1.00
/ each |
| Flash drive (2GB) |
$15.00
/ each |
| Replacement library
cards |
$1.00
/ each |
| Copies: photocopier |
$0.15
/ each |
| Copies: printer |
$0.20
/ each |
| Copies: microform |
$0.15
/ each |
| Photocopy cards
(reloadable at no charge) |
$0.55
/ each |
| Postage stamps |
$0.50
/ each |
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Used
Books
Used books are available for sale at all library
locations. Proceeds from these sales go toward the purchase of new
library materials.
| Type of
book |
Cost
/ unit |
| Hardbound |
$5.00 |
| Softbound |
$2.00 |
| Supplements |
$1.00 |
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