Borrowing Information

How to Get a Library Card 
Apply at the circulation desk for a library card. Vernon residents are asked to present proof of residency, such as a driver's license or two items with a current address( one must have your picture). Patrons who are under the age of 18 need to have a parent or guardian present at time of registration. Library cards are valid for three years.

Using Your Library Card
Your Rockville Library card may be used in any public library in Connecticut and patrons from other libraries are welcome to check out materials at the Rockville Library. If a library card is lost, there is a $1.00 replacement fee.

Loan periods and Late Charges

Materials	Borrowing period	Limit	Fines	Renewal policy
Books, musical CD's, books on tape or CD, New books, magazines Summer reading (Children's)	3 weeks   14 days 14 days	Books/magazines and books on tape have no limit. Music CD's/ limit of 5 Audiobook CD's limit of 3	10¢/day	May be renewed 2 times if no one else is waiting 1 Renewal if no one is waiting No Renewal
Videos and DVD's Non-fiction VHS/DVD	7 days 14 days	Limit of 3 movies of any type per card.	$2/day  $2/day	No Renewals
Museum passes	3 days	1 per family at a time.	$2/day	May not be renewed

Renewing Library Materials 
Most Rockville Library materials may be renewed online, unless another patron has placed a reserve on it or it is already overdue. You may renew items in three ways.
1. In person: Come to the library and renew through staff or the public  PAC.
2. By phone: Call 860-875-5892 and ask to renew.
3. Over the Internet. Have your library card handy to access the library's catalog from the Rockville Library Web page.
Go to our online catalog

• Click on “My Account”
• Type in  the barcode on your library card then click on “Login”
• Click on “Items out”
• To renew selected material(s), click on the box to the left of the title(s) you’d like to renew then click on “Renew Checked Items” icon. 
• If you can not renew materials, a message will appear on the screen. If you are successful, a new due date will appear in the “Due Date” column. Due dates vary for items not belonging to Rockville Public Library.

Requesting Materials- Placing a "Hold" 
You may place a reserve or "hold" on an item that is currently checked out by another patron. You may do this in three ways:
1. In person: Come to the library and reserve through staff or the public PAC.
2. By phone: Call 860-875-5892 and ask to place an item on hold.
3. Over the Internet. Have your library card handy to access the library's catalog from the Rockville  Library Web page. Go to our online catalog

• Click on the “New Search” icon
• Search for the material you’d like to reserve.
• If material is found, click on the “Request Item” icon to the upper right of the title information. To search other libraries in our Bibliomation system for the item click on the "Other Locations" button to the bottom left.
• If the material is not found click on the "Bibliomation Global" in the upper right hand corner and retype your search request. Follow the same process as above to make the request if round in another library.
• Type in  the barcode on your library card then click on “Login”
• Items will be sent to Rockville library  unless you change the location. 
• If an item cannot be requested a message will pop up stating so.
• If you don’t find the material, please contact us by  phone (860 875-5892), or in person. We will do our best to obtain the material from another library.

Returning Materials
Materials may be returned to the circulation desk during library business hours or dropped in the book drop when the library is closed.  Materials may be returned at any library in Connecticut . Patrons will be billed for the full replacement  costs for any items which are lost or damaged. Interlibrary loans must be returned to the library where the patron picked them up.

Interlibrary Loans ( ICONN)
If our library does not have the material you need, we will attempt to obtain it for you from another library outside of the Bibliomation system through IConn.  If you wish to take advantage of this service, please request an interlibrary loan.  To access this service electronically, click here.  You will need your library card to make a request.

Local History Collection
The library has an extensive collection of local history materials about the city of Rockville and town of Vernon, including city directories, biographical material on prominent families, and Rockville High School yearbooks.  Because many of these items are irreplaceable, they may be used only when the Reference desk is staffed.  Please call the library at (860) 875-5892 to arrange a convenient time to access this collection.