The Auburn Public Library does not charge late fines for any overdue circulating materials, with some exceptions for high demand and/or high value items, including the Maine State Park Pass and some equipment. The Library does assess some fees for lost materials and other instances.
Fees and Other Charges
Fees are charges assessed to recover certain costs or to enhance the Library’s ability to provide popular materials and services.
Current fees include:
transaction fees – for borrowing audiobooks, and entertainment DVDs
service fees – for specialized services, such as genealogy, obituary, and in-depth research
partial recovery charges – for the direct and indirect costs associated with certain services, including:
photocopying
computer printing
document delivery
interlibrary loan
replacement of lost library cards
processing of reserved items never picked up
total recovery charges – for the direct and indirect costs to replace lost or damaged materials, including interlibrary loan items
subscription feesfor nonresident borrowers (in lieu of the tax support received from residents) – to support general collections and services
