{"id":237,"date":"2026-09-06T02:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rrpl-2026.local\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2026-09-06T02:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:25:00","slug":"library-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roanokerapidslibrary.org\/?page_id=237","title":{"rendered":"Library Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lending Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Items Available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Books<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Books, Adult Audio Books & Children’s Cassettes<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Duration: 21 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Renewals: 2 unless requested by another patron<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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    Videos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Videos \/ DVDs<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Duration: 7 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Renewals: 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Magazines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Magazines<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Duration: 14 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Renewals: None<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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        Reference<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Reference Materials, Newspapers, Current Issue of Magazines<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Library use only!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Library Card Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        Resident Library Cards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        Anyone 8 years old or older, who lives in the Roanoke Rapids City limits or pays city taxes, is eligible for a free library card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Please bring a photo ID and proof of residency. You may use a current driver\u2019s license, a current bill, or a current piece of mail as verification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        You must present your library card in order to check out material. Your card is updated annually. If you lose your card, please notify the library as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Non-Resident Library Cards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        Patrons who reside in Halifax, Northampton and Warren Counties, as well as individuals employed in the Roanoke Rapids area and residing outside the counties mentioned, may purchase a Non-Resident Library card for a $20.00 annual fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        You must present your library card in order to check out material. Your card is updated annually. If you lose your card, please notify the library as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Children’s Library Cards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        Children between the ages of 8 and 14 must have a parent or legal guardian\u2019s signature in order to receive a library card and may only check out children\u2019s material on such card.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Library Cards are not required for Internet Use<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        Internet service is available to our Library Patrons.<\/strong> Any misuse of the computer may result in the loss of this privilege. There is a charge to print information at the computers.
        Please contact the Library for information about the entire Computer Use Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Library Fees<\/strong>
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        Non-Resident Library Card<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $20.00 per year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Replacement of Lost Card<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $5.00 each<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Photocopies<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $0.20 @ Letter Size
        $0.25 @ Legal Size
        $0.30 @ Oversize<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Computer Printouts<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $0.40 each
        50 page maximum!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        DVD Rental<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $0.50 each<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Overdue Fines<\/strong>
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        Adult Audiobooks<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $0.30 per day
        Not to exceed $6.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Adult Books<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $0.20 per day
        Not to exceed $5.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Juvenile Books<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $0.15 per day
        Not to exceed $3.60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Magazines<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $0.20 per day
        Not to exceed $4.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        DVDs<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        $1.00 per day
        Not to exceed $12.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Lending Information Items Available Library Card Information Resident Library Cards Anyone 8 years old or older, who lives in the Roanoke Rapids City limits or pays city taxes, is eligible for a free library card. Please bring a photo ID and proof of residency. You may use a current driver\u2019s license, a current bill, or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-237","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanokerapidslibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanokerapidslibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanokerapidslibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roanokerapidslibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roanokerapidslibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/roanokerapidslibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roanokerapidslibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}