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Fairfax County Public Library
cards are available at no charge to all individuals
who live, work, or attend school in Fairfax County
or Fairfax City. The fee to replace a card is $2.00.
Individuals not eligible for
a free card may apply for an annual fee of $27.00
a year.
Fees help bring materials back
for others to use. Fees for material kept past its due
date accrue daily. You can receive notification
via e-mail that materials you have checked out are
approaching their return date.
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Minimum/Maximum
per item |
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Juvenile
Materials |
Adult
Materials |
| Books |
$0.10/$5.00 |
$0.25/$10.00 |
| CDs
and Cassettes |
$0.10/$5.00 |
$0.25/$10.00 |
| Decoders |
N/A |
$1.00/$25.00 |
| DVDs |
$0.10/$5.00 |
$0.25/$10.00 |
| Framed
Art |
N/A |
$0.25/$10.00 |
| Interlibrary
Loan |
N/A |
$1.00/No upper
limit |
| Kits |
$0.10/$5.00 |
$0.25/$10.00 |
| Periodicals |
$0.10/$5.00 |
$0.25/$10.00 |
| Recorded
Books |
$0.10/$5.00 |
$0.25/$10.00 |
| Reference |
$1.00/hr |
$1.00/hr |
| Video
— Audio Described |
$1.00/$25.00 |
$1.00/$25.00 |
| Video |
$0.10/$5.00 |
$0.25/$10.00 |
Overdue notices are mailed for items more than 10
days overdue. Customers who provide their e-mail addresses
receive reminder e-mail notices three days in advance
of the due date and five and 10 days after the due
date. Borrowing privileges are blocked until fines
of $25 or more are paid. Items declared lost by the
customer or overdue more than 50 days are charged at
the full replacement cost plus a $3.00 non-refundable
processing fee. The replacement cost is refunded on
such items if returned in usable condition within six
months; refunds will not be provided for individual
media pieces that have been paid for (CDs, Cassettes,
etc.), only for the complete set. The library uses
a collection agency to assist in recovering books;
there’s a $10 charge if the library refers an
account to the collection agency. Customers may use
Visa or MasterCard credit and debit cards at all library
branches to pay for overdue or lost books.
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