Library Cards Eligibility: The service area of the Boyne District Library includes the city of Boyne City, all of Evangeline and Bay Townships, and the portions of Eveline and Wilson Townships that are in the Boyne City School District. A person may have a Boyne District Library card if he/she lives or owns property in the established service area.   Registration: A patron registering for a Boyne District Library card will be asked to provide the following information: name, address, telephone number, business telephone number, driver's license number, e-mail address, and the name and telephone number of a reference contact. Consent and signature from a parent or legal guardian assuming financial responsibly will be required for a minor.   Proof of residency: A driver's license, tax receipt, voter registration card, Michigan identification card, property deed, recent utility bill (not more than three months old), bank checks with imprint of name and address, or mortgage/lease agreement will be accepted as proof of current residency.   People must register for their library card at their "home" library, that is, the tax based library service area in which they reside or own property.   The Boyne District Library participates in the MichiCard Statewide Library Card Program.   Non-resident Fees: People who do not qualify as residents of the Library District as defined in this policy, and do not have a valid card from a shared system library, and do not have a valid MichiCard from a participating Library, may purchase borrowing privileges. Non-resident cards will be issued to individuals or families for the fee of $36.00 per year, and may be purchased annually, semi-annually, or quarterly.       Circulation of Materials and Loan Periods Presentation of Library Card: Any registered patron who is in good standing may check out materials from the Boyne district Library. If a patron does not have a library card available for presentation at the circulation desk upon checkout, proof of identification may be required. Under certain circumstances a limit may be placed on the number of items a patron may check out. Standard Loan Periods: The standard loan period is one week for videos and DVDs, two weeks for new books, and three weeks for all other materials owned by the Boyne District Library. An automatic vacation renewal is available to individual cardholders who are in good standing. Materials on hold for another patron are not eligible for automatic vacation renewal. All materials checked out at other libraries using a Boyne district Library card, or materials requested from another library and checked out at the Boyne district Library, are subject to the loan periods of the owning library. Non-circulating Materials: Reference materials, newspapers, computer software, and the current issues of magazines do not circulate, but are available for in-library use. Renewal of Materials: The renewal of library materials may be done in person, by telephone, or on the Internet. There is a limit of two renewal on any item. An item that has a hold on it will not be renewed. an overdue item may be renewed as long as there is no hold on it, and fines are not more than the patron's home library's circulation policy allows. The overdue fine amount is still due and should be paid upon return of the item. Fines/Fees: Library patrons will be charged overdue fines for materials that are kept beyond their due date. A fine of .10 per item, per day, will be accrued on each item for every day that it is overdue past a one day grace period. Patrons with overdue items will not be allowed to check out any other materials until the overdue items have been returned or renewed. No fines will accrue on days that the Library is closed. Patrons who have accrued $10.00 or more in fines will not be allowed to check out any items until total fines have been paid to a balance of less than $10.00. Code of Conduct To allow all patrons of the Boyne District Library to use its facilities to the fullest extent during regularly scheduled hours, the Library Board of Trustees has adopted the following rules and regulations: +  Patrons shall engage in activities associated with the use of a public library. Patrons not reading, studying, or using library materials may be required to leave the building. +  Patrons shall respect the right of other patrons. Patrons shall not harass or annoy others through noisy or boisterous activities, by staring at another person with the intent to annoy that person, by following another person about the building with the intent to annoy that person, by playing audio equipment so that others can hear it, by singing or talking loudly to others or in monologues, or by displaying print or non print materials of a sexually explicit nature, deemed harmful to minors according to Michigan law, or offensive to others, or by behaving in a manner that can reasonably be expected to disturb others. +  Patrons shall not smoke or use tobacco products in the building, or consume food or beverages anywhere except in the community room or kitchen. +  Patrons shall not be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. +  Patrons shall not engage in any illegal activity while in the library building or on library property. +  Patrons shall not interfere with the use of the library by other patrons, or interfere with library employees' performance of their duties. +  Patrons shall not deface or mar library materials including books, magazines, newspapers, recording or other items of the library collection. Nor shall they deface, mar or in any way destroy or damage library furnishings, walls, machines, or other library property. +  Patrons shall not enter the building without a shirt or shoes. Roller blades are not permitted in the library. +  Patrons shall not bring pets or animals into the library, other than service dogs. +  Cell phones and pages must be turned off or muted in the library. Outgoing calls may be made from the vestibule or meeting rooms. +  The behavior and activities of minors is the direct responsibility of their parent/guardian. +  Any patron who violates these rules and regulations may be denied the privilege of access to the library by the Library Board of Trustees, on the recommendation of the Library director. A patron whose privileges have been denied may have the decision reviewed by the Board of Trustees.