How Do I
Loan Periods and Late Fees
- Learn how to pay fines online
- CLP Prepaid Late Fee Gift Card
- How can I avoid paying late fees?
- Keep your date due slip when you check out your books.
- Sign up for email notification.
- Renew online or by phone.
- Schedule regular visits to the library.
- Return books to any library in Allegheny County.
- Use the library book drop in front of the library when it is convenient.
- Regularly visit www.carnegielibrary.org and click on "My Account" to view the material checked out on your card and review the due dates and late fees.
Note: You may have a maximum of 50 items on your account at any one time.
Adult Materials
| Material | Number Allowed | Renewal Limit | Checkout Period | Late Fee per day |
| Books and Pamphlets | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
| Books: Bestsellers | 5 | 0 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
| Magazines | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
| Scores & Scores on CD-ROM | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
| DVDs | 5 | 2 | 1 week | $1.00 |
| DVDs over 6 hours | 5 | 0 | 3 weeks | $1.00 |
| Videocassettes (VHS Tapes) | 5 | 2 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
| Music CDs | 10 | 2 | 1 week | 30 cents |
| Audiobooks (Books on CD/cassette) | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
| Playaways (Books on MP3) | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
| LPs (records) | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
| X-Box Games | 3 | 2 | 1 week | $1.00 |
| Video Games | 3 | 2 | 1 week | $1.00 |
| Slide Sets and Picture Envelopes | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 30 cents |
Return to the topChildren's Materials
| Material | Number Allowed | Renewal Limit | Checkout Period | Late Fee per day |
| Books | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 20 cents |
| Magazines | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 20 cents |
| DVDs | 5 | 2 | 1 week | 20 cents |
| Videocassettes (VHS tapes) | 5 | 2 | 3 weeks | 20 cents |
| Music CDs | 10 | 2 | 3 weeks | 20 cents |
| Audiobooks (Books on CD/cassette) | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 20 cents |
| Playaways (Books on MP3) | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 20 cents |
| Bagged sets (books/CDs/cassettes) | 50 | 2 | 3 weeks | 20 cents |
Note: You may have a maximum of 50 items on your account at any one time.
Updated January, 2010
