LIBRARY ITEMS
*This is a revised list of check out limits and late fees. Some changes have been made to reflect the library’s phased re-opening plan due to COVID-19.</p hidden>
The Hudson Library is fine free, with the exclusion of some items (see below). Patrons will be charged the replacement cost for items that are 30 days overdue.
MATERIAL | LOAN PERIOD | RENEWAL LIMIT | HOLDS ALLOWED | FINE RATES PER DAY |
Books: Hot Picks | 7 Days | 0 | No | $0.25 |
Books: All Others | 14 Days | 5 | Yes | No fine on Hudson items |
Movies (DVDs & Blu-ray): Hot Picks | 3 Days | 0 | No | $1.00 |
Movies (DVDs & Blu-ray): All Others | 7 Days | 5 | Yes | No fine on Hudson items |
Music CDs | 7 Days | 5 | Yes | No fine on Hudson items |
Books on CD | 14 Days | 5 | Yes | No fine on Hudson items |
Magazine | 7 Days | 5 | No | No fine on Hudson items |
CHILDREN’S ITEMS
MATERIAL | LOAN PERIOD | RENEWAL LIMIT | HOLDS ALLOWED | FINE RATES PER DAY |
Children's iPad/Kindle Fire | 14 Days | 0 | No | $5.00 |
Playaway View | 7 Days | 1 | Yes | $1.00 |
Puppets | 14 Days | 5 | No | No fine on Hudson items |
Puzzles | 14 Days | 5 | Yes | No fine on Hudson items |
STEAM Kits | 7 Days | 0 | No | $0.25 |
Video Games | 14 Days | 5 | No | No fine on Hudson items |
TECH, MUSIC-TO-GO & Museum Passes
(2 items per card. *You must be 18 years old to check out certain items. Due to high demand, Chromebooks, GoPros, Hotspots, Portable BluRay Players & Rokus are limited to one device per household per month. *These 5 tech devices can be reserved by contacting the Circulation department.</p hidden>
MATERIAL | LOAN PERIOD | RENEWAL LIMIT | HOLDS ALLOWED | FINE RATES PER DAY |
Bocce Ball Set | 14 Days | 0 | No | $1.00 |
Chromebooks | 7 Days | 0 | *Yes | $5.00 |
8 mm & Super 8 Reel Converter | 14 Days | 1 | No | $1.00 |
External Floppy Disc Drive* | 14 Days | 1 | No | $1.00 |
Film/Negative Scanner | 14 Days | 1 | No | $1.00 |
Flatbed Scanner | 14 Days | 1 | No | $1.00 |
GoPros * | 7 Days | 0 | *Yes | $5.00 |
Hotspots * | 7 Days | 0 | *Yes | $5.00 |
Museum Passes | 7 Days | 0 | *Yes | $5.00 |
Pickleball Set | 14 Days | 0 | No | $1.00 |
Podcasting To-Go Kit | 7 Days | 0 | No | $5.00 |
Portable Blu-Ray Player* | 7 Days | 0 | *Yes | $5.00 |
Roku Player * | 7 Days | 0 | *Yes | $5.00 |
Ukulele | 14 Days | 1 | No | $1.00 |
Video Capture (VHS to DVD) | 14 Days | 1 | No | $1.00 |
Video Production Kit | 14 Days | 1 | No | $1.00 |
For full details about museum passes, please visit our information page.
Library Card Rules
- Patrons are asked to have their library cards for all transactions.
- Patrons may borrow up to 100 items at one time.
- A patron’s library borrowing privileges will be suspended when the amount of unpaid fines reaches $25.00 or there are 20 or more overdue items on the card.
- If your account balance is 60 days past due and equals $50 dollars or more, the library forwards your account to Unique Management Services, Inc., a library materials recovery agency. A service charge of $10 is added to your account. Unique Management Services will contact you to request the return of the overdue materials and payment of all outstanding charges.
The purpose of fines is not to punish borrowers. Instead, the goal is to have library materials returned so that they can be used by other library patrons.
Ways to Renew Library Materials
IN PERSON: Bring to the library one of the following: the item to be renewed, your library card or the check-out receipt.
ONLINE: Go to My Account and login. Follow the directions under your account information. If the item is past the due date, it cannot be renewed online.
BY PHONE: Call the library at 330-653-6658 x1041. Have your library card handy.
How to Pay Library Fines
IN PERSON: Cash, check, and credit cards are accepted at the library’s circulation desk.
ONLINE: Go to My Account and login. Follow the directions under your account information to pay fines using a credit card.
Fine-Free Status
Fine-free status is available for most Hudson-owned library materials, with the exception of Hot Picks, and Tech, Music-To-Go & Museum Passes. Patrons will be charged the replacement cost for items that are 30 days overdue. Patrons may still incur fines from resource materials borrowed from other libraries. For more information about fine-free status, please contact the library at 330-653-6658 x 1040.