The circulation policies of the Hastings Public Library facilitate community access to the materials and information in the library's collections, while protecting these same collections.  The Hastings Public Library is a member of the Lakeland Library Cooperative and as a member of this cooperative abides by the Circulation Policies that were adopted by the Cooperative Board July 10, 2010. 

In addition to the Cooperative’s minimum requirements for obtaining a library card, these requirements will apply to Hastings Public Library patron registrations:

• Library cards cannot be issued to minors whose parent/guardian(s) library account is in collections.
• Library cards will be issued to minors who are at least five years old or attending kindergarten.

In addition to the Cooperative’s statements on lost materials the following time-frames will apply to Hastings Public Library circulation transactions:

• Six months after the item is lost and paid it will become status withdrawn, and we will no longer offer a refund if the patron finds the item – it is theirs to keep. 
• After an item has been missing for 12 months, it will become status withdrawn. 
• Twelve months after items have been billed they will be withdrawn.  The billing charge and information remains on the patron’s record.

Amended by the Library Board August 31, 2015