Borrower's Information

Tilton Library is the public library for the town of Deerfield Massachusetts.  Under the Massachusetts Regulations for Minimum Public Library Service (chapter 78, section 19B), all residents of Massachusetts are eligible for a free borrower’s card from the Library.  Persons not residing in Massachusetts may, for a fee, be eligible for library privileges.

Photo identification and proof of current mailing address are required at the time of registration.  Children age 12 or under may use their parent’s identification and must have a parent or guardian signature to obtain a card.

Books, audio books and compact discs circulate for three weeks and may be renewed one time for an additional three week period unless there is a request for the item by another patron.

Videos, DVDs and magazines circulate for one week and may be renewed for an additional one week period unless there is a request for the item by another patron.

Internet computers are available for thirty (30) minute periods and use may continue if no one is waiting.  Users must sign in for each period and may be asked to leave a valid library card in good standing.  Persons with outstanding library debt may be denied Internet use at the discretion of Library staff.

If material is supplied to you by another CWMARS library, their loan policy may differ and overdue fines may accrue.  If material is overdue, the overdue notices will come from the library that owns the material.  Although Tilton Library does not charge for overdue materials we will send bills for replacement costs on items due longer than four weeks.  Fines and replacement costs can be avoided by renewing items before they are overdue.

Renewals can be done at the Library, by telephone, or online at www.cwmars.org (click on library catalogs>western MA libraries>LOG IN).

Items from other libraries may be requested at the circulation desk or online for delivery to Deerfield/Tilton Library.  Patrons will be contacted when the items arrive.  Items are held for one week.

Please bring your library card with you when you come to the library to borrow items or use the Internet.  The first replacement of a lost or damaged card is free, after that replacement will cost $1. 8/2006

*NONRESIDENT FEE:  Borrowers not residing in Massachusetts must pay a $25 fee unless documentation is provided which demonstrates ownership of Massachusetts property;  rental lodging in Massachusetts for at least thirty days; or residence in Massachusetts while attending school, a training program or summer camp lasting  at least thirty days.