St. Joe County Public Library is fine-free!
The St. Joe County Public Library is fine-free, which means that you will not be charged late fees when you return a book past its due date.
As a welcoming place for all, our goal is to increase access and eliminate financial barriers that keep community members from using the library.
Fines often have a bigger impact on the people who can least afford them. We want to make it as easy as possible to use the valuable resources we offer the community.
How does it work?
Most items, including books and DVDs, will renew once automatically if you are a resident cardholder, so don’t worry if you need to keep your item for longer. You can also renew items manually if you need them for even more time. Items will still have a due date and you will receive reminders about overdue materials, however you won’t be charged any late fines as long as you return the materials to the Library!
If an item is not returned within the renewal window, you may be charged a replacement fee. Your card will be inactive until the item is returned, but all you need to do is return that item and you will be back on track.
- There will be no more late fees for overdue material.
- All previous late fees will be waived from your library account.
- There will also be no more rental fees for DVDs.
- All SJCPL service area residents will receive $5/day of free printing and faxing.
- There will still be replacement fees for materials that are not returned to the Library.
