Circulation

Starting July 1, 2025, any items checked out AFTER July 1 will renew automatically from the original due date.  

Items that are eligible for renewal will automatically renew for 3 weeks from the original due date. This will happen 3 days before the original due date, when the first courtesy notice is sent.

Note that digital items in apps like Libby are not eligible for autorenewal.

IMPORTANT: This will NOT be a retroactive change! It only affects items checked out after July 1, 2025. Anything checked out before July 1st will have to be renewed manually. 

A courtesy notice will let you know items are due 3 days before the due date, as well as what the new due date will be. 

Any new due dates will be reflected in the account's "Checked Out Items".  The courtesy notice will also let you know when items have not been renewed.

     

 

Items may not have been autorenewed for a couple of different reasons:

  1. The item was renewed twice already (which is the limit of renewals per item). For additional time, feel free to bring the item to any branch location. If the item does not have holds, it may be checked in and out again for more time.
  2. The item is on hold for another patron. If this is the case, please return the material as soon as possible.

JMRL has a single catalog with two different interfaces to access and experience the entire collection.

Classic is the base interface provided by the catalog vendor.  It is a simplified experience for users who do not wish to see a lot of additional content.

Find It is a modernized interface built in an open-source application.  It is an updated experience similar to more current catalog websites with large book covers, carousels, and full integration in JMRL's website

Read more and see FAQs about the catalog on the page Findit.

Please bring a photo ID that includes your name and current address.  If you do not live in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Louisa, Greene, or Nelson there is an annual out-of-area fee of $30.  To get a In-House use card, you must have a photo ID.

If your photo ID does not have your current address one of the following may be used (these pieces of mail on a mobile device are eligible as well)*:

  •     Utility bill
  •     Checks or bank statement
  •     Lease
  •     Tax assessment
  •     Recently postmarked letter
  •     Voter's registration
  •     DMV change of address
  •     Package slips
  •     Prison discharge documentation 

*Patrons using the Haven or the Salvation Army as addresses must provide a letter from either organization verifying proof of residency upon registration. 

**Student and employee IDs may qualify as photo IDs as well. However, because addresses are not usually on these IDs, patrons must present proof of address too when applying for their library card.

If you believe you have lost your card, please don't hesitate to present official photo identification at any JMRL branch location to get a new card, free of charge. 

JMRL policies regarding damaged item charges and collection agency fees apply to Book Club Kits, Learning Kits (which include Health and Maker Kits), Memory Kits, and other kits as well.

  • Book Club Kits:
    • Entire Kit
      • $150 plus $5 processing fee (adult kits)
      • $75 plus $5 processing fee (children's kits)
    • Maximum late fee: $10
    • Replacement title: $10/book
    • Replacement bag: $10/bag
  • Memory Kits: $300
  • Wifi Hotspots: $100
  • Electricity Usage Monitors: $18
  • Learning Kits, which include Health and Maker Kits: list price

If you have questions concerning charges on your account, please contact the Central Circulation Desk (434-979-7151 x2).

  • Most items: 25¢/day
  • ILL: $1.00/day
  • DVDs, audiobooks & 7-day loan bestsellers: 50¢/day
  • Max fine per item: $10.00
  • Max fine per item ILL: $30.00
  • Max fine if paid in full: $35.00. It may be to your advantage to call your local branch library to have your balance confirmed before making an online payment.
  • Juvenile cardholders (ages 0-17) do not accrue overdue fines or late renewal fines for items.
    However, juvenile cardholders will be charged for lost or damaged items.
  • Most materials: List Price
  • Magazines: $3:00
  • Materials with no list price: $15
  • Fiction paperbacks with no list price: $5
  • Replacement for Audio Visual parts: $10 per disc
  • Replacement of lost or damaged Book Club Kit title or bag: $10
  • Replacement of lost or damaged wireless hotspot: $100
  • Replacement of entire Book Club Kit: $150
  • An additional $5.00 non refundable processing fee will be charged on lost or damaged items. If lost and paid items are returned in good condition within 3 months of payment, only the replacement fee will be refunded.
  • Juvenile cardholders are charged the item replacement cost for any lost or damaged items checked out to the card.