Design Decisions

• In order for a non resident who created their account online to check out an item, a librarian must process their $15 one time out-of-cachement fee.
• In order for a resident who created their account online to check out an item, a librarian must "verify" their proof of address in-person
• In both of the above cases, the new patron can reserve an item, and will be informed that in order to pick-up that item, they will need to bring a proof of address or their payment.
• A patron can have up to 10 items reserved or checked out.
• A patron can renew a reservation up to two times. Each renewal is two weeks.
• Only librarians can check out items. There is no self-checkout process for patrons as this is a small town.
• Items that are checked out can be reserved by another patron. The new reservation will start the business day following the checked out item's return date. If the item is reserved by another patron, the current patron cannot renew it.
• When a reservation is made, the patron will have one week to pick up the item. If they do not, then the reservation will be cancelled. The return date for the item will be three weeks from the first available pickup date. This gives the patron a minimum of two weeks with the item, in case they pick it up on the last available pickup date.
• If a patron has a checked out item that is beyond its return date, then the patron will not be able to reserve or checkout any other items until they return the item or pay for its replacement based on its current retail value.