Availability
• Each Verizon hotspot is checked out as a kit and includes adapter, power cord, carrying case, and instructions.
Eligibility
• Hotspots may be checked out by the Seneca Public Library cardholder. Patrons under the age of 18 need to have a parent or legal guardian present.
• Library card in good standing with no overdue items and no current fines is required.
• The check-out limit is one device per person at any given time.
• A new hotspot may not be checked out until next business day.
• Borrowers must sign the Patron’s Agreement, each time before checking out a hotspot. A parent or legal guardian Seneca Public Library cardholder must sign the Patron’s Agreement for borrowers under the age of 18.
• The library reserves the right to refuse service to anyone who abuses equipment or is repeatedly late in returning it.
Loan Period
• Loan period is 14 days with no renewals.
• Courtesy and overdue notices are sent: 3 days before due date; 7 days after due date, and 14 days after due date.
• Hotspot kits must be returned to the circulation desk. Patrons cannot place them in the library drop box.
• Hotspots are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. The library cannot guarantee that devices will be available. The library does not take reservations.
Fees and Damages
• $5.00 late fee will be assessed for each day a kit is returned past its due date.
• Hotspots returned in a book drop will be assessed $5.00 one-time fee.
• Replacement cost for lost hotspot kit is $214.00.
• Replacement cost for lost adapter with power cord is $45.00.
• Replacement cost for lost adapter or power cord is $25.00.
• Replacement cost for lost or broken carrying case is $14.00.
• Replacement cost for lost instructions is $5.00.
• Hotspot is deactivated when 10 days overdue. Reactivation fees are billed to the patron.
• Users are responsible for damage to and/or loss or theft of loaned units.
• A parent or legal guardian assumes full responsibility for fees and damages for patrons under the age of 18.
Disclaimer
• The library is not responsible for any information accessed or action taken by a patron while using a hotspot.