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Loan Periods and Fees

Checkout Limits

HEPL enforces the following material limits:

  • 60 items maximum
  • Only 10 may be music CDs
  • Only 2 may be board games
  • Only 2 may be yard games

Service Fee Schedule

The service fee schedule below lists the fees that are charged by type of item. This list is subject to change without notice, so please call 317-579-0300 (Fishers) or 317-773-1384 (Noblesville) for the most current amount. To view our circulation policy, please visit our Policies page here.

View Circulation Loan Periods

Type of Material Loan Period Limit on card Renew Item
Children’s books with CD 21 days None Yes
Books and audiobooks 21 days None Yes
Books: new bestseller express 14 days None No
Books: new releases/fiction or non-fiction 14 days None Yes
Comic books 21 days None Yes
Music on CD 14 days 10 Yes
DVD Bestseller Express 7 days 10 No
DVD feature films 7 days 10 Yes
DVD television series and set DVDs 14 days 10 Yes
DVD non-fiction films 21 days None Yes
Magazines: older issues 21 days None Yes
Magazines: most current issue Non-Circulating    
Newspapers Non-Circulating    
Board games 14 days 2 Yes
Yard games 14 days 2 Yes
Media equipment/tools 7 days 2 No
Museum passes 5 days 1 No
Long-term storage access 1 month 1 No
Locks 1 month 1 No
Fabrication lab equipment During library hours 1 No
Sewing machine During library hours 1 No
Laptops/Macbooks During library hours 1 No
Maker kits During library hours 2 No
Cricut machine During library hours 1 No
Pottery wheel During library hours 1 No
Belt sander During library hours 1 No
Miter box with saw During library hours 1 No
SD card reader During library hours 1 No
SD card During library hours 1 No
Stylus During library hours 1 No

View Fees for Services and Materials

The following table lists fee charges for various services. This list is subject to change without notice, so please call for the most current amount.

Services Fee Details
Photocopies – black & white $0.10 Per sheet; single sided
Photocopies – color $0.25 Per sheet; single sided
Computer printout – black & white $0.10 Per sheet; single sided; pre-paid
Computer printout – color $0.25 Per sheet; single sided; pre-paid
Prints from microforms $0.10 Per sheet; single sided
USB data stick for data storage $5.00 Per USB stick
Referral to collection agency $10.00 Billed at time account referred to UMS
Cleaning fee for long term storage  $5.00 Billed after 7 day grace period following checkout period

Click here for Ignite Studio equipment fees.