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Library card<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Card
\n(Valid for one year) <\/strong><\/b><\/td>\n		<\/b>Regular <\/strong> <\/b><\/td>\nReduced (students, DAI Members)1<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>\nHeidelberg Pass<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Library card<\/td>\n12,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n10,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n6,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family membership<\/td>\n20,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n16,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n10,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Library card + Movie Club3<\/sup><\/td>\n24,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n20,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n12,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Family membership + Movie Club<\/td>\n40,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n32,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n20,00 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Bookworm Membership (for 12 year-olds and under)<\/td>\nfree2<\/sup><\/td>\nfree2<\/sup><\/td>\nfree2<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div>\n

1<\/sup> Library memberships are free for Ivy Members of the DAI.<\/small>
\n2 <\/sup>The Little Bookworm Membership<\/strong> is free for children 12 years and under if their parent also has a library membership.<\/small>
\n3<\/sup> With the Library card + Movie Club<\/strong> you can additionally check out DVDs as well as any other media. <\/small><\/p>\n

A library membership is non-transferable.<\/p>\n

Trial Membership (for Students)<\/h3>\n

A trial Library Card subscription is valid for six months and costs 5 \u20ac.
\nA trial Library Card + Film Club subscription is valid for six months and costs 10 \u20ac.<\/p>\n

Late Fees<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For books, test books incl. CDs and audio books: 0,50 \u20ac a week per item
\nFor DVDs: 0,50 \u20ac a day per DVD<\/p>\n

Loss of Library Card<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Replacing your library card costs 5 \u20ac. The cardholder is responsible for any misuse of the lost card. It is therefore important that you immediately report your lost library card to us.<\/p>\n

Loss or Damage of Media<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Should you lose or damage any media, you must pay a processing fee<\/strong> of 5 \u20ac in addition to the replacement costs<\/strong> of the item.<\/p>\n

\n

Loan periods<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item<\/strong><\/td>\nAmount <\/strong> <\/b><\/td>\nLoan period<\/strong><\/td>\nRenewal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Books<\/td>\nno limit<\/td>\n30 days<\/td>\n2x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Test books incl. CDs<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n14 days<\/td>\n2x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio books (CDs)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n14 days<\/td>\n2x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DVDs<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n14 days<\/td>\nNot renewable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div>\n

Extension Periods<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You may extend your loan period by using the online catalog.<\/p>\n

Online Catalog<\/strong>: dai-heidelberg.bibliotheca-open.de\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Please login to your user account and select \u201cOption\u201d and then \u201cVerl\u00e4ngern\u201d.
\nYour user name is the number on the barcode of your library card, e.g. 314511F.<\/p>\n

\n

Data protection<\/h2>\n

Data protection information for the registration and use of the English library and the newsletter can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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