Fondulac District Library offers automatic renewals as a time-saving convenience to its patrons!
Effective November 1, 2024, items checked out at Fondulac District Library eligible for renewal will be renewed automatically on their due date.
Please carefully read the courtesy notices sent by the library. Email notices will show you which items renewed and which did not. Providing your current email address allows you to receive courtesy notices from the library.
As a reminder, no overdue fines will be charged on any item checked out at FDL, regardless of who owns the item, which library issued your card, or where the item is returned. Learn more about the library’s fine-free procedures here.
FAQs
What is Automatic Renewal?
You no longer need to manually renew your library items! The library’s automatic renewal service will take care of the renewals for you! All items checked out at Fondulac District Library that are eligible for renewal will be automatically renewed on their due date.
How does it work?
Any items on your account that are eligible for renewal will now renew automatically on their due date.
How will I know an item renewed?
If you have an email address associated with your account, you will receive notification via email that lists which items were successfully renewed and which items were not, if applicable. (To sign up for email notifications, login in to your library card account or call or visit the library.)
Patrons without an email address registered with their account can check their account online or via the RSACat app. Patrons may also contact the library.
Which items are eligible for renewal?
Most items are eligible for one renewal, as long as another patron has not placed a hold on the item and your account is in good standing.
Items will not renew automatically if:
- There is a hold on the item.
- The item has already been renewed.
- Your account is blocked due to fines or fees.
- Your account must be renewed or will expire before the end of the renewal lending period.
- The item is part of a non-renewable collection.
- The item is on interlibrary loan from outside of the RSAcat collection.
- The item is a digital item (eBooks, eAudiobooks, etc.).
Can I still renew my items manually?
Yes. If you wish to renew an item prior to its due date, simply renew it through your account online or speak to a staff member at the library. Manual renewals will extend the borrowing period from the date of the manual renewal.
Patrons may manually renew eligible borrowed items in-person, over the phone at (309) 699-3917, by text, or online. To renew items over the phone, please have your library card number ready. To renew items in-person, please have the items, and your library card or a current photo ID in hand.
To renew items online:
- Select Renew Materials under My Account on this site.
- Input your library card number and PIN. If you are unsure of your PIN, please call the library at (309) 699-3917.
- Select the Checkouts tab.
- Check the items you wish to renew.
- Click Renew.
Can I opt-out of automatic renewals?
Patrons cannot opt-out of automatic renewals at this time.