Library District
Welcome to the Las Animas - Bent County Library District
Your Gateway to Anywhere
306 5TH Street LAS ANIMAS, CO 81054
PHONE: (719) 456-0111 FAX: (719) 456-0112 bent.library@bentco.lib.co.us
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DataBases
Library Services
Copies, printing, and incoming faxes (black and white only): $0.15 per page
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Color Copies: $0.50 per page
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Faxes: $1.00 per page – (free cover sheet available upon request)// Incoming Faxes: $0.15/page
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Scan to E-mail (ask for help): Free!
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Lamination (8.5″ x 11″ sheets): $1.00 per page
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Disk Cleaning: $1.00 per disk (limit of 5 disks per visit)
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Microfilm printing: $0.15 per page – (free scan to E-mail also available!)
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Book a Librarian- Computer help/tutoring (ask staff for more information)
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Meeting Room available upon reservations (ask staff for more information)
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New to our Library?
How to sign up for a library card:
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Receiving a library card is FREE!
You will need to provide:
a photo identification card
proof of address.
PLEASE NOTE: At this time, registration is limited to in-person requests only.
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Children 17 and younger must have a parent or legal guardian’s signature and the parent/guardian must present picture identification and proof of address.
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Loan, Fine, and Renewal Policies:
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Individual Accounts are able to check out up to 5 items at a time
Family Accounts are able to check out up to 10 items at a time
Books, VHS, and audio books are checked out for 2 week periods
DVDs, and Magazines are checked out for 1 week periods
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Late fees are $0.10 per day for our materials/ $1.00 per day for Inter-library Loan
Lost/damaged books have the late fees plus the price of the material for our library.
Inter-library Loan lost/damaged items are $75.00
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Items may be renewed for an additional two weeks. DVD's can be renewed for an additional week. Inter-library Loans are renewable through AspenCat.
NEW Patrons are placed on a 6 month Probationary Status. During the Probationary Status, Patrons are able to check out 5 items, with the exception of our DVD collection.
Patrons on the Probationary Status are only allowed to check out 3 DVDs at a time. Interlibrary Loan items are not available for Probationary Status.
If you are able to return items and do not assess any late fines after 6 months, you may be moved to your appropriate category. In the appropriate category, the temporary probation restriction on checkouts is lifted.