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Check out, return or renew materials
Checking out materials
The Library has more than books available for check out. DVDs, music CDs, books on CD, telescopes, binoculars, fishing poles, STEAM and kid kits, plus eBooks and eMagazines, and so much more. A valid library card is needed to check out materials. Some materials check out for a couple of days and others as long as three weeks as described on the Loan Chart below.
Fun learning opportunities are available using the following kits:
Juvenile STEAM Kits
Kid Kits
SciStarter Kits. Learn more about Citizen Science and SciStarter.
You can use “My Account” in the upper right corner of this website to manage your account includuing place holds, renew materials and create and manage reading lists.
The Missouri Evergree app is available for iOS and Android moble devices to search for items in our catalog, renew materials and place holds.
Returning materials
Items may be returned to any Riverside Regional Library branches, not just the branch where they were checked out. Late fees are charged for items that are kept past their due dates. See Loan Chart below for loan periods and overdue fines.
Renew materials
If an item can be renewed, it can be renewed one time in person, by phone or online through My Account. See Loan Chart below for items that can be renewed.
Type of Item | Loan Period | # of Renewals | Limit Per Card | Fine Per Item Per Day | Maximum Fine Per Item |
HOT Books | 1 week | 1 | 1 | 5 ¢ | $5.00 |
HOT Audiobooks | 1 week | 1 | 1 | 5 ¢ | $5.00 |
HOT DVD releases | 2 days | None | 1 | $1.00 | $10.00 |
DVDs | 1 week | None | 3 | 5 ¢ | $10.00 |
eBooks | 3 weeks | None | 3 | NA | NA |
Books | 3 week | 1 | 15 | 5 ¢ | $5.00 |
Music CDs | 3 weeks | 1 | 5 | 5 ¢ | $5.00 |
Audiobooks | 3 weeks | 1 | 5 | 5 ¢ | $5.00 |
Magazines | 3 weeks | None | 10 | 5 ¢ | $5.00 |
Kid Kits | 3 weeks | 1 | 1 | $1.00 | $20.00 |
STEM Kits | 3 week | 1 | 1 | $1.00 | $20.00 |
Telescopes | 1 week | None | 1 | $5.00 | $100.00 |
Fishing Poles | 1 week | None | 1 | 5 ¢ | $5.00 |
Kits | 3 weeks | 1 | 5 | 5 ¢ | $5.00 |
Binoculars | 1 week | None | 1 | $5.00 | $20.00 |
Wi-Fi Hotspots | 1 week | None | 1 | $5.00 | $100.00 |
Playaway Launchpad | 1 week | None | 1 | $5.00 | $20.00 |
Request materials or place them on hold
If a book or other item is not currently available, patrons may request to have a hold placed on the item so that they can check out the item when it becomes available. Items may be placed on hold in person, by phone or online through My Account. You can also indicate at which branch you would like to pick up the item(s). You will be notified by phone, text or e-mail when the item is available for you to pick up.
Riverside Regional Library is part of the Missouri Evergreen consortium. Through Missouri Evergreen, patrons may request materials from other libraries throughout the state for FREE! If a Riverside library does not have an item, library staff can request it for you or you can use our online catalog to search the Missouri Evergreen libraries collections. If it is available, you can place a hold for that item, and it will be transferred to your Riverside library branch.
Patrons may also request an item – book, audio, e-book, e-audio, DVD, etc., – be purchased by the library by completing this form. All requests will be considered but purchase is not guaranteed. Purchase decisions are made based on cost, availability, readership appeal, and library selection criteria.
Inter-Library Loan
If you can’t find what you want in the Riverside/Missouri Evergreen collection, we can request it from another library through the Inter-Library Loan Service. The lending library determines how long the item may be borrowed and how much the overdue fine will be (if any).
Riverside charges patrons $1 per item to help defray the cost of postage; this fee is due at the time the item is checked out. If the ILL item is lost, damaged, or stolen, the patron is responsible for the replacement cost as determined by the lending library; such payment must be made immediately and cannot be charged to the patron’s account.
Public Computer Use
Each library branch has computers with Internet access available for public use. Before their first use, patrons will be asked to sign the Riverside Internet policy, which will be kept on file at the library. Parents may sign for their children under the age of 16.
NOTE: At this time, computer use is limited to a 30-minute period. Also fewer public computers are available at each branch to encourage social distancing.
Notary services
Notary public services are available at our Jackson and Perryville branches. A $2 fee per stamp is charged for this service. A fee is not charge for notarizing an election ballot.
