FULLERTON : Libraries Raise Fees for Rentals, Services

Fees were increased at the city’s two libraries as of July 1.

Library officials hope the fee increases will help raise enough money to enable to the Hunt Branch Library to stay open on Fridays.

The Hunt Branch Library, at 201 S. Basque Ave., was closed on Fridays as part of cost-savings measures adopted by the City Council as it struggled to balance the fiscal 1992-93 city budget.

While the fine for overdue books will remain at 25 cents a day, ost other library charges will increase, said Albert Milo, library director.

The increases apply to:

* Projector rentals, which now cost $10 a day, up from $5.

* Video rentals of feature films, which now cost $2 a day, up from $1. Rentals of documentaries now cost $1 a day, up from 50 cents.

* Typewriter rentals, which now cost 50 cents for every 20 minutes rather than $1 an hour.

* The fee to reserve a book, which now costs 75 cents, up from 25 cents.

* The processing fee for use of the inter-library loan system, which now costs 75 cents, up from 50 cents.