Is it ok to replace a lost library book with a new one?

Is it ok to replace a lost library book with a new one?

I borrowed a really old 80′s kids movie from the library and we can’t find it anywhere. It is late and they emailed me and said that if I don’t return it, they will charge me for a new one. Well, I found the exact same DVD for under .00 on ebay, new in plastic. Can I order it and give to the library? Obviously, the’ll have to put a new barcode label on it, but they’d have to do that anyway if they ordered it themselves.

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6 Comments for Is it ok to replace a lost library book with a new one?

  • 1. julie ann  |  November 13th, 2010 at 8:35 am

    Why don’t you ask them? I don’t see why not.

  • 2. Nosferatu  |  November 13th, 2010 at 8:53 am

    Yes, of course, you got them a new book!

  • 3. sarah  |  November 13th, 2010 at 9:33 am

    I’m sure that would be OK. The letter was probably machine generated and it would just put on the original purchase price automatically.

  • 4. DM  |  November 13th, 2010 at 10:07 am

    Part of their charge includes the extra work but I’m sure they will be happy to accept a replacement copy.

    You may need to ask them to reverse the charge on your card when you do this.

  • 5. misslabeled  |  November 13th, 2010 at 10:22 am

    I don’t think they’d have a problem with it. I’ve done similar things. I checked out a DIY law book that was out of date, but it at least helped me know what a good book was as far as the level of information it contained. When I was done, I took it to the library with the one I checked out and told them is was the latest version, they need to discard the old one, and they could have the new one.

  • 6. Molly  |  November 13th, 2010 at 10:35 am

    Just ask them!

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