FAQs

If it's an item that you have checked out on your account or an associated account, you must either pay for full price of the item or buy an exact replacement copy. Contact Customer Service for details about buying replacement items.

If it's a new release within 6 months of the street-sell date, you can make a Request for Purchase and we will consider adding it to our collection. If it's something that's been out a while, we can try and Inter-Library Loan it for you. If it's none of the above, then contact our Information Services staff and explore other options.

Your PIN is the four digit number that you created when you were first issued your library card.

There is a grace period of 1 (one) day on all overdue items. Past that day, all overdue items will charge $0.10 to your account per day, per item. The fines for New 14-Day items are $0.25 per day, per item. Fines for inter-library loans are $1.00 per day, per item. If the total amount of fines owed exceedes $10.00 the library account is blocked.

All items have a three week loan period except for New Adult Fiction Books, which have a two week loan period, and Fiction DVDs, which have a one week loan period.

The Friends of the Chapin Library have books and other media available for purchase all year round. For more information click here.

As long as you are a full access card holder, we can give you a parking pass to park in library designated spots along the ocean side of the building (Chester Street) for FREE during library hours. There are also a small number of regular parking spots in front of the building, as well as handicapped parking. If you do not have a library parking pass or do not use the front parking lot, the City of Myrtle Beach uses parking meters in high-demand areas year-round. Information on parking meter payment options can be found here.

You can return any of your materials at the circulation desk or in the book drop directly across from the building.