Loan Periods

A loan period is the length of time you can borrow library materials.

Borrow up to 100 items on your library account at one time.

There are borrowing limits for some items:

ItemLoan PeriodBorrowing limit
Books
CDs (music, audiobook)
DVDs
Magazines
My First Language Kits
28 days100 items
Book Club Sets42 days2 items
Children's holiday books:
Easter
Halloween
Lunar New Year
Valentine's Day
14 days2 items
Children's holiday books:
Christmas
14 days5 items
Curiosity Collection:
Birding Backpack
Light Therapy Lamp
Makey Makey
Micro:Bit
Sphero SPRK+
Wi-Fi Hotspot
28 days2 items
E-books and downloadable audiobooks21 days10 items
Speed Reads and Speed Views7 days2 items
Storytime Kits (for Group Loan Memberships)28 days2 items

Renewing

Renewals extend the length of time that you can borrow a library item, so you can keep it for another loan period.

Most items are renewed by our automatic renewal system two days before the item is due. The new loan period will start from the date of renewal.

Things that can't be renewed:

  • Items that have already been renewed twice
  • Items on hold for another person
  • Book club sets
  • Speed reads and speed views
  • Storytime kits
  • Children's seasonal books
  • Items borrowed from other libraries (interlibrary loans)

If you would like to opt out of automatic renewals, contact us.

You can also renew items yourself and check due dates by:

If an item can't be renewed, don't worry: there are no late fees! Return items within 28 days of their due date so you can continue borrowing other items.