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Check-Out Periods & Renewals

CHECK-OUT PERIODS

Collection Limit Checkout Period

No. of Renewals
(*Automatic)

Renewal Period
New Adult Fiction   2 Weeks 1 1 Week
New Adult Non-Fiction and
Nearly New Adult Fiction
  4 Weeks
2 weeks
for high demand)

1

2 Weeks
Magazines (Adult)   1 Week 1 1 Week
All Other Books and Magazines, including Youth and YA   4 Weeks 1 2 Weeks
DVDs (Youth, YA, most Adult)   1 Week 1 1 Week
Multi-disc DVDs (Adult)    2 Weeks 1 1 Week
Playaway Views and Launchpads (Video)   2 Weeks 1 1 Week
Playaway Launchpads (Game) Adult and Youth 1 2 Weeks 1 1 Week
New Adult Audio recordings
and Adult Playaways
  2 Weeks 1 1 Week
Audio recordings (music CDs, recorded books on CD, VOX books, Wonderbooks or Playaways) Adult, YA, and Youth  

4 Weeks

1 2 Weeks
Youth Puzzles, Magazines, Board Games, Robots, and Tech Toys   4 Weeks 1 2 Weeks
Video Games (Youth and YA) 3 1 Week 1 1 Week
Youth Storytelling, Citizen Science and STEM Kits   2 Weeks 1 1 Week
Toniebox and Toniebox Characters 1 2 Weeks 1 1 Week
Museum Pass   Varies, see our Museum Pass webpage.    

RESERVATION PERIODS

Most items from the Library of Things, Gardening Tools, and Outdoor Gear Collections can be reserved for three, 7-day periods, per year, for a total of 3 weeks. These three reservations can be scheduled concurrently or spread out throughout the year. Only three items can be reserved at the same time.

 Item  Limit per Reservation Reservation
Limit
 Reservation Period
   3 Items at one time 3 Weeks Total Per Year  
Most Items     7 Days
Seed Starter Kit     60 - 90 Days
Microgreen Kit     28 Days
Mobile Hotspots     7 Days

 RENEWALS

  • * Library materials that are eligible for renewal will be automatically renewed 3 days before an item's original due date. Items will not be automatically renewed if they have already been renewed once, are on hold for another patron, or if the patron's account becomes blocked. 
  • Reservations placed on items in the Library of Things, Garden Tools and Outdoor Gear collections will not be automatically renewed.
  • Items that check out for 4 weeks may be renewed for one additional 2-week period unless someone else has put a hold on that item.
  • Items that check out for 1 or 2 weeks may be renewed for one additional 1-week period unless someone else has put a hold on that item.
  • You can also renew your items online by logging into your library account. You'll be asked for your last name and library barcode number. Please note that overdue materials cannot be renewed online.
  • You can also renew by phone. Call the Library at 603-352-0157 during library open hours.

To avoid fines, please make sure items are returned by the date they are due.

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