CHECK-OUT PERIODS
| Collection | Limit | Checkout Period |
No. of Renewals |
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 items) |
1 |
2 Weeks (1 Week) |
|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Playaway Views and Launchpads (Video) | 2 Weeks | 1 | 1 Week | |
| Playaway Launchpads (Game) Adult and Youth | 1 | 2 Weeks | 1 | 1 Week |
| Youth Puzzles, 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 | 1 | 2 Weeks | 1 | 1 Week |
| Tonies | 3 | 2 Weeks | 1 | 1 Week |
| Museum Pass | Varies, please visit 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 consecutively 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, Gardening Tools, and Outdoor Gear Collections will not be automatically renewed.
- Items that check out for 4 weeks may be eligible for one additional 2-week renewal.
- Items that check out for 1 or 2 weeks may be eligible for one additional 1-week renewal.
- You can manually 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.
