Loan Periods & Item Limits

Item Type	Loan Period	Item Limit	Renewals (Maximum 5 renewals, if not requested)
DVDs – Adult	7 Days	10 (Includes Express Collection)	7 Days
DVDs – Children’s	7 Days	10 (Includes Express Collection)	7 Days
Video Games	7 Days	2	7 Days
New CDs	7 Days	10	7 Days
CDs (Adult & Children’s)	21 Days	10	7 Days
Audiobooks	21 Days	None	7 Days
New Fiction Books	7 Days	None	7 Days
Fiction & Non-Fiction Books	21 Days	None	7 Days
Magazines – Adult & Teen	7 Days	None	7 Days
Magazines – Children’s	21 Days	None	7 Days
Paperbacks	21 Days	None	7 Days
Express Collection	3 Days	Included in DVDs – Adult (10) & Children’s (10) limit	None

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1. DVDs with 10 or more requests will decrease to a 4-Day Loan Period (from 7-Days)
2. Fiction & Non-Fiction Books with 12 or more requests will decrease to a 7-Day Loan Period (from 21-Days)
3. New CDs & New Fiction Books are considered “New” for the first 4 months (labelled with 7-Day loan sticker)
4. Requests cannot be placed on the Express Collection

Card Limit By Borrower Type

Child's Card (0-11 Years)	Teen Card (12-17 Years)	Adult Card (18+ Years)	Temporary Card
25 items	50 items	50 items	5 items
Exclusions: DVDs and Video Games	Exclusions: Restricted DVDs	No Exclusions	No Exclusions