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                    What you can borrow

                    On this page you can find full details of everything you can borrow, how long you can borrow those items, and how many renewals you can request.

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                    ​Library borrowing guide

                    ​Item type
                    ​Loan period ​Loan item limits ​Renewals allowed
                    ​Books
                    ​21 days
                    ​50 ​4
                    ​Magazines
                    ​21 days ​50
                    ​4
                    ​Language kits
                    ​21 days ​50
                    ​4
                    ​ESL
                    ​21 days ​50
                    ​4
                    ​ESL testing
                    ​21 days
                    ​10
                    ​4
                    ​CDs
                    ​21 days ​50 ​4
                    ​DVDs ​21 days ​50 ​4
                    ​Hot Picks books ​7 days ​50 ​0
                    ​Console games
                    ​21 days
                    ​3 ​4
                    ​Accessible equipment
                    ​21 days
                    ​3
                    ​4
                    ​Cloud Library 
                    eBooks or eAudiobooks
                    ​21 days ​10 Varies
                    ​Bolinda BorrowBox eBooks or eAudiobooks
                    ​21 days
                    ​10 eBooks
                    8 eAudiobooks
                    ​1
                    Libby eAudiobooks, eMagazines
                    ​21 days

                    ​10 eBooks or eAudiobooks (combined)
                    Unlimited magazines
                    ​eAudiobooks and eBooks - yes, providing the item is not reserved
                    eMagazines - unlimited renewals
                    ​Kanopy
                    Film streaming
                    ​3 Days
                    ​5 per month
                    ​Renewals are not supported
                    ​Beama Films
                    Film streaming
                    ​Unlimited ​Unlimited ​Unlimited - no need to renew
                    ​Freegal
                    Music streaming
                    ​Unlimited ​Unlimited streaming
                    5 downloads per week
                    2 music videos per week (a video counts as 2 of your downloads)
                    ​Renewals are not supported
                    ​Reference, local history reference, newspapers and current issue magazines ​Not for loan ​Not applicable ​Not applicable

                     

                    Please refer to our Loans Policy for further information.

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