Loan Periods and Late Fees

Loan Periods & Late Fees During Phased Re-opening

While we carry out our Phased Re-opening Plan...

We have extended the loan period of most physical items to 4 weeks.
DVDs in our Feature Films collection and books in our QuickReads collection can be borrowed for 2 weeks.
We have temporarily suspended fines in recognition of the fact that many in our communities have experienced financial challenges due to COVID-19.

	Loan Period	Can I Place a Hold?	Renewals	Daily Overdue Charge Per Item	Maximum Overdue Charge Per Item
Junior and Young Adult Material	21 days	on most items	2 on most items	$0.10	$2.00
Books - Hardcover and Trade Paperback	21 days	Yes	2	$0.30	$7.00
Books - Mass Market Paperback	21 days	Yes	2	$0.30	$5.00
Books - QuickRead	7 days	No	No Renewals	$1.00	$10.00
Magazines	21 days	No	No Renewals	$0.30	$5.00
Audio CDs, Cassettes (Music and Spoken Word)	21 days	yes	2	$0.30	$7.00
DVDs (excluding Feature Films)	21 days	yes	2	$0.30	$7.00
DVDs - Feature Films	7 days	yes	No Renewals	$1.00	$7.00
Taped Books (Restricted Loan)	21 days	yes	2	$0.30	$7.00
DAISY Format CDs (Restricted Loan)	21 days	yes	2	$0.30	$7.00
Victor DAISY Readers (Restricted Loan)	21 days	yes	2	$0.30	$7.00
Kits	21 days	yes	2	$0.30	$7.00
Pamphlet Files	21 days	yes	2	$0.30	$5.00
Interlibrary Loans	Varies	No	Varies	$1.00	$20.00
eBooks and eAudiobooks – from the ORL eBooks collection	Choose 7, 14 or 21 days	Holds can be placed on most titles, some titles are always available	1 on most items	No late fees! Titles will be automatically returned to the collection at the end of the loan period
eAudiobooks – from the OneClickdigital collection	Choose up to 21 days	Holds can be placed on some titles, most titles are always available	2	No late fees! Titles will be automatically returned to the collection at the end of the loan period

If no one is waiting for an item, most items can be renewed twice at your local library branch or online, through your account in the catalogue.

Overdue charges are calculated on the open days of the branch from which the items are borrowed.