Borrowing Explained
Ways to Borrow
- Customers may borrow physical material via checkout at any BCLS Location
- Customers may borrow 35 items per card
- Customers may borrow items via Library by Mail or the Mobile Library
- Customers may borrow e-content via BCLS website
Borrowing Guide
Item Type |
Loan Period |
Item Limit |
Daily Late Fine |
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Books |
4 weeks |
35 |
15¢ |
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DVDs |
1 week |
7 |
$1 |
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CDs | 2 weeks | 10 | 15¢ | |||
Magazines | 2 weeks | 10 | 15 ¢ | |||
Interlibrary Loan | 3 weeks | 10 | 25¢ | |||
Borrow a Book Club | 8 weeks | 1 | $1 | |||
Video Games | 1 week | 2 | $1 | |||
eBooks & eAudiobooks | 1, 2 or 3 weeks | 10 | no fines | |||
Chromebooks, Tablets & Mobile WiFi | 3 weeks | 3 | $2 | |||
Playaway Launchpads | 3 weeks | 3 | $1 |
Requesting Items
- Up to 35 requests may be placed on items found in the Library Catalog
- Up to 10 items may be reserved in the eBook Catalog
- Customers may request items via Library by Mail
Services Fees
- Items borrowed through Interlibrary Loan are subject to a $3.00 service fee per item
- Items borrowed through Library by Mail are subject to $1.00 service fee per item
Renewals
- Books, DVDs, CDs, Magazines, Video Games, and e-content may be renewed 2 times for their original loan periods
- Tech on loan is renewable 1 time for 21 days
- Interlibrary Loan items and Borrow a Book Club cannot be renewed