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Project Status: When you need to do thisWe have more than just books at our library branches and your membership allows you to borrow a host of different items. What you need to doReserve and collectMembers can place reservations in the online catalogue to be collected from one of our library locations. Self-checkout
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Online catalogue
Our books and ebooks, magazines, audio and eaudiobooks, music CDs, DVDS, language and makerspace kits are all searchable in the online catalogue. You can also suggest titles you want the library to purchase and review items you have borrowed. Overdue loansIf you have an overdue item or outstanding fee, your library membership will be temporarily suspended. Lost or damaged itemsFees remain for lost or damaged items. Members can pay their fees at any library branch. Loan renewals
If you don't have an email address, you can renew your loan online, over the phone or at any branch. Reserving itemsYou can reserve up to 30 items at a time. To reserve an item follow the steps below:
How to reactivate a suspended reserve itemDue to library closures during Covid-19, all member reservations made prior to 21 September 2021 have been suspended. If you’d still like to borrow these items, you’ll need to reactivate them in your online account using the steps below:
Other reserve optionsYou can also email [email protected] to make a reservation, call us on 02 9265 9333, or visit one of our branches. SMS and email alertsTo register to receive email or SMS alerts when your items are ready to be collected, please send a message with your details to [email protected]. Collection times for reserved itemsYour reserve will be held at the branch for the following period:
Borrowing limits30 items in total on a card at any time. The following borrowing limits apply to library members for each category:
Borrowing limits for temporary membersIf you’re a non-NSW resident with temporary membership your borrowing limit is 5 items. Toys are limited to 3 and inter-library loans are not available. If you’re a temporary library member and have homeless or refugee status – your borrowing limit is 5 items. Limits of up to 3 toys, 1 makerspace kit and 5 inter-library loans apply. How long can I keep a book from the library?Circulating books are the most common -- these books may leave the library and be checked out for up to three (3) weeks. They may also be renewed twice for three (3) weeks each, as long as no one else is waiting for the book. This means that, in total, a book could be checked out for up to nine (9) weeks.
Can you keep books from a library?Can I put a hold on ANY material or just books? You may place a hold on any item that is available for borrowing, except Book Express and DVD Express titles, CD Express titles, videogames, or items that are non-circulating, such as reference materials.
What happens if you keep a book from the library?Generally, if a person checks out a book from a public library and does not return it by its due date, the library is going to issue a fine, then at a later date, the library will follow up with a fine that equals the cost of the book plus the labor for processing a replacement copy.
Can you buy a book from the library?No. You borrow a book from a library. It is not meant to be bought and they have no sales mechanism. You buy books from a bookstore, whether online or actual physical store.
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