Borrowing Materials

With a Regular Library Card, you can:

  • Borrow up to 100 items
  • Borrow 5 Launchpads at a time
  • Borrow mobile hotspots, Kill-A-Watt meters, & thermal cameras (one item per type at a time)
  • Place a hold through our catalog. If MCPL does not own an item, you can request it from another library system through our interlibrary loan service.
 

Renewing

MCPL will automatically renew most items 3 times. Each renewal period is 3 weeks. MCPL will not renew items if you owe $25.00 or more on your library account. See paying fees.

Materials not eligible for automatic renewal are:

  • “Lucky Day” books
  • Mobile hotspots
  • OCLC materials borrowed through Interlibrary Loan
  • eBooks
  • e-Audiobooks
  • Thermal cameras
  • Kill-A-Watt Meters
  • Items with Holds

Returning

Return materials to any MCPL library either at the front desk or in the Book Drop located outside of each building.

When an item has been lost or damaged while in possession of a customer, the customer pays the full replacement price. Replacement copies will be accepted as substitutes for lost or damaged item fees.

Loan Periods, Renewal Limits

General Collections
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Books
Audiobooks
CDs
DVDs
Paperbacks
Periodicals
Video Games 		3 weeks 3
"Lucky Day Collection" 3 weeks 0
Large print books 6 weeks 3
Educator loans 9 weeks 0
E-books and audiobooks 3 weeks Depends on Platform
 
Technology Loans
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Launchpads 3 weeks 3
Mobile hotspots
Thermal cameras
Kill-A-Watt meters 		2 weeks 0
Laptops (In-branch only) 3 hours 0
 
Reference Materials
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Reference books Overnight 0
 
Interlibrary Loans
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Marina items 3 weeks 2
OCLC items Determined by the lending library 0

 

Fees

Reason for Fee Fee
Lost or damaged items Full replacement cost
Interlibrary loan items Any fees charged by the lending library including photocopy fees
Nonlocal card $50.00; non-refundable
Printing Black and White: $.15 per page side
Color: $1.00 per page side

Notification Timeline

Timeline Action Taken
3 days before Due Date Eligible items auto renew
Non-eligible items: Due Date Reminder Email
3 days after Due Date Overdue Email
10 Days after Due Date Overdue Email
18 Days after Due Date Overdue Email
Optional SMS or email notifications based on customer preferences
Hold Filled Hold available for pickup