Borrowing Library Materials

  • You may check out up to 100 items on your card.
  • Please bring your library card when checking out materials. Without it, you must show a photo ID.
  • If an item you want is not on the shelf, you can place a hold through our catalog. If MCPL doesn't own an item you need, you can request it from another library system through interlibrary loan.
  • If you owe $25.00 or more on your library account, you will not be able to check out or renew items or place holds.  See paying fines and fees.
  • Library cards that are used regularly will not expire. However, library cards do expire if not used for one year or more. If your card needs to be renewed, you will not be able to check out materials, place holds, or renew items beyond the card's expiration date. Read about card expiration and renewal.
Loan Periods, Renewal Limits
Item type Loan period Renewals Daily late fines Maximum late fines
Adult materials
Books, audiobooks, and CDs 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Mass-market paperbacks and periodicals 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Express books - current bestsellers identified by red B&T spine labels 3 weeks 0 $.00 $.00
Express DVDs 1 week 3 $.00 $.00
Express DVDs–TV Series 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Non-express DVDs and Videotapes 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Large print books 6 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Vacation loans 6 weeks 0 $.00 $.00
Teen materials
Books, audiobooks, and CDs 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Mass-market paperbacks and periodicals 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Non-express DVDs and videotapes 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Vacation loans 6 weeks 0 $.00 $.00
Children's materials
Books, audiobooks, and CDs 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Mass-market paperbacks and periodicals 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Non-express DVDs and videotapes 3 weeks 3 $.00 $.00
Vacation loans 6 weeks 0 $.00 $.00
Educator loans 9 weeks 0 $.00 $.00
Technology loans and Go! Kits
Go! Kits 2 weeks 0 $.00 $.00
Internet to Go mobile hotspots 2 weeks 0 $.00 $.00
Laptops (In-branch only) 3 hours 0 $.00 $.00
Reference materials
Any reference books, adult or children's Overnight 0 $.00 $.00
Interlibrary loans
Marina items 3 weeks 2 $.00 $.00
OCLC items Determined by the lending library. 0 $.00 $.00
E-Library downloadables
E-books and audiobooks up to 3 weeks Depends On Platform Never any fines. Items return themselves on their due date.