Borrowing FAQ

The Library loans a wide variety of items. Different types of items may have different loan or borrowing periods, and may have different allowances for renewals.

  • Note that you can borrow up to 50 physical items per card (additional limits for specific item types may apply).
  • Items can be renewed as needed, unless other Library customers have placed holds on the item, or the type of item has limited renewals (i.e. Quick Picks, Quick Flicks, or Book Club Kits).
  • Borrowing limits and loan periods for digital collections vary depending on the platform. See more information below.

Physical Collection Items

Quick Flick Movies (DVDs or Blu-Rays)3 days, limit 3 per card
Quick Pick Books, Magazines, Passes7 days, limit 3 per card. Park Passes limit 1 per card.
Movies and TV Shows (DVDs or Blu-Rays)14 days
Books, Audiobooks, CNIB Collections21 days
Video Games, Loaning Technology, Kits, Toys21 days, limit 3 per card. Technology and Kits limit 1 per card

Digital Collections

Libby eBooks and Audiobooks21 days, 20 item limit (total)
Libby Videos and Quick Picks7 days, 20 item limit (total)
Libby Quick Pick Audiobooks14 days, 20 item limit (total)
hoopla Movies and TV Shows/Series72 hours, 8 items total per month per card
hoopla Music7 days, 8 items total per month per card
hoopla eBooks, Audiobooks, and Graphic Novels/Comics21 days, 8 items total per month per card
Flipster Magazines, Newspapers7 days, select weekly titles 2 days
Kanopy Movies, Short Films, Episodes72 hours, 20 tickets per month per card
Freading eBooks14 days, 3 items per week per card