212	Loan Periods

I.	Purpose
To establish the loan periods for materials owned and circulated by Naperville Public 
Library. 

II.	Scope
The initial loan period for all materials loaned by the Naperville Public Library, the renewal of 
items, and any limits on loan periods.

III.	 Provisions:
A.	Loan Periods
1.	Books, magazines, audiobooks, compact discs, and downloadable books 
and audiobooks circulate for 21 days. 
2.	Movie sets containing three discs or more, downloadable movies and music, 
and multimedia kits circulate for 14 days.
3.	All movies (DVD or Blu Ray) containing two discs or less circulate for seven 
days.

B.	Extended Loans
For information about extended loans (Vacation Loans, Teacher Requests, etc.) 
see Policy 211 – Loan of Materials, Section III. C.

C.	Limits on Loan Periods
The loan period on a class of materials may be reduced at the discretion of a 
supervisor due to seasonal demand or the inclusion of those materials as part of 
a class assignment.

D.	Renewals
Materials that have not been reserved by another patron may be renewed up to 
three times.  Each renewal period shall be the same length of time as the initial 
loan period. Downloadable materials may not be renewed.

E.	Other
Not all items owned by Naperville Public Library circulate.  For information on 
materials borrowed from other libraries through the interlibrary loan system, see 
Policy 214 – Interlibrary Loan Policy.	


NAPERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY                                                      Policy No. 212
			
LOAN PERIOD POLICY                                                                              
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Approved 4/15/09; Approved 1/19/11