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Loan Periods

APL offers a wide variety of materials for check-out by its customers, including books, CDs, magazines, educational and entertainment DVDs, audiobooks, and more. The loan periods for these materials vary, as outlined below.

Most items can be renewed one time if they are not on hold for another customer. DVDs and Switch games may not be renewed.

Material Type Loan Period
Books 28 Days
Bestseller Express Books 7 Days
Audiobooks (limit 5) 28 Days
CDs (limit 5) 28 Days
Entertainment DVDs (limit 5) 3 Days
Educational DVDs 14 Days
Holiday Books 14 Days
Magazines 14 Days
Board Games 14 Days
Puzzles/Games 28 Days
Switch Games (limit 5) 3 Days
Popular Books 14 Days

Limitations are placed on the number of items of a particular type that may be checked out, so that all customers have a chance to find the materials they need. These limitations are:

No more than…

  • 5 books on a specific subject
  • 5 audiobooks
  • 5 CDs
  • 5 DVDs
  • 5 Switch games