Checkout Limits
Item Type |
Max # |
Loan Length |
Renewals |
Books, magazines, ukeleles |
50 |
3 weeks |
Two x 3 weeks |
Media (DVDs, CDs, etc.) |
20 |
3 weeks |
Two x 3 weeks |
Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) Passes |
1 |
1 week |
None |
State Park Passes |
1 |
3 weeks |
None |
Book Club kits |
1 |
6 weeks |
Two x 3 weeks |
Link+ items |
50 |
Determined by owning institution |
|
Note that most items will be automatically renewed if that is possible, with verification via email. Any book or media item (excluding new or high-demand materials) may be checked out for 6 weeks initially as a “vacation checkout” by staff. Note that checkout periods for items belonging to other Marin libraries may differ, as they set their own policies.
Digital items
Digital service/app |
Max # |
Loan Length |
Renewals |
Palace |
No limit* |
3 weeks* |
None* |
Libby |
25 |
Varies |
No limit. In order to renew, an item must have no holds and be within 3 days of expiration. |
Hoopla |
5 per month |
3 weeks for eBooks, eAudio, and comics; 1 week for music; 72 hours for movies and television |
No limit. In order to renew, an item must be renewed within 2 days of expiration. |
Kanopy |
8 per month |
48-72 hours |
None |
Enki |
20 |
3 weeks |
None |
Biblioboard |
No limit |
No limit |
None |
*Libby and Enki items borrowed through Palace have the same checkout and renewal limits as listed for those services.
Other information and fees
Lost or Damaged Materials
Cost of the material, plus $8 processing fee
Lost or Damaged Magazine/Periodical
Cover price of issue, no processing fee
LinkPlus Lost/Damaged Material
Up to $115, as determined by the owning institution
Replacement disc for audiobooks, DVDs, other media
Cost of the single disc, plus $8 processing fee
Replacement part for item damaged/missing from any Kit
Cost of the material, plus $8 processing fee
The library does not accept personally purchased replacements.
Printing & copying
$0.20/page for black & white
$1.00/page for color