Patron Picks

Loan Periods

Items borrowed from other libraries are subject to the owning libraries’ policies on loan periods and renewals.

  • CAPL books, audiobooks, CDs, kids’ Wonderbooks, Yoto Players, and Kits (STEAM, Theme, and Memory Care): 3 weeks
  • New and Hot Pick Adult Fiction books: 2 weeks
  • Magazines, DVDs/Blu-rays, Videogames, Playaway Views, Playaway Launchpads, and Toniebox: 1 week
  • Digital collection checkout times vary by service; most expire automatically, and some can be returned early. See borrowing times by service
  • Library of Things items checkout for one week, and one renewal is available if no holds are pending (One exception: the sewing machine checks out for three weeks)
  • Instant Book Club Bags: 6 weeks

Limits

By quantity

  • Videogames, Wonderbooks, Playaway Views, and Theme Kits: 5 per card
  • STEAM Kits: 3 per card
  • Playaway Launchpads and Instant Book Club Bags: 2 per card
  • Toniebox/Yoto Player and Memory Care Kits: 1 per card

By age

  • Most items in the Library of Things collection and all our Playaway Launchpads, Tonieboxes, and Yoto Players only checkout to cardholders age 18+ due to safety concerns and/or replacement cost of the item.

Automatic Renewal

  • Eligible items checked out on your account will automatically renew up to two times, two days before the due date. OR
  • Items without pending holds will automaically renew up to two times, two days before the due date
  • Hot Pick Adult Fiction and Instant Book Club Bags are not renewable
  • You can always check due dates by logging into Your Account online or your account on the CAPL mobile app.