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Loans and Renewals

Renewals may be requested at the Circulation Desk in the Library, over the telephone, or through the "My Account" feature in the Catalog.

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Albany Public Library Loan Periods
Item Type Loan Period Item Limit
Books 3 weeks None
7-day Books 1 week 5

Children's books

3 weeks None
Magazines 1 week 10
Audio Materials
(Books on tape, Kits, Music CDs)
3 weeks 10 total
CD-ROMs 3 weeks 5
DVDs & Videos 1 week 10 total
or 5 DVDs; 10 Videos
Puppets 3 weeks 5

Vacation loan periods may be requested at the time of checkout and they are double the usual loan period. Items that normally check out for one week will be checked out for two weeks, and items that normally check out for three weeks will be checked out for six weeks. These items are not renewable since they have been checked out for the regular period with a renewal built in. Call or e-mail us for an extended loan - 541-917-7581.

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Main Library
1390 Waverly Drive SE
(541) 917-7580
M-W 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Th-F 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Downtown Carnegie Library
302 Ferry Street SW
(541) 917-7585
M-F 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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"A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us."
- Franz Kafka