Loan Periods
Most items are loaned for three weeks, with a few exceptions.
| Material Type | Loan Period |
|---|---|
| Doorway to Dayton Activity Passes | 3 days |
| All DVDs & Blu-rays (including interlibrary loans) | 7 days |
| OhioLINK interlibrary loans in all audio or video formats (including CD books and music) | 7 days |
| Console games | 7 days |
| 7-day Mobile Hotspots | 7 days |
| 14-day (reservable) Mobile Hotspots | 14 days |
| Fast Read Books | 14 days |
| Most Library of Things items (Makerboxes, etc.) | 14 days |
All other items Includes
| 21 days |
Teachers may also request longer loan periods on items for classroom use. Learn more about Teacher Cards.
Borrowing Limits
Newly registered patrons have an initial 60-day period with provisional New Patron Borrowing Limits.
After 60 days, if your account is in good standing you will be able to borrow:
- maximum of 150 items
- up to 25 may be AV items (DVD, Blu-ray), 5 of which may be console games
- any item in the collection including Library of Things items, although:
- Signed waiver is required before borrowing Things.
- Parent signature is required for Thing borrowers under 18.
Automatic Renewals
Two days before their due date, most items will renew automatically. However, some items cannot be renewed:
- Fast Read copies;
- 7-day Mobile Hotspots;
- regular items that have already renewed 6 times;
- items requested by another patron.
- most interlibrary loans that have already renewed 3 times (see more details about interlibrary loans). In addition, due to an interruption in interlibrary loan services:
- OhioLINK items will not renew from May 23-October 27, 2025
- SearchOhio will not renew from August 1-October 27, 2025
Other policies
Or visit our Patron & Borrowing Policies Page.