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Loan Periods, Checkout Limits, and Fines
With your Highland Park Public Library Card, you can access a variety of materials! From traditional books, movies, and music to digitizing equipment, Rokus, eBooks, and even ukuleles with our Library of Things.
Ten (10) interlibrary loan (ILL) requests or items
Items for Highland Park Public Library cardholders only
New Adult Audiobooks
Youth 21-Day New Books
Kill-A-Watt meters
Hot Picks books
Adult Video Games—cardholder must be present to check out
Non-CCS Reciprocal Patrons Checkout limits
Two (2) New YS Audiobooks
Twenty-five (25) items
Highwood Residents may check out STEM kits and Ukuleles at the Membership services desk only.
Renewals
All checked-out items may be renewed once (including vacation loans), except for 28-Day items which may be renewed two (2) times. Renewal period is for the same period as the initial checkout. Items are now automatically renewed when applicable.
Items that cannot be renewed:
Items with holds
Hot Picks books
New DVDs and Blu-Rays
Curriculum materials
Vacation Loans
Up to six (6) weeks, limited to ten (10) items, and are renewable. Vacation loans are for items with 28-Day or 21-Day loan periods.
Interlibrary Loans
Up to ten (10) items may be requested or received at one time.
Nook
Must be 8 years old to check out a Nook. Nooks are available for checkout in the Youth Department.
Reference
Reference materials do not circulate. Photocopies may be made in compliance with copyright laws.
Fees
If an item has been overdue for 45 days, it is assumed to have been lost and the cardholder will be charged the cost of the item. These same fees apply if an item is returned with damage.
Vacation loans are for old books (i.e. not in the "New" sections) only. No other loan periods or formats are available for vacation loans. Ask for a Vacation Loan when checking out at the Membership Services desk.
Vacation Loan Periods:
Loan Period: 42 days (6 weeks) Checkout Limit: 10 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 1 time
Audiobooks
New Audiobooks
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 4 HP Cardholder Only: Yes Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 1 time
Adult Audiobooks
Loan Period (days): 28 Checkout Limit: 150, with some exceptions. HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Youth Audiobooks
Loan Period (days): 28 Checkout Limit: 150 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Books (Printed)
New Books (Adult)
Loan Period (days): 14 Checkout Limit: 150, with some exceptions HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 1 time
New Books (Adult) 500+ pages, New Large Print Books
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 150, with some exceptions HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 1 time
Hot Picks (Adult)
Loan Period (days): 14 Checkout Limit: 2 HP Cardholder Only: Yes Reservable for HP Cardholders?: No Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: No
New Travel Guidebooks
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 150, with some exceptions HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 1 time
J New Book (Youth)
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 40 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 1 time
J Book Holiday
Loan Period (days): 28 Checkout Limit: 50 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?:Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 1 time
Books (Adult, JY and J)
Loan Period (days): 28 Checkout Limit: 150 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Kits
Adult Memory Kits
Loan Period (days): 14 Checkout Limit: 50 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 2 times
Youth Kits (Wonderbooks)
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 50 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 2 times
Youth Kits (Book & CD)
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 50 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Youth Kits (STEM)
Loan Period (days): 14 Checkout Limit: 1 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 2 times
Library of Things--Rokus, Hotspots, and More
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Loan Period (days): 28 Checkout Limit: 50 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Movies (DVDs and Blu-Ray)
New Adult Blu-ray and DVD
Loan Period (days): 7 Checkout Limit: 4 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 2 times
Adult Blu-Ray & DVD
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 20 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Youth Blu-Ray & DVD
Loan Period (days): 7 Checkout Limit: 20 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Music
New CDs
Loan Period (days):21 Checkout Limit: 50 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
CDs
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 150 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Opera Commentaries
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 3 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Periodicals
Loan Period (days): 14 Checkout Limit: 10 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: No Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 1 time
Video Games
Adult Video Games
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 4 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: Yes Renewable: 2 times
Youth Video Games
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 4 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: 1 time
Youth Services Nook Readers
Loan Period (days): 21 Checkout Limit: 1 HP Cardholder Only: No Reservable for HP Cardholders?: Yes Reservable for CCS Cardholders?: No Renewable: No
