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Loan Periods, Limits, Grace Periods and Fines

Material Type
Loan Period
May Be Renewed Twice*
For Elmhurst Residents Only
Overdue Fines Per Day
3-day Grace Period**
All Books (Except Hot Copies)
3 weeks
X
$0.10
X
Hot Copies (Books)
2 weeks
X
$0.10
X
Juvenile Holiday Books
1 week
$0.10
X

Juvenile Homework Books

1 week
X
$0.10
X
Audiobooks (CD, Playaway & MP3)
3 weeks
X
$0.10
X
CD-Roms (Software)
3 weeks
X
$0.10
X
Music CDs
3 weeks
X
$0.10
X
Folding Maps & Pamphlets
3 weeks
X
$0.10
X
Hot Copies (Magazines) & Magazines To Go
1 week
X
$0.10
Magazines (Except Hot Copies)
1 week
X
$0.10
X
New*** Adult Feature, Foreign Film DVD & all Blu-rays
3 days
$0.50
Feature & Foreign Film DVD, all Blu-rays
1 week
X
$0.10
X
TV Series & Non-Fiction DVD
3 weeks
X
$0.10
X
New**** Video Games 1 week   X $0.10 X
Video Games
1 week
X
  
$0.10
X
eReaders
3 weeks
X
$1
Hot Copies (eReaders)
1 week
X
$1

* - Items which have been requested by another person cannot be renewed.

** - If you return an item to the Elmhurst Public Library within three days of its due date, you will not be charged a fine, because the item was returned within the established "grace period." If the item is not returned or renewed by closing time of the third day of the grace period, a fine will be charged for each day past the due date including the three days of the grace period.

*** - New DVDs are those purchased by the library less than 3 months ago.

**** - New Video Games are those purchased by the library less than 6 months ago.

NOTE: Items borrowed from other libraries may have different loan periods and fines.