Item | Quantities | Loan Period | Overdue Fines (if returned late) |
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Books | up to 99 | 21-days | $.30 per day per book |
Audio books (CD) | up to 8 | 21-days | $.30 per day per book |
DVDs | up to 8 | 7-days | $1.00 per day per DVD |
Downloadable items | up to 10 | 14-days or 21-days | No fines - they return themselves on the due date. |
Interlibrary Loan |
| See your receipt, determined by lending library | $.30 per day per book
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Quantities
This is the number of items you can have on your library card at a time.
Renewing your materials:
Items owned by the Garland Libraries can be renewed up to 6 times provided no one has placed a hold on the item. If you need to renew an Interlibrary Loan, please email the ILL Department and request an extension at least 7 days before the item is due.
Online
Go to My Account on the Library Catalog page, enter your Library Card number and PIN and click Log In. (If it goes back to the main page click My Account again.) Click on Checkouts, select the items you want to renew and click Renew.
Telecirc
Call 972-205-2514 to access the automated phone system. It will ask you for your Library Card number and PIN to access your account. This is an automated system and will not get you to a staff member.
Neither of these methods will renew your books if they are overdue. If you need assistance from a Circulation staff member call 972-205-2524.
Returning your materials:
Books, DVDs and audiobooks checked out from a Garland Library can be returned to any Garland Library. Items are checked in automatically when they are placed in our automated return system.
Materials downloaded from OverDrive will return themselves on their due date. Please visit the OverDrive page for more information on downloadable books.
Overdue Fines
Each item has a maximum $10 fine limit. For example, if you have 5 items overdue the maximum you will pay is $50 when they are returned. If you lose, damage or do not return an item you will be charged the cost to replace it plus a $5 processing fee. Replacement fees for interlibrary loan books are determined by the lending library. We do not accept replacement copies for damaged or lost materials.