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Mount Prospect Public Library Loan Periods and Fines (Updated 3/12/2013)  
Item MPPL Patron Limit Reciprocal * Limit Loan Period Fine
Without Library Card 6 items total with valid license 0 items, must have library card    
         
New Books Unlimited Unlimited 2/3weeks (renewable) $.20 per day
Books Unlimited Unlimited 3 weeks (renewable) $.10 per day
Magazines/Pamphlets Unlimited Unlimited 2 weeks (renewable) $.10 per day
Encyclopedia Unlimited Unlimited 1 week (renewable) $.10 per day
Fiction VHS Tapes Unlimited 6 total AV 1 week (renewable) $1.00 per day
Non Fiction VHS Tapes Unlimited 6 total AV 2 week (renewable) $1.00 per day
New Fiction DVDs 4 DVDs 0 3 days (renewable) $2.00 per day
New Multipart Fiction DVDs 4 (part of 4 total New Fiction DVDs)*** 0 2 week (renewable) $2.00 per day
New Non-Fiction DVDs 15 total Non Fiction DVDs 6 (part of 6 total AV) 2 week (renewable) $2.00 per day
New Blu Ray DVD’s 2 (part of 2 total BluRay) 0 3 days (renewable) $2.00 per day
Fiction DVDs 6 DVDs 2 (part of 6 total AV) 1 week (renewable) $1.00 per day
Multipart Fiction DVDs 6 (part of 6 total Fiction DVDs)*** 2 (part of 6 total AV) 2 week (renewable) $1.00 per day
Non Fiction DVDs 15 total Non Fiction DVDs 6 (part of 6 total AV) 2 week (renewable) $1.00 per day
Blu Ray DVDs 2 (part of 2 total BluRay) 0 1 week (renewable) $1.00 per day
Harper Telecourses 3 total 1 (part of 6 total AV) 3 day (non renewable) $1.00 per day
Great Courses 2 total 2 (part of 6 total AV) 4 weeks (renewable) $1.00 per day
Audiocassettes Unlimited 6 total AV 2 weeks (renewable) $.20 per day
Books on Cassette/CD Unlimited 6 total AV 3 weeks (renewable) $.20 per day
CDs 15 total 6 total AV 2 weeks (renewable) $.20 per day
CD-Roms Unlimited 6 total AV 2 weeks (renewable) $.20 per day
Video Games 2 0 2 weeks (renewable) $1.00 per day
Playaway View 1 0 2 weeks (renewable) $1.00 per day
Playaways 4 1 3 weeks (renewable) $.20 per day
Book Discussion Bags 1 1 6 weeks (non renewable) $5.00 per day
Kits- Adult Unlimited 6 total AV 3 weeks (renewable) $.10 per day
Kits- Youth Unlimited 6 total AV varies (renewable) $.10 per day
Toys 4 total per family 4 total per family 1 week (renewable) $.20 per day
Art Prints 4 4 (part of 6 total AV) 2 months (renewable) $.20 per day
ILL 5 can be requested 0 Varies $1.00 per day

Residents can borrow a total of 15 New/Old Non Fic. DVDs; 2 BluRay DVD, 15 CD’s & Non Fic./Fic VHS Tapes out at any time

***Residents can borrow a total of 4 New Fiction/New Multipart Fiction and a total of 6 Fiction/Multipart Fiction for a total of 10 DVDs out at one time

*Reciprocal borrower is a non resident who has their library card registered with MPPL

South Branch Summary Loan Periods and Fines
Item MPPL Patron Limit* Reciprocal  Limit*** Loan Period Fine
         
New Books 15 (part of 15 book total) 15 (part of 15 book total) 2/3weeks $.20 per day
Books 15 (part of 15 book total) 15 (part of 15 book total) 3 weeks $.10 per day
Magazines 15 (part of 15 book total) 15 (part of 15 book total) 2 weeks $.10 per day
New Fiction DVDs 2 (part of 2 DVD limit) 0 3 days $2.00 per day
New Multipart Fiction DVDs 2 (part of 2 DVD limit) 0 2 weeks $2.00 per day
Fiction DVDs 2 (part of 2 DVD limit) 2 (part of 2 AV limit) 1 week $1.00 per day
Multipart Fiction DVDs 2 (part of 2 DVD limit) 2 (part of 2 AV limit) 2 weeks $1.00 per day
Non Fiction DVDs 2 (part of 2 DVD limit) 2 (part of 2 AV limit) 2 weeks $1.00 per day
Video Games 1 0 2 weeks $1.00 per day
Books on CD 15 15 3 weeks $.20 per day
CDs music 2 (part of 2 music CD limit) 2 (part of 2 AV limit) 2 weeks $.20 per day
ESL CD or BOOK on CD 15 15 3 weeks $.20 per day
Puppets 1 1 1 week $.10 per day
ILL 5 can be requested 0 varies $1.00 per day

*MPPL Patron w/library card can checkout 2 DVD’s, 2 Music CDs, 1 Video Game and 15, any combination, other print or book on CD with a max of 1 puppet at any time.

**MPPL Patron w/driver’s license can checkout 6 items total. Any combination of material with a max of 2 DVD’s, 2 CDs and 1 puppet.

***Reciprocal borrower is a non resident who has their library card registered with MPPL. Any combination of material with a max of 2 DVD’s, 2 CDs and 15 books and 1 puppet.

****Only MPPL card holders may place items on request. Reciprocal borrowers may not place any items on request.

*****All items may be renewed by all patrons for one renewal period, if item does not have a hold request.