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Loans and Renewals

Renewals may be requested at the Circulation Desk in the Library, over the telephone, or through the "My Account" feature in the Catalog.

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Albany Public Library Loan Periods
Item Type Loan Period Item Limit
Books 3 weeks None
7-day Books 1 week 5

Children's books

3 weeks None
Magazines 1 week 10
Music CDs 3 weeks 10
Kits, Books on Tape &CD 3 weeks 5
CD-ROMs 3 weeks 5
DVDs & Videos 1 week 10
Puppets 3 weeks 5

Vacation loan periods may be requested at the time of checkout and they are double the usual loan period. Items that normally check out for one week will be checked out for two weeks, and items that normally check out for three weeks will be checked out for six weeks. These items are not renewable since they have been checked out for the regular period with a renewal built in. Call or e-mail us for an extended loan - 541-917-7581.

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Main Library
2450 14th Avenue SE
541-917-7580
M-W 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Th-F 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Su 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Carnegie Library
302 Ferry Street SW
541-917-7585
M-F 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

"Some books are to be read in an hour, and returned to the shelf. Others require a lifetime to savor their richness."
- Lawrence Clark Powell