Borrowing Information

General Library Card

If you have a General Library Card, you may borrow up to 100 items at a time and place 50 items on hold. 

General cardholders can borrow and access the following items at the same time:

• 50 DVDs
• 25 Blu-rays
• 5 video games
• Interlibrary Loans
• Adventure Pass
• All WCCLS online resources, including Libby and Kanopy.

Digital Library Card

If you have a Digital Library Card, you may use Libby to borrow an unlimited number of digital magazines and up to 15 e-books or e-audiobooks, and place up to 15 items on hold at a time.

Digital cardholders can also access all the online resources in the Digital Collections including:

• The New York Times
• LinkedIn Learning courses
• Online research databases
• Adventure Pass
• Kanopy streaming videos

If you’d like to start borrowing physical materials, please visit one of the WCCLS member libraries to upgrade to a general card.

Student Library Card

If you have a Student Library Card, you can borrow up to 5 items at a time from our book and audiobook collections, and access our online resources including Libby and Tumblebooks (talking children’s books). 

Other types of library cards may have special limits. 

If you aren’t sure what type of library card you have, contact your local library.

Most books and audio items are loaned for 21 days; most movies and video games are loaned for 7 or 21 days. Other specialty items have different loan periods.

Your receipt will list a due date for each item. If you don't have a receipt, you may look up the due date.

• Online: Log into your account 24 hours a day. Enter your username or library barcode and password when prompted.
• In person: Ask a librarian for help at any WCCLS library.

As a courtesy, WCCLS sends a reminder 3 days before library items are due to cardholders who have selected to receive library notifications by email.

WCCLS notifies cardholders by email, phone, SMS, or mail when items are overdue. Bills are sent when items are overdue for 25 days. Please return materials promptly and pay fees. You may monitor your account: 

• Online: Log into your account 24 hours a day. Be prepared to enter your username or library barcode and password when prompted.
• In person: Ask a librarian for help at any WCCLS library.

Visit the Get Reminders webpage for more information.

Three days before your item’s due date, our system will try to automatically renew it. If successful, the item due date will be extended. If you have provided the library with an email address, you will receive a notification letting you know which items were renewed and which items are due soon. Most items can be renewed up to 4 times.  

Please be aware that automatic renewal (and renewing items manually) may be blocked under some conditions, including:

• Someone is waiting for the item and another copy is not available
• You need to renew your library account
• Your item has already been renewed the maximum number of times

WCCLS does not charge late fees for overdue library materials. However, if an item is overdue for 25 days, it is considered missing and a replacement fee will billed to your account. The bill is removed if the item is returned in good condition. Please remember to return items on time to help keep wait times down for other patrons. 

• Cardholders will be charged replacement costs for items that are lost or not returned
• Cardholders may be charged for damages to borrowed items
• Replacement copies are not accepted

Borrowing is suspended on accounts with $20 or more in outstanding in fees and charges.

Note: WCCLS will never text or call you about any fees associated with your account.

Some materials, such as items from the Library of Things or board games, must be returned to the owning library where they were checked out. 

You can return other materials to any WCCLS member library.