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The tables below outline the loan periods, renewal policies and daily fines for each type of Library material, as well as which Library services are available for different types of cardholders. While every effort is made to keep these tables up-to-date, the Library reserves the right to make changes without notice.

Index

• Adult Materials
• Children's Materials
• Services

Adult Materials
Some materials have limits on the number of items that may be checked out.
* Overdue items may not be renewed.

	Loan Period	# of Renewals *	Daily Overdue Fine
Books, Paperbacks (except ILLs)	3 weeks	2	15¢
New Books	2 weeks	2	15¢
Interlibrary Loans	determined by loaning library	determined by loaning library	$1
Magazines	2 weeks	2	15¢
Graphic Novels Libretti	3 weeks	2	15¢
Pamphlets Cliff's Notes	2 weeks	2	15¢
CDs	2 weeks	2	15¢
Standard Audiobooks, Language Tapes	3 weeks	2	15¢
Quick Pick Audiobooks	3 weeks	none	15¢
Book Disc. Kits	4 weeks	1	$1
Videos: Feature Films	1 week ($1 rental charge for non-MG borrowers)	none	$1
Videos: Nonfiction	1 week	2	$1
DVDs: Feature Films	1 week ($1 rental charge for non-MG borrowers)	none	$1
DVDs:Nonfiction	1 week	2	$1
Video Games	1 week ($1 rental charge for non-MG borrowers)	0	$1
Reference Materials	no loans	--	--
Vacation Loan (3-week items only)	9 weeks	none	15¢
Teachers' Loan (3-week items only)	9 weeks	none	15¢
MyMediaMall Audiobook Downloads	2 weeks	none	n/a
MyMediaMall Video Downloads	1 week	none	n/a

Children's Materials
Some materials have limits on the number of items that may be checked out.
* Overdue items may not be renewed.

	Loan Period	# of Renewals *	Daily Overdue Fine
Books	3 weeks	2	15¢
14-day Books (inc. Teacher's Corner)	2 weeks	2	15¢
Magazines	2 weeks	2	15¢
CDs	2 weeks	2	15¢
Cassettes	2 weeks	2	15¢
Audiobooks	3 weeks	2	15¢
A-V Kits	2 weeks	2	15¢
CD-ROMs	2 weeks	2	15¢
Videos: Feature Films	1 week	0	$1
Videos: Nonfiction	1 week	2	$1
DVDs: Feature Films	1 week	0	$1
DVDs: Nonfiction	1 week	2	$1
Video Games	1 week	0	$1
Art Prints	3 weeks	2	15¢
Reference Materials, Textbooks	no loans	--	--
Vacation Loan (3-week items only)	9 weeks	none	15¢
Teachers' Loan (3-week items only)	9 weeks	none	15¢
MyMediaMall Audiobook Downloads	2 weeks	none	n/a
MyMediaMall Video Downloads	1 week	none	n/a

Services

	MGPL Adult/Juv	NSLS*	Chicago	Non-NSLS*
CHECK OUT:
All print materials	yes	yes	yes	yes
CDs, Cassettes, Audiobooks (CD, MP3, PlayAway)	yes	yes (except PlayAway speakers)	yes (except PlayAway speakers)	yes (except PlayAway speakers)
MyMediaMall downloads	yes	--	--	--
CD-ROMs	yes	yes	yes	yes
Videos: Feature Films	yes	yes	yes	yes
Videos: Non-Fiction/Children's	yes	yes	yes	yes
DVDs	yes	yes	yes	yes
Video Games	yes	yes	yes	yes
RESERVES	Reserves are accepted from Morton Grove resident cardholders only. There is no charge for placing a reserve, and all material types may be reserved.
INTERLIBRARY LOANS: See the complete Interlibrary Loan Policy for full information on ILLs.
Requests BY MGPL (for MG patrons)	An MGPL or NSLS** cardholder may request any item more than 6 months old except feature film videos, feature film DVDs, PlayAway audiobooks and video games. Requests may also be made for photocopies of newspaper or magazine articles, subject to copyright law; any charges by the loaning library will be passed on to the patron; magazine requests may be made by MGPL cardholders only. There is a limit of 5 pending requests, or 7 total outstanding requests including items already checked out, per patron at any one time.
Requests OF MGPL (by other libraries)	Subject to availability, MGPL will fill ILL requests from other libraries for items more than six months old for all material types except feature film videos, feature film DVDs, video games, book discussion kits and Quick Pick/PlayAway audiobooks. Any item not on reserve may be renewed once. The Library will fill photocopy requests from other libraries at no charge; individual magazine issue will be loaned if a request for photocopies exceeds 20 pages.
	MGPL Adult/Juv	NSLS*	Chicago	Non-NSLS*
MACINTOSH, PC, and INTERNET COMPUTERS	yes	yes	yes	yes
MAGNI-CAM (low-vision reading device)	yes	yes	yes	yes

* North Suburban Library System, serving the north and northwest suburbs

** MGPL will not borrow an item that is owned by the patron's home library.

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First published on the Web: 1/26/1998
Last updated: 11/8/2007