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  Loan, Renewal,
Fine and Service Policies

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

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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 weeks215¢
    New Books2 weeks215¢
    Interlibrary Loansdetermined by loaning librarydetermined by loaning library$1
    Magazines2 weeks215¢
    Graphic Novels
    Libretti
    3 weeks215¢
    Pamphlets
    Cliff's Notes
    2 weeks215¢
    CDs2 weeks215¢
    Standard Audiobooks,
    Language Tapes
    3 weeks215¢
    Quick Pick
    Audiobooks
    3 weeksnone15¢
    Book Disc. Kits4 weeks1$1
    Videos: Feature Films1 week
    ($1 rental charge
    for non-MG borrowers)
    none$1
    Videos: Nonfiction1 week2$1
    DVDs: Feature Films1 week
    ($1 rental charge
    for non-MG borrowers)
    none$1
    DVDs:Nonfiction1 week2$1
    Video Games1 week
    ($1 rental charge
    for non-MG borrowers)
    0$1
    Reference Materialsno loans----
    Vacation Loan
    (3-week items only)
    9 weeksnone15¢
    Teachers' Loan
    (3-week items only)
    9 weeksnone15¢
    MyMediaMall Audiobook
    Downloads
    2 weeksnonen/a
    MyMediaMall Video
    Downloads
    1 weeknonen/a

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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
    Books3 weeks215¢
    14-day Books
    (inc. Teacher's Corner)
    2 weeks215¢
    Magazines2 weeks215¢
    CDs2 weeks215¢
    Cassettes2 weeks215¢
    Audiobooks3 weeks215¢
    A-V Kits2 weeks215¢
    CD-ROMs2 weeks215¢
    Videos: Feature Films1 week0$1
    Videos: Nonfiction1 week2$1
    DVDs: Feature Films1 week0$1
    DVDs: Nonfiction1 week2$1
    Video Games1 week0$1
    Art Prints3 weeks215¢
    Reference Materials,
    Textbooks
    no loans----
    Vacation Loan
    (3-week items only)
    9 weeksnone15¢
    Teachers' Loan
    (3-week items only)
    9 weeksnone15¢
    MyMediaMall Audiobook
    Downloads
    2 weeksnonen/a
    MyMediaMall Video
    Downloads
    1 weeknonen/a

 
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Services

    MGPL
    Adult/Juv
    NSLS*ChicagoNon-NSLS*
    CHECK OUT:
    All print materialsyesyesyesyes
    CDs, Cassettes,
    Audiobooks (CD, MP3, PlayAway)
    yesyes
    (except PlayAway speakers)
    yes
    (except PlayAway speakers)
    yes
    (except PlayAway speakers)
    MyMediaMall downloadsyes------
    CD-ROMsyesyesyesyes
    Videos: Feature Filmsyesyes
    yes
    yes
    Videos: Non-Fiction/Children'syesyesyesyes
    DVDsyesyesyesyes
    Video Gamesyesyesyesyes
    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*ChicagoNon-NSLS*
    MACINTOSH, PC,
    and INTERNET COMPUTERS
    yesyesyesyes
    MAGNI-CAM
    (low-vision reading device)
    yesyesyesyes

    * 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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