Renewals
Addison Public Library items will be auto renewed if not returned by the original due date.
- Items are renewed for the same length of time as the original loan period.
- Items can be renewed a maximum of two times.
- The renewal period begins on the item’s due date.
COHS Chromebooks have unlimited renewals if the patron remains enrolled in the COHS program.
Items will not be renewed for patrons with billed items on their account.
The following items cannot be renewed:
- Items with holds on them.
- Lucky Day items
- Items from outside the SWAN library consortium need the owning library’s approval.
Holds
Any items available for check out can have holds placed on them except for in-library use materials and the Lucky Day collection. Patrons may select which automated system they would like to be used to notify them when their hold is ready for pick-up. Items not picked up within 7 days will be returned to the collection or given to the next person on the holds list. Only the person who placed the item on hold or their designee may pick up the item. Reciprocal borrowers from outside the SWAN library consortium and teacher cardholders are limited to a maximum of 8 holds at one time. Only Addison Public Library cardholders may place holds on Library of Things, new items, puppets, totes, games, and puzzles.
Interlibrary Loan Within the SWAN Library Consortium
Patrons can request items from within the SWAN library consortium. These items may be sent to a SWAN member library of their choice for the patron to pick up. Only the person who placed the reserve or their designee may pick up the items on hold. The Library follows the Illinois Interlibrary Loan Code.
Interlibrary Loan Outside the SWAN Library Consortium
Addison Public Library cardholders can request items from other libraries. These items will be sent to the Addison Public Library for the patron to pick up. Only the person who placed the reserve or their designee may pick up the items on hold. This service is not available to any reciprocal borrowers or teacher cardholders. The Library follows the Illinois Interlibrary Loan Code.
Overdue Notices
Patrons can choose to receive notices via email, text, or phone messages. Overdue notices are sent by the SWAN library consortium. Failure to receive a notice does not decrease the liability of the borrower.
Returning Materials
Addison Library Materials
- Items checked out from the library may be returned to other libraries. The patron is responsible for the return and condition of the items.
Non-Addison Library Materials
- Items checked out from other libraries may be returned at the library. The patron is responsible for the return and condition of the items.
Loan Periods
| Item | Loan Period | Max Item Limits |
| Reference materials and newspapers | Do not check out | |
| In-library-use laptops, tablets, and charging cables | Due same day as checked out | |
| Lucky Day movies and new adult Blu-rays and DVDs movies | 1 week | |
| New adult and teen books, Lucky Day books, new adult music CDs, Blu-rays and DVDs, Blu-ray and DVD box sets, video games, magazines, and Library of Things | 2 weeks | Video games: 2 per library card Library of Things: 3 per library card Library of Things internet-enabled items: 1 per library card |
| Books (exceptions listed above), audiobooks, Large Type books, music CDs, and kits (puppets, puzzles, games, etc.) | 4 weeks | |
| Downloadable and streaming content | Varies by platform | Check out limits, loan periods, and renewals vary by platform |
| COHS devices | 3 months | 1 per APL COHS participant |
Most patrons can check up to 200 items and most items can be renewed twice as long as no holds are on the item. The exceptions are:
- Lucky Day items are limited to two books and two DVDs per library card, no holds, no renewals. Lucky Day items are not available for homebound delivery.
- Library of Things items with Wi-Fi connections like hotspots and laptops are only available to patrons at least 18 years old. Library of Things internet-enabled items are limited to 1 per library card.
- Teen Limited Access cardholders are limited to 1 charging cable + 3 physical items, no internet-enabled devices for use outside of the building.
- Teacher cardholders and reciprocal borrowers are restricted from interlibrary loan requests, remote access to databases, and checkouts of laptops, technology equipment, Library of Things, and downloadable/streaming content.