The number of items you can borrow
Most of the library collections have no restrictions on the number of items you can borrow.
Some collections do have restricted borrowing:
- Māori Adult Lending Collection – a limit of 5 items
- Pacific Adult Lending Collection – a limit of 5 items
- Māori Junior Collection allows unlimited loans
- Pacific Junior Collection allows unlimited loans
- Book Club in a Bag –1 bag
- Books, music CDs, audio books, posters and puzzles are issued for three weeks.
- eBooks and eAudiobooks are issued for three weeks.
- Magazines are issued for two weeks.
- Bestseller books are issued for two weeks for $4.
- Most DVDs are issued for one week for $2.
- Multi-disc DVD sets (over 360 minutes running time) are issued for two weeks for $3.
- Interloans are usually issued for four to six weeks; the exact date is determined by the library it comes from.
Renewing items
- Books can be renewed twice, unless they've been requested by another borrower.
- Magazines cannot be renewed.
- Some items borrowed from other SMART libraries may not be able to be renewed.
- When renewing a DVD or bestseller, a further charge will apply.
- Most interloans can be renewed for a further three to four weeks - just ask the Interloans Librarian.
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Item type
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Issuing charges
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DVDs
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$2.00 each for 1 week
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DVDs 360 minutes or more
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$3.00 each for 2 weeks
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Audio Books
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Free for 3 weeks
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Bestseller books
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$4.00 each for 2 weeks
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Interloans (New Zealand)
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$10.00 each for 4-6 weeks
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Interloans (Australia)
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$15.00 each for 4-6 weeks
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Books, posters and puzzles
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Free for 3 weeks
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Magazines
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Free for 2 weeks
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Book Club in a Bag
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Free for 6 weeks
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Book Club in a Bag lost, damaged or not all the books and resources returned
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Maximum charge of $200
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Book Club in a Bag, lost or damaged carrier bags
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$25
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Day card charge (for issuing without a library card/barcode present)
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$1
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Lost books or lost library items that have been paid for
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Refunds can no longer be offered for lost items that have been paid for.
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