Loan Periods and Limits

Loan Periods

How long can I keep it?

Books, audiobooks	3 weeks
Magazines	2 weeks
DVDs, Blu-Rays, music CDs, Tech to Go devices, In Demand items	1 week
eBooks/eAudiobooks	7 days, 14 days, or 21 days (you can specify in the Libby app)
Book Club Kits	6 weeks
LINK+	1 week or 3 weeks depending on the lending institution's policies
Inter-Library Loan (ILL)	Varies depending on lending institution's policies

How many can I check out?

DVDs/Blu-Rays	20 item limit
Music CDs	20 item limit
Audiobooks on CD	20 item limit
Books	100 item limit
eBooks	25 item limit

Overdue Fines

There are none! The Mill Valley Public Library has joined the growing number of libraries nationwide that have recognized fines as a form of social inequity and has gone fine free. Patrons will no longer be charged fines for returning materials late.

However, returning books in a timely manner is still an important part of using the Library. We trust that our patrons recognize the importance of everyone doing their part to make books and other materials as widely available as possible. Keeping items out long after the due date will result in a charge to replace the items unless they are returned. We want to work with anyone who has been prevented from using the Library, so please contact us at 415-389-4292 if you need help.

Renewals

If materials are possible to renew, they will be automatically renewed as your due date approaches. You will receive email notice when this happens.

Some other ways to renew materials:

Call (415) 389-4292 during open hours to speak to a staff member.
Use the catalog to maintain your own Library account.

Items that do not have holds can be renewed for the following periods:

Music CDs, Movies	1 week checkout + 1 week renewal
Magazines	2 week checkout + 2 week renewal
Books, Audiobooks	3 week checkout + 3 week renewal + 3 week second renewal
Some LINK+*	3 week checkout + 3 week renewal

*LINK+ items with a 1-week loan period are not renewable.

Returns

You can return materials at the following locations:

Any public library in Marin County
The book drop by the front entrance at the Mill Valley Library at 375 Throckmorton Ave.
The book drop inside the Library by the circulation desk.
The lower book drop near the Peter Dreyfus garden
The book drop at the Mill Valley Community Center
The book drop on Flamingo Road across from Good Earth