The loan period depends on the type of material. Most materials will auto-renew up to four times as long as no one else has a hold on the item.
Books borrowed through MeLCat have a loan period of 28 days. Due dates for your items can be found in your My CPL account. MeL books will auto-renew one time. Most audiovisual items borrowed through MeLCat have a loan period of 14 days; these are not renewable.
| Item Type | Item Limit | Loan Period | Holds
Allowed |
Auto-Renewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Discussion Kits | - | 60 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| Books, Large Print, Audiobooks, CDs, Nonfiction DVDs, TV Series | - | 21 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| Children's Kits | - | 21 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| Puppets | - | 21 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| DVDs | - | 7 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| eMedia: eBooks, eComics, eAudiobooks (CPL cardholders only) | (varies) | 21 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| eMedia: Streaming Video (CPL cardholders only) | (varies) | 3 days | - | ✔ |
| Lucky Day Books/CDs | 4 total Lucky Day items | 7 days | - | - |
| Lucky Day DVDs | 4 total Lucky Day items | 3 Days | - | - |
| Low Vision Aids | 1 | 21 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| Magazines (Back Issues) | - | 7 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| Comics | - | 7 days | ✔ | ✔ |
| Video Games | 5 | 7 days | ✔ | ✔ |
For items borrowed from outside Michigan, the lending library decides how long to loan the items, so the due dates may vary. These do not auto-renew. These will also show in your My CPL account, or give us a call at 734-397-0999 and we would be happy to look up your due date for you.