Circulation Periods & Renewals

Circulation Periods, Costs, Fines and Limits:

Loan Period:	Type of Category of Item:	Costs:	Fines per Day:
3 days	Entertainment DVD, new arrivals	$1.00	$1.00
3 Days or 1 week	Entertainment DVD, regular Adult Collection	$1.00 or $2.00	$1.00
1 week	Entertainment VHS in the Adult Collection	Free	$1.00
1 week	Entertainment VHS or DVD in the Children's Collection	Free	$1.00
3 weeks	Non-Fiction VHS or DVD in the Adult or Children's Collection	Free	$1.00
2 weeks	New fiction books in the Adult Collection	Free	$0.10
3 weeks	All other books, excluding Reference materials	Free	$0.10
3 weeks	Audio books	Free	$0.10
3 weeks	Magazines	Free	$0.10
3 weeks	Music CDs	Free	$0.10
3 weeks	Music cassettes	Free	$0.10
3 weeks	Children's kits and puzzles	Free	$0.10
3 weeks	Computer programs on CD-ROM	Free	$0.10

The Library has a limit on the number of items a patron can check out in these categories:

12 Audio Books per person
12 Video/DVD titles per person
12 CDs per person
6 non-fiction books per subject per person
4 items per student at school stops
A cash deposit is required for items included in the "Deposit Required" collection. (GED & ASVAB)

There are two ways to renew your items from the convenience of home:

Renewing Online

Connect to the library's web page at http://www.waukeganpl.org. Click on the Library Catalog Page link toward the bottom of the screen. Click on View Your Card at the Main Catalog Page and follow the prompts. Or simply click Here.

Renew by Telephone

Call our Telephone Renewal System (TRS) at 847-623-2155 (this is a local call) Follow the prompts on the recording. You must have your library card number ready and all barcodes for the items you want to renew. Using this system you may:

Renew checked out items *
Get a list of items that are currently checked out to you
Check for overdue fines

* Please Note: You can renew your loan even after its due date. However, you will not be able to renew anything if you have a fine of $5.00 or more. Renewing will not waive the fine that has already occurred.

Placing Holds

Locate the item in the catalog and view the full record. Click on the "Request" button and at the next screen provide your name and library card number, and select a location. If there are no problems the system will tell you that the request has been sent to the library. When the item is ready, you will receive an e-mail notification, a phone call or a card in the mail, depending on what you have selected.

E-mail notifications

If you prefer to be notified about requests or overdue items via E-mail, you may change your preferences through My Card, or, from the main catalog page, click on View your Card, follow the prompts and then click on "Modify Personal Info."