Borrowing Information

Borrowing Information

Joining the Library

Membership is free and anyone can join. Just come along to any one of our libraries and bring something with your name and current address. Persons under the age of 18 will need a parent or guardian to sign for them.

Membership allows you to borrow at any of our libraries.

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Borrowing, Renewing & Returning Items

Borrowing

Upon joining the library a new card will be processed and given to you. This card must be presented whenever borrowing from any of our libraries and allows you to borrow up to 40 items at a time. These may be borrowed from, and returned to any of the Myli libraries, including the Mobile library.

Item	Loan Period	Additional Limits
Books	4 weeks	–
DVDs	4 weeks	20 DVDs per card
Audiobooks CDs/ Talking Books	4 weeks	20 Audio/Talking Books per card
Magazines	4 weeks	–
Newspapers	Available to read in the library	–
eBooks	14 days	10 per card
eAudiobooks	14 days	10 per card
eMagazines	14 days	10 per card
Outdoor equipment (surf boards/stand up paddle boards etc)		Borrowing limits apply. Please speak to library staff.

Renewals -

You may renew item/items in person, by phone or through this website. Physical items can be renewed twice, that is, unless the item already has a hold on it, or is in high demand.

Myli Hits titles cannot be renewed and are available for 2-week loan.
Returning Borrowed Items -

Items can be returned to any of our branch libraries or the Mobile libraries. When checked in, items are automatically checked off the patron record. Items can also be returned in the after-hours book chute, available at most of our branch libraries.
Holds -

Holds –

Holds can be placed on any of the books, magazines, talking books, videos, DVD’s or music CD’s which are on loan or at another branch. These items will then be delivered to your nominated branch free of charge. You will receive an email or text message to let you know when your hold is ready to collect.

Holds can be made in person, over the phone, or through the online catalogue or app.

Holds Limits –

You can have up to 20 items on hold at any time on your library card, including any items that have been suspended.

Please note that the hold limit for all Victorian public library services has been reduced to 20 as a result of a recent service update by Libraries Victoria. This change is intended to ensure a sustainable intra-library loan service that can better meet the needs of library patrons across Victoria. The reduction in hold limits is part of a three-month trial for the revised Libraries Victoria intra-library loans service model.

If you experience long wait times for your holds or if there are specific titles you are interested in that are not currently available, our staff can consider purchase requests to add more copies to our collection.
Inter-Library Loans -

Libraries Victoria Our Shared Network

Your Myli library card gives you access to a shared collection of more than items 600,00 items from multiple library services across Victoria. You can browse and search for items using our online catalogue or app or ask staff for help. Place holds on these items to pick up at your local Myli library. Some items cannot be requested if they belong to another library serviceThis includes board books, picture books, music CDs and magazines. All LOTE items (except for magazines) are exempt.

To learn more about this service please visit our News Page.

Libraries Victoria OneCard Membership

One Card membership also means that you can use your Myli library card at any other participating Libraries Victoria library services. There is no need to keep track of multiple membership cards for different member libraries. You can browse and search for items in the Libraries Victoria collection using our online catalogue or app or ask staff for help. You can visit and borrow from any of the 24 libraries that are part of the One Card. We encourage you to return items to the library where they were borrowed from – where possible. Additional expenses may apply for us to return items to other library services on your behalf.

Inter-Library Loans

Can’t find what you’re looking for in the Myli Collection or the Libraries Victoria Shared Collection? We can try to get it in from another library or we can consider purchasing it. For further information or if you require an inter-library loan, please contact your nearest Myli library.
Purchasing items -

Do you have a suggestion for a book that you would like to see on Myli’s shelves? You can submit a purchase request or select titles on The Book Place for purchase consideration.
Are all Library services free?
Some services incur a fee:
- - - Inter-Library Loans
      
      Photocopying & printing
      
      Replacement Cards
      
      Replacement of Lost or Damaged Items
Photocopying and Printing

Black and White – 25c per A4 copy / 70c per A3 copy (Double-sided = 2 copies)
Colour – 50c per A4 copy / $1.00 per A3 copy (Double-sided = 2 copies)

Inter-Library Loans

$33.60 from Interstate and Academic and Specialist Libraries per item.
$5.00 from Vic State Library (read in-branch only), non-Libraries Victoria Public Libraries, including LibsVic non-sharing libraries, per item.

USB Flash Drives – $9.00

Ear buds – $3.50

Lost or Damaged Items

An amount is charged to cover the value of the items which are lost or too badly damaged to keep in the library. The amount is equal to the cost of the item.

Replacement Talking Books/CDs – $16.25 per CD

Overall Limit – Upper limit of accrued charges per adult borrower $10.00, Junior borrower $5.00. Loss of Library privileges (borrowing, use of internet/public use PC’s and hold placement ALL suspended)

Replacement Library Cards – $3.50

Borrowing Information