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Loan Periods & Renewals
From books and movies to cake pans and State Park passes, Augusta County Library lends a wide variety of materials. Here’s everything you need to know about loan periods, renewals, and returns.

Loan Periods

Material TypeLoan PeriodLimit Per Card
Books
21 days
100
Audiobooks
21 days
10
Magazines
21 days
10
DVDs / Movies
7 days
10
Adult Book Club Kits
28 days
1
Memory Kits
21 days
1
Mobile Hotspots
21 days
1
State Park Passes
21 weeks
1
Shakespeare Passes
14 days
1
Learn and Play Kits
21 days
1
Frontier Culture Museum Passes
7 days
1
Healing Library
14 days
1
Cake Pans
7 days
1
Laptops/Chromebooks
2 hours
1

A Few Special Notes

  • Cake Pans — Available at Fishersville only. Please return pans clean; a $2 fee applies if returned without cleaning.
  • Laptops — Parking lot use only at Fishersville. Laptops may not be renewed.
  • Mobile Hotspots — Overdue hotspots will be disabled after 24 hours if not returned.

Automatic Renewals

All eligible items are automatically renewed up to three times — you don’t need to do anything. You’ll receive a notification when an item is renewed or when it cannot be renewed.

An item cannot be renewed if another patron has placed a hold on it. In that case it must be returned by the due date so it can be sent to the next person waiting.

How to Renew Manually

If you’d prefer to manage renewals yourself, you can do so anytime:

  • Online — Log in to your account through the catalog
  • myLIBRO app — Manage checkouts and renewals from your phone
  • By phone — Call your nearest location
  • In person — Ask staff at the Help Desk
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Returning Items

You may return materials at any Augusta County Library location or book drop, as well as the book drops at Staunton Public Library and Waynesboro Public Library.

Can’t Find What You’re Looking For?

If an item is checked out or not in our catalog, we can help. Place a hold through the Valley Libraries Connection catalog and have it delivered to your nearest location, or request an interlibrary loan from another library system.

Notifications

You’ll receive automated reminders by phone, email, or text when items are coming due, when renewals are applied, or when a hold is ready for pickup. Contact library staff at any location if you’d like to update your notification preferences.

Questions? Ask a librarian. Stop by any location, email ask@augustacountylibrary.org or call 540-885-3961.