Borrowing, renewing and returning

Borrowing

Most items can be loaned for 3 weeks and renewed twice if they haven’t been reserved by others.

Item Loan period Renewals Max items per format
Books (print and audio) 4 weeks 2 Unlimited
eBooks and eAudio 3 weeks 2 Limit of 6 items
DVDs 4 weeks 2 Unlimited
CD music 4 weeks 2 Unlimited
Magazines 4 weeks 2 Unlimited

Please note: DVDs can only be borrowed by library members aged 15 years and over.

Items in the library’s catalogue can be delivered to your local library from any location.

Borrowing at other libraries

Your Swan Hill Library membership (Libraries Victoria One Card) can be used at any public library branch that is part of the Libraries Victoria Consortium network.

Inter-library loans

If the item is not available in our library or within the Libraries Victoria Consortium collections, we can request it as an Inter-library Loan from another participating library. Charges apply.

Inter-library loans 2024/25 fees
Item sourced from a public library $5.60 (per item)
Item sourced from an academic or special library $33.00 (per item)

 

Renewals

Items can be renewed up to 2 times each, provided they are not reserved by others. Inter-Library Loans may only be renewed subject to approval.

You can renew items by:

Returns

Items can be returned to:

If you are traveling, items can also be returned to any any public library branch that is part of the Libraries Victoria Consortium network.