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  • 4Titles on loan
  • 2Holds ready
  • 3Days to the next return
Today

The Riverside branch closes at 5 pm for a reading. Returns can go in the box by the door.

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Catalogue

What arrived this week, what the librarians recommend and where to look next.

New this week

  • Twelve gardens in winter

    A year of visits to walled gardens, told month by month.

    Essays · 3 copies at Central · 240 pages
  • The ferry timetable

    A short novel set on the last boat of the evening.

    Fiction · 1 copy at Harbour · 2 holds
  • Bread without a clock

    Slow baking for people who are out all day.

    Cookery · 5 copies · available now
  • How bridges stand

    Engineering explained with paper models to fold.

    Science · 2 copies at Old Mill · for ages 10 and up

From the librarians

Borrowing, the short version

Everything on the shelves can go home with you for three weeks.

A card lets you take up to twelve titles at a time from any branch and return them to any other.

Holds and renewals

  • Place a hold and collect it where you like
  • Renew twice, unless someone is waiting
  • Late returns cost nothing for children

Your card number

The number under the barcode looks like CK 4471 0926. Type it without the spaces when you sign in.

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Asked at the desk

How long can I keep a title?

Three weeks. You can renew it twice from the loans page, unless another reader is waiting.

Can I return it to another branch?

Yes, to any of the six, or to the box at Central, which is open all night.

What does a hold cost?

Nothing. It waits six days at the desk of the branch you choose.

Picked by the staff

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My loans

Four titles are out on your card. One is due on Thursday.

A title can be renewed twice, unless another reader is waiting for it.
Title Branch Due back Status Renewed
The Salt Road AtlasCentralThursday 12 MarchDue soon2
A field guide to stone wallsOld MillTuesday 17 MarchOn loan0
Letters from the lighthouseHarbourMonday 9 MarchOverdue1
Bread without a clockCentralFriday 20 MarchOn loan0
The quiet orchardRiversideSaturday 7 MarchReturned1
New Reserved On loan Returned Due soon Overdue

Your card

4 of 12

titles on loan. The card is valid until 30 June 2016.

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  • Fees owedLost or damaged titles only. Late returns cost nothing.0.60
Card settings

Next return

3 days

Any branch takes returns, and the box at Central is open all night.

Nothing is on hold

Titles you reserve wait here until a branch has them ready for you.

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Settings

Who the card belongs to and how the library reaches you.

Your card

CK 4471 0926

Valid until 30 June 2016. A new card is posted to you a month before.

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