You can borrow a long loan item for a maximum period of 20 weeks for students, or 52 weeks for staff, unless someone else reserves it. The library system will automatically renew your loan every day, up to the maximum loan period or until the book is reserved.

If another customer reserves an item that you have, we will send you a notification and a date will display in the 'Due' field in 'My Account' e.g. Due: 19/09/23.

You will be given 7 days to return a requested item during term time, but please return it sooner if you can.

If you do not return it within 7 days, you will start to accrue an overdue charge of £1.00 per day up to a maximum of £15.00 per book.

If, after the maximum loan period, you still need the book, please bring it to the Library Help Desk and we can return and reissue the book and restart the automatic renewal process.

To find out how to view the maximum loan date for loaned items through your library account click the FAQ linked below.