Loan Periods & Fines

A maximum of 30 items may be borrowed at one time. Within the 30 item limit, the following limits also apply:

Collection/Service	Description	Circulation Policy	Fine Rate
Books, Audiobooks, Magazines, and Non-traditional Collections (Drums, Memory Kits, etc.)	Physical and digital items	3 weeks Limit of 30 per card If an item is not returned or renewed by 6 weeks, the item will be designated lost.	No overdue fines. Charges for lost or damaged physical materials still apply based on the value of the item.
DVDs	Children’s, young adult and adult DVDs.	3 weeks Limit of 7 per card If an item is not returned or renewed by 6 weeks, the item will be designated lost.	No overdue fines. Charges for lost or damaged material still apply based on the value of the item.
Equipment	E-readers, power monitors, Radon detection kits, etc.	Varies based on equipment	No overdue fines. Charges for lost or damaged equipment still apply based on the value of the item.
Holiday Items	Books, DVDs, CDs and audiobooks from holiday collections	1 week Limit of 5 per card	No overdue fines. Charges for lost or damaged material still apply based on the value of the item.
Medical Equipment for Loan	Free loan of medical equipment such as crutches, canes, walkers, wheelchairs, bathing aids, toileting aids and miscellaneous other aids to daily living. Items are lent on a first come first serve basis	6 weeks (Longer loan periods may be arranged)	No fines are charged.
Newspapers	Vancouver Sun, Globe and Mail, and Bowen Island Undercurrent. 2 weeks of back issues.	In-Library Use Only	n.a.

Interlibrary loans are materials requested from other libraries.
No books published within the last 12 months can be requested.
Patrons requesting ILLs must have a Bowen Library account
ILLs have a 3 week lending period, with renewals dependant on the lending library.
Limit of 5 Interlibrary loan requests per card at any one time.
A $1.00 charge will be applied for Interlibrary Loans cancelled or not picked up.