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Most items may be borrowed for a period of three weeks. For all loan periods, check our Membership Guide / Guide destiné aux membres. For items from our Digital Library Services collection, see below.

The following options are available for tracking due dates:

Due Date Slip

  • You can receive a due date slip when you check out that lists all items checked out and the due dates of those items
  • If you have other items previously checked out, ask staff for an updated due date slip at any time

Online Account

  • You can access My Account online to see what items have been checked out to your account and when they are due
  • You can also use the Library’s mobile app, free to download from your device’s app store
  • You will need your library card number and PIN to use My Account and WPL's mobile app

By Phone

  • You can also call the Library's telephone messaging system (TeleMessaging) at 204-986-4657 (within Winnipeg) or 1-866-826-4454 (outside Winnipeg, no charge)
  • Follow the prompts to list items and their due dates
  • You will need your library card number to access the service

Checkout period for Digital Library Services

Sevice

Formats

Max # of Checkouts

Checkout options (days)

Max. # of Holds

Renewals

OverDrive

ebooks, eaudiobooks, emagazines & movies

25 in total

ebooks, eaudiobooks & emagazines: 7, 14, 21 days

emovies: 3, 5, 7 days

25

Yes. There is no limit on renewals if no holds exist.

Cantook Station

ebooks & eaudiobooks 

20 in total

21 days

20

Yes. There is no limit on renewals if no holds exist.

Hoopla Digital

emovies, emusic & TV

5/month

Movies & TV: 3 days
Music: 7 days

Not applicable

Not applicable. Items are available all of the time.

Kanopy

emovies

5/month

3 days

Not applicable

Not applicable. Items are available all of the time.

Flipster

emagazines

No limit

For downloaded issues only:
Monthly magazines: 7 days
Weekly magazines: 2 days

Not applicable

Not applicable. Items are available all of the time.

PressReader

enewspapers & emagazines

No limit

No limit

Not applicable

Not applicable. Items are available all of the time.

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Last Updated: Jul 22, 2021     Views: 3136

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    Comments (2)

    1. How do I renew a ebook that is about to expire?
      by Susan Klassen on Sep 03, 2021
    2. Hi Susan! You can find that information here: https://wpl.libanswers.com/faq/103190
      by Mike@WPL on Jan 10, 2022

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