Digital Library Borrowing Information

cloudLibrary

  • Loan Period: 3 weeks
  • Borrowing Limit: 8
  • Hold Limit: 8
  • Renewals: None
  • Overdue Fines: None
  • Policies: Automatic return
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Freegal Music

  • Loan Period: Unlimited streaming music
  • Borrowing Limit: 3 downloads per week
  • Hold Limit: Titles available immediately
  • Renewals: No renewals
  • Overdue Fines: None
  • Policies: Automatic return
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Hoopla

  • Loan Period: eComics: 3 weeks
  • Loan Period: eBooks: 3 weeks
  • Loan Period: Movies: 3 days
  • Loan Period: Music albums: 1 week
  • Loan Period: TV episodes: 3 days
  • Borrowing Limit: 10 per calendar month
  • Hold Limit: Titles available immediately
  • Renewals: None
  • Overdue Fines: None
  • Policies: Automatic return
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Kanopy

  • Loan Period: 3 to 7 days, depending on the title
  • Borrowing Limit: 24 tickets per month. Each title requires a different number of tickets to view. Learn More
  • Hold Limit: Titles available immediately
  • Renewals: None
  • Overdue Fines: None
  • Policies: Automatic return 
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OverDrive/Libby

  • Loan Period: 3 weeks 
  • Borrowing Limit: 10 eBooks and/or eAudiobooks, Unlimited eMagazines 
  • Hold Limit: 10
  • Renewals: No automatic renewals. A few days before the title is due, log in and renew if no one else is waiting for it, the library’s title license hasn’t expired, and it is not part of a Lucky Day collection.
  • Overdue Fines: None 
  • Policies: Automatic return
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Note: HCLS is a member of the SAILOR Consortium and the Maryland State OverDrive Consortium (MSOC). Some of HCLS’s eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines are part of Maryland’s Digital Library. The MSOC establishes lending policies for OverDrive/Libby materials. Policies for the usage of SAILOR eMaterials are determined by the Maryland State Library Resource Center. Policies for all eResources outside of Maryland’s Digital Library and the SAILOR consortium are negotiated by Materials Management in partnership with vendors, subject to the approval of HCLS’s CEO. These policies are subject to change. HCLS customers may access current borrowing limits on the HCLS website.