{"id":1101,"date":"2010-12-02T16:48:33","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T16:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/wordpress\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:38:08","slug":"borrow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/about\/borrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Borrowing an Item"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<h2>Finding an Item<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westbabylon-suffc.na.iiivega.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search the Catalog<\/a> to find an item.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/about\/borrow\/loanrules2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/LoanRules2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/LoanRules2024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/LoanRules2024-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/LoanRules2024-700x784.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Items, including books, A\/V materials, Blu-rays and specialty kits can only be checked out by West Babylon Cardholders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LoanRules.png\">Loan Periods and Fines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<h2>Item Renewal<\/h2>\n<p>Some checked out items now automatically renew so you don\u2019t have to worry about missing due dates! With a valid email in your Library account you will receive a courtesy email letting you know what has been renewed and what is not eligible. Library cardholders should review due dates online when they use the <a href=\"https:\/\/westbabylon-suffc.na.iiivega.com\/?openAccount=checkouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view your account <\/a>option.<\/p>\n<p>Optionally you can manually renew items using one of the methods listed below :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self renewal, via your Library account. Using your Library card, you create your own password to <a href=\"https:\/\/westbabylon-suffc.na.iiivega.com\/?openAccount=checkouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">view your account<\/a> and renew items.<\/li>\n<li>By telephone, you must have your Library Card number.<\/li>\n<li>At the Circulation Desk, by a staff member.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<h2>Reserves<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westbabylon-suffc.na.iiivega.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search the catalog<\/a> to find the item you want, and the item is checked out, click on the <strong>Request<\/strong> link. You will need your Library card to place the reserve. You will be contacted by phone when the item is available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpcmsdev-box\">\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<h2>Non-Residents<\/h2>\n<p>Please be aware that our loan rules may differ from your home Library. Ask at the Circulation desk for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":12931,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1101","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1101"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37583,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1101\/revisions\/37583"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbab.suffolk.lib.ny.us\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}