| Material Type | Loan Period | Auto-Renewable? | Holdable? |
| Books and books on CD | 21 days | Twice | Yes |
| Items interlibrary loaned to other libraries for the borrowing libraries’ cardholders | 42 days | No | Yes |
| New books (adult and teen) | 14 days | Twice | Yes¹ |
| New books (children) | 21 days | Twice | Yes¹ |
| Music CDs | 21 days | Twice | Yes¹ , ² |
| Magazines
(Latest editions in-library use only) |
14 days | Twice | Yes¹ |
| DVDs | 7 days | Twice | Yes² |
| American Girl dolls, American Girl pets, cake pans, Mini Maker kits | 7 days | No | Yes¹ |
| New Releases on DVD | 7 days | Twice | Yes |
| Cultural Site Passes sites (exception: The Barnum Museum, Beardsley Zoo, EverWonder, Peabody Museum of Natural History, and Stepping Stones one (1) day loan) | 3 days | No | Yes³ |
| Magnifiers (one (1) per type of cardholder at a time) | 21 days | No | Yes |
| Hot spots, Mobile charging stations, and laptops | 14 days | No | No⁴ |
| Reference books | overnight | No | No |
| Newspapers and microforms | 0 days | No | No |
- ¹ Must be picked up at EWML.
- ² Maximum of 20 CDs and 100 DVDs.
- ³ Must be returned in our book drop, not at another library. Limit of two (2) passes at a time per household. Limit of one type of pass at a time per family. First come, first served. If the pass is available, we will hold it for two hours for borrower pick up. Borrower must be 18 years old. Passes are loaned for three days except for Barnum Museum, Beardsley Zoo, Discovery Museum, EverWonder Museum, Peabody Museum and Stepping Stones passes which are loaned for one day; no renewals. Overdue charge is $10 per day.
- ⁴ Limit one (1) per household per month. Must be returned in-person, not at another library. Borrower must be aged 18 with a valid CT Library card and have a valid CT driver’s license, or valid photo ID in lieu of driver’s license to borrow a hotspot. First come, first served.