Most items, including books, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs, games, and puzzles, check out for 3 weeks. There are a few exceptions, including the access passes to local museums and the laptop kits. All material types and their loan periods are listed below.
If not on hold for another patron, most materials are automatically renewed up to 2 times.
| Material Type | Loan Period | # of Renewals |
| Aids for Better Living | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Baton Batbox Bat Detector | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Birds of the Puget Sound Region: Backpacking Kit | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Book | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Book on CD | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Cassette Player (plays CD’s as well) | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Children’s Music CD | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| DVD | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| DVD Player | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| DVD Series | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Enchroma: Receptor (Fitover Adult Outdoor) | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Games and Puzzles | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Library of Things | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Literacy Kit | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Magazine | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Orion StarBlast 4.5″ Reflector Telescope | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Playaway | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Victor Reader Classic Digital Audio Book Player | 3 Weeks | 2 |
| Portable WIFI Hotspot (For Ages 18 & Up) | 3 Weeks | 0 |
| Discover Pass, Whale Museum Passes, Historical Museum Passes, San Juan Community Theatre Passes, San Juan Island Museum of Art Passes | 1 Week | 0 |
| Event Equipment (For Ages 18 & Up) | 5 Days | 0 |
| Laptop Computer Kit (For Ages 18 & Up) | 2 Weeks | 2 |
| Northwest Forest Pass | 4 Weeks | 0 |
| Whale Museum Kit Pass | 1 Week | 1 |
Renewable material types will not be renewed if any of the criteria below is true:
1. The item has gone to Long Overdue status which means the
item is at least 30 days overdue.
2. The item has a hold on it which means another patron is waiting for it to be returned.
3. The maximum number of renewals has been reached.
Renewal check out periods are the same as the initial checkout period.
For example, a book could be renewed for an additional 3 weeks for each of the 2 possible renewals, making a maximum check out period of 9 weeks.