How much can I borrow?

You can have 50 physical items on your library card at any one time! These can include any combination of the following:

• 50 books
• 10 DVDs
• 10 Books on CD
• 20 Magazines
• 20 Music CDs

With your GPL card, you can also borrow 10 items a month from Libby (eBooks, audiobooks & magazines) and have 10 holds and 6 items a month from Hoopla (requires a GPL card).

Residents of Massachusetts can also get a BPL ecard, where you can access the BPL's Libby collection as well as the many other online resources offered by the BPL.

Patrons who meet the following criteria:

• Are legally blind with vision of 20/200 or less, or have a visual field no greater than 20 degrees
• Have corrected vision, but cannot see well enough to read with comfort for extended periods of time
• Have a physical condition that makes holding a book difficult
• Have been certified by a “competent authority” (a professional such as a doctor, ophthalmologist, registered nurse, librarian, or social worker) as having a perceptual or reading disability and unable to read printed works to substantially the same degree as a person without an impairment or disability

can also apply for free services from the Perkins Library. Ask at the Information Services Desk if you have questions!