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Borrow from the Library

Library catalogue

Become a member

To borrow from the Library you must be a member of a South Australian public library.

Membership is free and open to all ages.

Find out more about joining the Library.

Borrowing conditions

You can have up to 100 items on loan.

View our Conditions of Use.

View the One Card Fair Use Policy.

What you can borrow

Due to COVID-19, our toys, games, jigsaws and sporting equipment are unavailable until further notice.

Our large range includes

Books / eBooks
Books in large print
Audiobooks / eAudiobooks / Playaways
CDs
DVDs / BluRays
Wii / Wii U / XBox 360 / PlayStation 4 games
Board games
Home energy self audit kits

Independent living aids
Jigsaws
Language kits
Magazines / eMagazines
Sporting equipment
Toys / Costumes
Items in languages other than English

Loan period and item limits

Item	Loan period	Item limit
Books / Audiobooks	4 weeks
eBooks / eAudiobooks	3 weeks	10
Quick Reads	2 weeks	2
Quick Flicks	1 week	2
CDs	2 weeks	20
DVDs / BluRays	2 weeks	20
Wii / Wii U / XBox 360 / PlayStation 4 games	2 weeks	2
Toys / Costumes	2 weeks	4
Independent Living collection	4 weeks	2
Magazines	2 weeks	20
VOX (audio enabled books)	4 weeks	2
Popular titles: books / audiobooks	2 weeks
Popular titles: DVDs / BluRays	1 week

Extending loans

Loan periods for all items, excluding VOX (audio enabled books), Quick Reads and Quick Flicks, can be extended twice except where someone else has reserved the items. VOX, Quick Reads and Quick Flicks cannot be extended.

Extending your loans online

Items can be extended online through the Library catalogue or the app. To access your account you need to know your Library barcode number and PIN. Look for "My Account" on the top right hand corner of the catalogue. Your PIN was set when you joined. If you have forgotten it you can either reset it online (if you have an email address registered in your Library account) or call us on 8416 6228. Reset your PIN here.

Visit the Libraries SA website to download the app.

Extending your loans by phone

Click, call and collect

We are offering a 'Click, call and collect' service. Place items on hold via the Libraries SA app, or reserve items online, and, once you've been notified that they are available, call us on 8416 6228 to organise a time to collect your items from the Hamra Centre Library. We even have a drive through option!

Find out more about our 'Click, call and collect' service.

Reserving items

You can reserve up to 30 items at any one time.

We will contact you by email, SMS or mail when the items are ready for collection.

Reserve a library item online, reserve through the Libraries SA app or call us on 8416 6228 and we will place holds on your behalf.

The One Card Network covers stock from all SA public libraries. When searching using the catalogue or app please ensure you are searching across all public libraries (not just your local library).

To request an inter-library loan from the State Library of South Australia (or an interstate library) contact the Library on 8416 6228.

Returning library items

You can return library items to:

Hamra Centre Library using the external returns chute. The external returns chute is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please note that certain items i.e. toys, kits, costumes, sporting equipment and games (including jigsaws and board games) cannot be returned through the chute. They can be returned to the Hamra Centre Library foyer Monday to Friday, 10am - 2pm, or you can call us on 8416 6228 to organise their return.

Any public library in South Australia (excluding toys, kits, games, sporting equipment etc). However, please check with the library as due to COVID-19 restrictions not all libraries have re-opened yet.

External returns chute

Our external returns chute is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The chute is located on the southern side of the Hamra Centre Library near the car park.

To open the chute hold a library item up to the chute front (where the instructions are) and then pull open the chute. Click here to see a YouTube video on how to use the chute.

Multiple items may be returned at the same time.

Please note that certain items i.e. toys, kits, costumes, sporting equipment and games (including jigsaws and board games) cannot be returned through the chute. They can be returned to the Hamra Centre Library foyer Monday to Friday, 10am - 2pm, or you can call us on 8416 6228 to organise their return.