You should take the book you wish to borrow, together with your library card, to the Issue Desk. The book will be issued to you and the date it is due for return will be stamped on the date slip inside.
Most books are available for loan, confined and reference books being exceptions.
Loan periods vary according to the Library and the level of demand for the particular title. When you find details of a book on the library catalogue the holdings screen will give you an indication of the loan period. There is a limit to the number of books you can borrow at any one time. Borrowing limits in each of the libraries are given in the 'Branches' option.