One Week Bad, Two Weeks Better

Mark your calendars: starting November 1, the Seattle Public Library will be extending its DVD checkout period from one week (boo!) to two weeks.

The Seattle Public Library will extend its loan period for DVDs from one week to two weeks beginning Wednesday, Nov. 1. The change also applies to DVD sets, such as television series and multi-part travel and history collections. A DVD may be renewed twice if there are no holds on the item.

The Library is implementing this change so that patrons have more time to enjoy DVDs, which are among the highest demand items at the Library. The decision was also based on patron comments.

The Library had piloted a one-week loan period for DVDs starting in April 2006 to allow faster circulation of DVDs.

Thank fucking Christo. We hated, hated, hated the SPL's decision to make multiple-disc sets impossible to watch. We hated it so much that we stopped checking out DVDs from the library, which we're sure made them circulate faster for other patrons.

Now we're eyeing Lost: Season 1 again...