# Extending your loans

## How long can you extend loans online?

You can extend your loans with **one extra week**. That means individual members can have up to two weeks loan duration, organisations up to three weeks. 

## How do you use the inventory to extend loans?

**Check the** [**loans page**](https://tournevie-bxl.myturn.com/library/myLoans/list) **in your account menu**. This page gives an overview of all your current and past loans. As the menu indicates, you are able to self-renew loans **after the halfway point in the loan**. 

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Why not earlier? Well, we want to **encourage you to get the job done quickly**, and give **others the opportunity** to make a reservation for popular items.
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After the halfway point, you will see a button appear thanks to which you can extend your loan:

![Note that before the halfway point, the renewal button and the amount of renewals (i.e. 1) is not displayed](https://1809386013-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LEucKJRbJK1GYDDzluD%2F-LKhSplmqrxpns-i8uAA%2F-LKhT6YWXYX_P_HRB8gv%2FReservatie.JPG?alt=media\&token=f4471cee-d712-416e-a134-bedeb7e9f1f4)

## Can I also reserve items instead of extending them?

Some people make a reservation for an item they have already borrowed, when they figure out they still need it after one week. **Please don't do that, as the item will not be prolonged automatically**. 

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What happens is that if such an item is reserved, our volunteers will find out the item isn't there when they prepare all the reservations. **Your reservation will simply remain unfulfilled**.

The end result is that your item will not be prolonged, but it will become 'overdue', **resulting in a fine for every item** you've borrowed. 
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