All information regarding what a patron reads or wants to read is considered confidential. Upon request of law enforcement, patron information will be turned over according to the terms of the Patriot Act. Library staff cannot notify you that this has happened.
The full manual of library policies is available at the circulation desk. If there are questions, please ask any member of the library staff. We look forward to serving you.
Patrons may borrow:
Adult books for four weeks at a time.
Young Adults books for two weeks.
Children books for one week at a time.
Back issues of periodicals and videos for one week.
A small number of entertainment videos may be checked out by the public. All others are instructional videos available to faculty and directors of community programs.
Overdue notices are sent once per week. The fourth and final overdue notice is accompanied by a letter that states what will happen if items are not returned.
Fines:
Books 10 cents/day per item.
Periodicals and videos 25 cents per day.
Lost and unreturned materials are charged fines up to the price of the item, plus a $10.00 processing fee per item.
CD-ROM’s do not circulate, but can be used on a library computer.
All materials can be renewed, as long as there are no holds.
Interlibrary loan:
Available to all library patrons.
There is a charge of $1.00 per item requested to help defray mailing costs.
Faculty and Administration:
Can check out books for an entire school term.
Are not charged fines, but a memo may be sent to the academic dean if requests to return. materials are not answered.
Are not charged for interlibrary loan.
Instructional videos are available to faculty and Community program directors for one week. Previewing is recommended.
Audiovisual equipment can be checked out by faculty for a class period for use on campus, and some items may be checked out by directors of community programs. Community users may have to pay a deposit, which will be forfeited if items are not returned on time, or in poor condition. The following are available:
digital video
digital still and analog still cameras
tripod
two camera dollies
viewing screen
slide projector
carousels
audiocassette players
CD-ROM player
DVD player
overhead projectors
LCD projector.
Patrons are encouraged not to give materials checked out to them to third parties who have no stake in whether or not it is returned. Patrons agree to be responsible for all material checked out on their account.