Borrowing Procedures

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All borrowers are responsible for all materials checked out to their accounts.

Library Staff

 external website Direct Borrowers from Affiliated Institutions

  1. Direct borrowers must have current ID from an affiliated institution and provide appropriate contact information, including email and mailing addresses.
    • Affiliated institutions: Baptist Bible College, Keystone College, Kings College, Lackawanna College, LCCC, Marywood University, Misericordia University, University of Scranton
  2. Books circulate for a period of one (1) month, which an option to renew for a second month, allowing for a maximum loan of two (2) months. All books must be returned on or before the last day of classes.
  3. Replacement costs are $75.00 per book.
  4. Direct borrowers may only check out ten (10) books at a time.

 external website Alumni

  1. Alumni may browse the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥appcollection at any time. If they wish to check out books, they must obtain an alumni id card from the Public Safety department and provide the library with appropriate contact information, including email and mailing addresses.
  2. Books from the circulating collection may be borrowed for a period of one (1) month and may be renewed one time, allowing for a maximum loan of two (2) months. All books must be returned on or before the last day of classes.
  3. Replacement costs are $75.00 per book.
  4. Alumni may only check out ten (10) books a time.

 external website ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥appStaff

  1. Staff must have a current ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥appWIN Card to check out books, A-V materials, reserves and laptops.
  2. Books from the circulating collection may be borrowed for a period of one (1) month and may be renewed two times, allowing for a maximum loan of three (3) months. All books must be returned on or before the last day of classes.
  3. DVDs may be borrowed for a period of seven (7) days and CD-Books for one (1) month. A-V materials cannot be renewed. All AV materials must be returned on or before the last day of classes. 
  4. Staff have no limit on the amount of books they can have checked out at any given time. Staff can have no more than two (2) DVDs checked out to their account at any time.
  5. If a staff member is blocked because of overdue books, overdue A-V items, or fines they must return the overdue materials and pay the fine before they are allowed to check-out additional materials.
  6. Staff are not charged overdue fines.
  7. Replacement costs are $75.00 per book and $30.00 per DVD or CD book. 
  8. Reserve materials circulate as directed by faculty. No renewals are allowed for 1-Day or3-Day Reserves.
  9. Laptops and iPad tablets are available at the Circulation Counter for student use In Library Only. A current ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥appWIN Card is needed to check out laptops. No other form of ID is accepted.
  10. If there is any damage to the laptop or it is lost the repair/replacement cost is $1500.00 and will be charged to the borrower. The repair/replacement cost for an iPad is $399.