Circulation Services

Checkout period
Students and faculty may check out books for a period of two months; staff, for one month. Videos may be checked out for one week at a time. Renewals are accepted by phone or e-mail, as well as in person in either library.
Periodicals and titles in the reference collection do not circulate; they must be used inside the libraries.
If a desired title has already been checked out to another patron, the staff can recall the title if it has been out for at least two weeks. The library staff are not allowed to reveal the names of people who have checked out materials, but they will notify you when the recalled item is returned.
The libraries do not charge overdue fees.

Non-affiliated patrons
Use of the library by non-affiliated religious and lay researchers must be requested in writing and approved by the library director. Use may be subject to an annual fee ($20) and is limited as follows:

	Proof of local residency, e.g., driver's license.
	Use of the library is limited to weekday work hours.
	Materials circulate for two weeks and may be renewed once.
	A maximum of ten items may be checked out at any one time.
	Inter-library loan services are not available.

Reserved items
Instructors will often place books and articles on reserve for use by students in their class assignments. These items are kept behind the circulation desk in both libraries. The usual check-out period is only two hours.

Lost or damaged items
The library will bill any patron who loses or damages library material. Such fees are used to replace missing or damaged items. Patrons who lose an inter-library loan will be required to pay the charge determined by the lending library.

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