When borrowing Library material, the borrower accepts full responsibility for its return in good condition, on or before the due date.

Books

• Students and staff: Three week loan period
• Students paying thesis/dissertation tuition fee, and faculty: Three month loan period
• Up to two three-week renewals for students, faculty, and staff
• Distance students have alternate loan and renewal periods
• After an item has been returned to the Library, it must be in the Library for no fewer than two weeks before the same patron may check it out again
• Renewals may not be made for overdue books

Audio Visual Materials (not including Psychotherapy Video Collection),
Dissertations and Theses

• Three week loan period for all students, faculty, and staff
• Up to two three-week renewals
• Distance students have alternate loan and renewal periods
• Renewals may not be made for overdue materials

Psychotherapy Video Collection

• One day loan period for students, faculty and staff
• No renewals
• These videos do not circulate to associates and distance students
• See Psychotherapy Video Collection for more information

Journals

• Journals do not circulate
• Pre-1985 volumes may be paged from the Circulation Desk
• Journals may not leave the Library

Maximum Number of Borrowed Items

• No more than twenty items may be checked out at one time

Reserves

• Two hour loan period during the day
• When borrowed within two hours of closing, may be checked out overnight and must be returned within two hours of opening the next day that the Library is open
• Reserve materials may not leave the Library, with the exception of overnight loans

Holds

• May be requested at Circulation Desk for items already out on loan. The item will be held for you when it is returned to the Library, and you will be notified of its arrival.
• Patrons may not renew items that have a hold placed on them

Recalls

• May be requested at Circulation Desk for items designated by faculty for course reserves or if material has been requested by another borrower
• Patrons must return recalled materials to the Library as soon as possible, regardless of the original due date

Overdue Fines

• Twenty cents per item per day
• Course reserves & Psychotherapy Video Collection: Two dollars per day
• Maximum overdue fine: $50 per item

Replacement Fees

• Lost book not replaced by patron in the same semester: $70 per item
• Lost or damaged videos/DVDs not replaced by patron in the same semester: $150 per item
• If patron purchases a new replacement copy (or a used copy in good condition for out of print materials) in the same semester that the item was checked out: $10 processing fee per item

Maximum Fees and Fines

• When combined fees and fines (overdues, ILL charges, and/or lost materials) reach $10, patron cannot check out materials
• When combined fees and fines are $70 or more, students will have a 'hold' placed on registration for the following semester

Distance Students

• All materials: six week loan period
• No renewals
• Materials returned by mail must be postmarked on or before due date
• See Distance Students for more information

Students on Leave of Absence

Students on Leave may visit the Library to use materials on site. They do not have borrowing privileges or remote access to online resources.

Library Associates

• Alumni Membership: $25 per year
• Friends of the Library Membership: $100 per year
• Maximum of six items may be checked out at any one time
• No renewals on dissertations and audio-visual materials
• See Library Associates for more information

Interlibrary Loan

• Interlibrary loan services are available for faculty, currently registered students, and staff
• See Interlibrary Loan for more information

See the Library Privileges Overview for a concise summary of Circulation policies.