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Borrow, Renew, & Return

Students, faculty and staff, and guest users are encouraged to borrow items from Feinberg Library, Learn how to borrow, renew, and return books, CDs, and DVDs below. For chargers, calculators, and more, visit Borrow Equipment.

How do you borrow materials?

Items can be checked out at our second-floor service desk.

Borrowing limits

Must have Campus ID to borrow materials

Borrow up to 100 items at a time

Circulation periods

  • Books and government documents: 30 days, with 2 renewals
  • Records and CDs: 14 days, with 1 renewal
  • Videocassettes and DVDs: 7 days, with 1 renewal
  • Print reserves: 2 hours, with no renewals
  • Media reserves: 3 hours, with no renewals

Late fees

Late fees are charged only on overdue reserve items and Interlibrary Loan materials. No late fees are charged for books or media. Your account will be charged as follows:

  • Reserve materials: 50 cents per hour (maximum $25 per item)
  • Interlibrary Loan materials — see our Interlibrary Loan page

If reserve items are not returned after 12 hours they can be declared lost.

Students may pay late fees and lost item fines using a debit or credit card via our secure Feinberg Library Payments page.

Borrowing limits

Must have Campus ID to borrow materials

Borrow up to 100 items at a time

Circulation periods

  • Books and government documents: 3 months, with 2 renewals
  • Records and CDs: 14 days, with 1 renewal
  • Videocassettes and DVDs: 7 days, with 1 renewal
  • Print reserves: 2 hours, with no renewals
  • Media reserves: 3 hours, with no renewals

Late fees

Faculty are not charged for late returns of either Feinberg Library or Interlibrary Loan items.

Borrowing limits

Must have guest borrower card to borrow materials. For more information [link]

Borrow up to 25 items at a time

Circulation periods

  • Books and government documents: 30 days, with 2 renewals
  • Records and CDs: 14 days, with 1 renewal
  • Videocassettes and DVDs: 7 days, with 1 renewal
  • No access to print and media reserves

Lost items

The library sends notices to borrowers when an item is late and when it is about to be declared lost. When an item is declared lost, the borrower is charged the cost that Feinberg Library incurs to replace it; this policy includes books, clickers, headphones, wireless mice and presenters. “Banner holds” will be placed on student accounts. Students with Banner holds cannot register for classes.

Students may pay late fees and lost item fines using a debit or credit card via our secure Feinberg Library Payments page.

How do you renew materials?

Should you need more time with a borrowed item, simply request a renewal at our second-level service desk. You may also request a renewal by calling us at 518-564-5182, or by logging into your secure My Library Card account. The renewal period is the same as the original loan period.

You may be denied a renewal if you have any unpaid fines or if another customer has requested one or more of the items.

How do you return materials?

Items may be returned at our second-floor service desk or in the dropbox on the first floor of the College Center.