Circulation & Borrowing

Students

Material Type	Loan Period	Amount	Fines*	Renewals
Books	28 days	Limit 50	No daily fines; fees at 40 days overdue	3 renewals
DVDs/Videos/CDs/LPs	7 days	Limit 5	No daily fines; fees at 7 days overdue	No renewals
Current Magazines/Journals	7 days	Limit 5	No daily fines; feed at 7 days overdue	No renewals
Equipment	3 hours	Limit 2	$1 fine per hour or fraction thereof for first 23 hours; fees at 24th hour	No renewals
Reserve Items	2, 3, or 24 hours	Limit 2	$1 fine per hour or fraction thereof for first 23 hours; fees at 24th hour	No renewals

*Lost, damaged, or extremely overdue items charged $80 replacement fee and $10 non-refundable processing fine per item. Checkouts blocked when fines reach $50.

Faculty

Material Type	Loan Period	Amount	Fines*	Renewals
Books	90 days	Limit 70 (Emeriti limit 10)	No daily fines; fees at 40 days overdue	3 renewals
New books	28 days	Limit 70	No daily fines; fees at 40 days overdue	3 renewals
DVDs/Videos/CDs/LPs	7 days	Limit 5	No daily fines; fees at 7 days overdue	No renewals
Current Magazines/Journals	7 days	Limit 5	No daily fines; fees at 7 days overdue	No renewals
Equipment	3 hours	Limit 2	$1 fine per hour or fraction thereof for first 23 hours; fees at 24th hour	No renewals
Reserve Items	2, 3, or 24 hours	Limit 2	$1 fine per hour or fraction thereof for first 23 hours; fees at 24th hour	No renewals

^* Lost, damaged, or extremely overdue items charged $80 replacement fee that is refunded when the item is returned.

Staff

Material Type	Loan Period	Amount		Renewals
Books	28 days	Limit 70	No daily fines; fees at 40 days overdue	3 renewals
DVDs/Videos /CDs/LPs	7 days	Limit 5	No daily fines; fees at 7 days overdue	No renewals
Current Magazines/Journals	7 days	Limit 5	No daily fines; fees at 7 days overdue	No renewals
Equipment	3 hours	Limit 2	$1 fine per hour or fraction thereof for first 23 hours; fees at 24th hour	No renewals
Reserve Items	2, 3, or 24 hours	Limit 2	$1 fine per hour or fraction thereof for first 23 hours; fees at 24th hour	No renewals

^* Lost, damaged, or extremely overdue items charged $80 replacement fee that is refunded when the item is returned.

Alumnae, please see Alumnae Services.

Borrowing Guidelines

Renewals

You may not renew if another user has placed a hold.
Reserves cannot be renewed:
- 2-hour reserves can be checked out again in person if no one else has requested it.
- We do not keep a waitlist for reserves.

Lost or Damaged Items

Replacement charges for extremely overdue (see chart), lost, or damaged items is $80. This fee will be refunded when the item is returned. Hourly fines are non-refundable unless they were charged in error.
You can replace lost or damaged books with a new copy of the same edition, and we will waive the $80 replacement fee. Please talk to us before purchasing a replacement

Holds

If something is currently checked out, you can place a hold on it:
- From the library catalog, search for your item and click on the title.
- Sign in where prompted (yellow box under "Get it").
- Click "request" and then "send request."
- You will receive an email when the item is available. It will be held for you at the circulation desk for 7 days.
If you urgently need something, you can ask a library staff member to recall the item for you.

Questions? circadmin@mills.edu