Five College students and faculty and staff members may borrow books directly from all main libraries and most major branch libraries in the valley. This requires presentation of a valid ID card from one of the institutions. Five College loan periods are 28 days for students and 90 days for faculty members, graduate students and staff members; however, all loans are subject to recall for another borrower or for Reserve.

Media Loans: Five College students and faculty and staff members may also borrow videos and DVDs directly from all the media libraries in the valley. This requires presentation of a valid ID card from one of the institutions. Five College media loan periods are standardized at 5 days for patrons.

Other material: Policies regarding loans of LPs, CDs, music scores and other materials vary by library. Check with the individual library for this information; patrons are subject to the policies of the owning library.

Five College Delivery

Five College students and faculty and staff members may request books, videos and DVDs from the Five Colleges to be sent to their home library for pickup. After identifying the desired item in the online library catalog, click on "Request item" and enter the barcode from the college ID twice. The request will be placed and the item sent, usually within two business days. You will receive an email notice when the book is ready for pickup. Material is held for pickup for seven days.

Renewals

Book loans may be renewed at least three times for the same time period as the original loan. Click on "My account" in the online library catalog, log in with the barcode on the college ID, and follow the directions on the screen to renew books at all Five College libraries. Books that have been recalled or billed cannot be renewed. DVDs and videos typically cannot be renewed because they are in high demand.

Recalls

All loans from the Five College libraries are subject to recall for another borrower or for use on Reserve. You will receive an email recall notice asking you to return the item, and giving its new due date. Unreturned recalls are fined at $2 per day per item, and may result in denial of borrowing privileges.

Bills

Two overdue notices are sent in the month following the date the book is due. If it is still not returned, it is billed at a minimum charge of $85 per item, of which $10 is a non-refundable billing fee. Media loans are billed on a shorter time frame, for a minimum charge of $95. Unreturned billed items may result in denial of borrowing privileges. Inquiries about bills should be addressed to the library which owns the item. Unpaid bills are transmitted to the home institution for collection.

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