Rules regarding borrowing, fines and fees

All undergraduate students may borrow up to 35 titles at a time from the circulating collections, including DVDs, videos, books and other library resources. The loan period for most books is 30 days and 3 days for DVDs and videos. Items may be renewed once (either online, by telephone, or at the Circulation desk) unless items are overdue. Overdue fines must be paid before renewal. Students must use their Connect Cards to check out library materials.

Fines and fees are paid under the following system

Fines

• $.10 per day to a maximum of $10.00 per item.
• Course Reserve fines for two hour, three hour, and overnight loans are $1.00 per hour to a maximum of $10.00 per item. Fines for one-week loans are $1.00 per day to a maximum of $10.00 per item. No reduction of fines applies.

Please note: Some ERC items accrue fines at a higher hourly rate and therefore higher daily accrual rate and have higher replacement costs.

Lost/Unreturned Item Fee

• General and ERC General Collection items (i.e., books, maps, musical scores, audio CDs, etc.) : $45.00 for replacement and processing
• Children's Collection items: $20.00 for replacement and processing
• Videos: $75.00 for replacement and processing

Refunds
Library materials returned, in good condition, within 30 days after replacement fees are paid will be refunded less any applicable overdue fines. There are no refunds after 30 days of payment for lost items. Items damaged beyond repair will be discarded. Damaged items will not be returned to students.

All BSU students who accumulate $10.00 or more in fines or fees will have their library privileges suspended. Transcript and/or registration holds will be placed when students accumulate $20.00 or more in fines or fees. Community Library users incurring the same level of fines will have their borrowing privileges suspended until their accounts are settled.

Please contact the Circulation Dept with any questions via telephone at (508) 531-1392 or email circlib@bridgew.edu or visit http://www.bridgew.edu/Library/circ.cfm

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