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. You may renew your items once (either online, by telephone, or at the Circulation desk) unless they are overdue. If they are overdue, you need to pay your fines before renewing them. 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.
• Fines of less than $10.00 per item, which are paid when overdue books are returned, will be reduced by half.
• Course Reserve fines for two hour, three hour, and overnight loans are $1.00 per hour to a maximum of $10.00 per item. No reduction of fines applies.
• Course Reserve 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 items, particularly ERC items, accrue fines at a higher hourly rate and therefore higher daily accrual rate and have higher replacement costs. All BSC students and BSC Alumni incurring $10.00 or more in fines will have their borrowing privileges suspended and transcript/registration holds placed until their library accounts are settled. Community library users incurring the same level of fines will have their borrowing privileges suspended until their accounts are settled. Students can pay fines using Flex Dollars at the Circulation Desk.

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 BSC 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.

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