Student Circulation Policy

Borrowing Information

You must present a valid Concordia ID to check out materials. A maximum of 100 items may be checked out at one time. A maximum of 20 interlibrary loan requests may be active at one time.

Loan Periods

Main Collection materials 21 days
Curriculum materials 21 days
Serendipity 21 days
Music and films 21 days
Periodicals Cannot by checked out.
Time sensitive periodicals See below.*
Reference books Cannot be checked out.

* Current issues of Business Week, Der Spiegel, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, People, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Time, and U.S. News & World Report are kept at the Circulation Desk and may be checked out for two hours.

Overdue Materials

A courtesy notice is sent when an item becomes overdue.

Main Collection and Curriculum Materials (includes CDs and DVD): If an item is not returned within 18 days, a fee of $100 for replacement and processing will be charged.

Periodicals: Overdue fines begin accruing when an item is three hours overdue. When a periodical is three hours overdue, a fine of $1 will be charged. An additional $0.50 will be added to the fine each hour until a maximum fine of $10 has accrued. If the periodical is not returned, a fee totaling the cost of replacement will be charged.

Reserve Items: Overdue fines begin accruing when an item is half an hour overdue. When a reserve item is one half hour overdue, a fine of $1 will be charged. An additional $0.50 will be added to the fine each hour until a maximum fine of $10 has accrued. If the reserve item is not returned, a fee (amount to be determined) for replacement and processing will be charged.

Study Room Keys: When a study room key is one minute over five minutes due, a fine of $5 will be charged. Fines will then accumulate at a $1/minute rate until a maximum of $75.

Renewals

You may renew your materials at the Circulation Desk or online.

Maximum renewals:

Main Collection materials 2
Curriculum materials 1
Serendipity 1
Music and films 1
Interlibrary loan materials 1

Blocked Records

There are many situations that can cause a library record to become blocked. Two common examples are too many overdue materials and excessive fines. If your card becomes blocked, you will be unable to check out materials, renew materials, place orders for interlibrary loan materials, etc. To determine what has caused the blocked record and to reactivate your library privileges, please visit the Circulation Desk in the library.

Carl B. Ylvisaker Library

Information For:

current students
faculty and staff		 parents
alumni		 high school students
admitted students