Loans and Recalls Policy

LENGTH OF LOAN PERIOD

  • Books - 1 Semester Check Out
  • Videos - 7 day Check out

REGULAR LOAN RENEWALS

  • A borrower may renew all regular loans- in person at the service desk, by calling 717-531-8626, or on the CAT online (authenticate using their Penn State Access Account).
  • Materials are subject to recall after the current borrower has had them for seven days.
  • All materials are subject to recall if another borrower needs them or if a faculty member wishes to place them on reserve for a course.
  • The Library will allow an additional ten days for use after it sends a recall notice. After ten days, overdue fees will be assessed at the rate of $3.00 a day.

RESERVE COLLECTION

  • The Reserve Collection, including current editions of most basic medical textbooks, is located at the service desk. Current editions of many textbooks are available for 2 hour checkout in or out of the library.
  • Overnight checkout is permitted for registered HMC/PSU library users.
  • Reserve Collection items must be returned by opening of the Library the next day or there will be a fine of $3.00 per hour thereafter until the item has been returned. Items may also be dropped in the overnight box.

SPECIAL PERMISSION LOANS/NON-CIRCULATING ITEMS

  • Materials that are not usually checked out, such as unbound periodicals, reference books and the medical history collection may be borrowed by special permission.
  • Special permission materials must be returned to the library from which they were borrowed.
  • Materials returned after the special permission due date and time are subject to daily fines.

VIDEO POLICY

  • Videos are subject to a fine of $3/day, to a maximum of $30.
  • These fines begin to accrue the moment the material is due back to the library.
  • After 30 days, the library presume the material is lost and bill the borrower the cost of the item and a $25 processing fee, plus the overdue fees.
  • Borrowers are responsible for fines that accrue on videos that are renewed after their due date.

DELAY IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL NOTICE

  • Recalled material is $3/day to a maximum of $30 (reached on the tenth calendar day late).
  • These fines begin to accrue the day after the recall due date (11 calendar days after the library send the recall notice).
  • After 30 days, the library presumes the material to be lost and will bill the borrower the cost of the item, a $25 processing fee, plus the overdue fees.

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