Loan Periods and Fines

Loan Periods

Use the tabs above to see the loan periods for our students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community borrowers. The policies below apply to all users.

Fine Appeals

In some instances, fines can be appealed. Learn more.

Overdue Electronic Equipment and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Books

Length of Time	Consequence	Note
10 days overdue	Item is considered billed and incurs a replacement and processing fee, and an accounting hold is placed on the student’s university account.	Additional items cannot be checked out and the hold will not be removed until the item is returned and overdue fines are paid. The replacement and processing fee is waived if the item is returned in good condition, but overdue fines still apply.
100 days overdue	The replacement/processing fee becomes non-refundable and is charged to the student’s university account.

Outstanding Library Charges

An outstanding bill of $10 or more prevents a patron from borrowing or renewing items.
All library overdue fines that have been outstanding for more than 30 days will be transferred to the university business office.
The library reserves the right to transfer outstanding balances to the university business office at any time.

Other Policies

Overdue notices are emailed to a patron's university email account as a courtesy. Patrons are not exempt from fines should a notice not be received.
Patrons may be charged for the replacement or repair of items that are returned damaged.
The library reserves the right to recall items from any patron if the item is needed for course reserves or requested by another patron.

Undergraduate Students

Materials	Loan Period	Fines
Most Books	28 days	Not applicable
Microfiche	28 days	$1 per day (assessed on the tenth day overdue)
Franciscan Center items	28 days	Not applicable
Most A/V items	7 days	Not applicable
Calculators	7 days	$1 per day
Hourly reserve items	4 hours	$1 per hour
Overnight, 3-day, & 7-day reserve items	Varies	$1 per day

Graduate Students

Materials	Loan Period	Fines
Most Books	28 days	Not applicable
Microfiche	28 days	$1 per day (assessed on the tenth day overdue)
Franciscan Center items	28 days	Not applicable
Most A/V items	7 days	Not applicable
Calculators	7 days	$1 per day
Hourly reserve items	4 hours	$1 per hour
Overnight, 3-day, & 7-day reserve items	Varies	$1 per day

Doctoral Students

Materials	Loan Period	Fines
Most Books	90 days	Not applicable
Microfiche	90 days	$1 per day (assessed on the tenth day overdue)
Franciscan Center items	28 days	Not applicable
Most A/V items	14 days	Not applicable
Calculators	7 days	$1 per day
Hourly reserve items	4 hours	$1 per hour
Overnight, 3-day, & 7-day reserve items	Varies	$1 per day

Faculty/Staff

Materials	Loan Period	Fines
Most Books	Entire semester	Not applicable
Microfiche	Entire semester	$1 per day (assessed on the tenth day overdue)
Franciscan Center items	Entire semester	Not applicable
Most A/V items	14 days	Not applicable
Hourly reserve items	4 hours	$1 per hour
Overnight, 3-day, & 7-day reserve items	Varies	$1 per day

Alumni/Community Borrowers

Materials	Loan Period	Fines
Most Books	28 days	Not applicable
Microfiche	28 days	$1 per day (assessed on the tenth day overdue)
Franciscan Center items	Not available	Not applicable
Most A/V items	7 days	Not applicable
Calculators	Not available
Hourly reserve items	Not available
Overnight, 3-day, & 7-day reserve items	Not available

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