Library - Circulation

Eligible Borrowers:  Any currently registered student as well as any faculty or staff member employed by the College of St. Joseph.  Please provide the circulation desk attendant with your College ID.  Library material may not be borrowed unless a valid ID is presented.   A limit of 10 books may be checked out at one time.

Responsibilities of Borrowers: Borrowers are responsible for ALL items charged out on their ID cards, including returning or renewing material on time.   Guest Borrowers: A "Guest Borrower" card for $20 per year is available for those outside the college community who wish to borrow library material. CSJ Alumni may obtain a guest card at no charge.   General Borrowing Privileges: You may borrow a maximum of 10 books from the circulating collections of the library at any one time. This excludes resources of the GRASP (Greater Rutland Asian Studies Project) collection and the CRL (Curriculum Resource Library).  The GRASP collection is restricted to those Schools that have valid cards provided by the GRASP Coordinator, and Students, Faculty and Staff of the college. Materials in the library video recording collection do not circulate to guest borrowers. You may use non-circulating materials (reference, periodicals, microforms, and special collections) in the library. You may make use of other library services, such as reference assistance, photocopy machines, and the library computer lab printer. Your card is non-transferable and may be used only in person. For your protection, we require a second form of identification (e.g. driver's license) or your alumni borrower’s card to charge out books. A guest card does not permit you to access subscription library databases from outside of the library. You may, however, make use of these resources in the library.     Loan Periods: Books - 3 weeks Curriculum Resource Library - 3 weeks A-V Material - 3 weeks Video recording (DVD/VHS) - 3 weeks Journals, Newspapers, Reference - Do Not Circulate Irish Studies Collection - 3 weeks Vermont Collection - Do Not Circulate Reserve Material - Do Not Circulate GRASP Collection - 2 weeks Renewals:  Borrowers may renew library books one time only.  If a hold has been placed on a book by another library patron, that item may not be renewed.  You can renew material by coming to the circulation desk, or by phoning the library at (802) 773-5900, ext. 3232.   Holds:  A hold may be placed on any library item that has been check out.  The borrower will be notified when that item has been returned.   Overdue Books:  Borrowers may not take out additional library material if they have any overdue books.  The library does not assess any overdue book fines.   Lost Books: Library material that has been lost must be paid for by the borrower. A charge of $50.00 + $5.00 processing fee per book. If the replacement cost exceeds $50.00, the student will be billed for the additional amount. Guest borrowers will not be allowed to check out additional material until all library material has been returned. This was approved by the Academic Advancement Committee on April 18, 2007.