Community Loan Periods & Fines
Loan periods and fines vary by the format of the material and the current demand for the item. Courtesy borrowers may have up to 50 items checked out at a time. In general, the following rules apply:
| Type of material | Loan period | Fine rate |
| Books, Scores & Government Publications | ||
| Regular | 3 weeks unless recalled | $0.20/day |
| Faculty Publications | 3 weeks | $0.50/day |
| Seminar (Conservatory) | 3 days | $0.20/day |
| Reserves | varies, ask at check-out | $2.00/hour or portion thereof (more on hourly fines) |
| Bound periodicals | library use only | n/a |
| Unbound periodicals | library use only | n/a |
| Microforms | library use only | n/a |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Recordings | library use only | n/a |
| Videos/DVDs | ||
| Art Library | circulating: 1 week non-circulating: library use only | $3.00/day n/a |
| Conservatory Library | library use only | $2.00/hour or portion thereof (more on hourly fines) |
| Terrell Main and Science Libraries | 1 week | $3.00/day |
| Reserves | varies, ask at check-out | $2.00/hour or portion thereof (more on hourly fines) |
| Laptop computers and accessories | library use only | n/a |
| iPads | library use only | n/a |
| OhioLINK/SearchOhio books | 3 weeks (up to 6 renewals) | $0.50/day; billed after 30 days overdue |
| OhioLINK/SearchOhio media materials | 1 week | $0.50/day; billed after 30 days overdue |