THE CITY COLLEGE LIBRARY CIRCULATION POLICY

Borrowing Policy
You must have a VALID CUNY ID to take out City College Items.

General Circulation Collections
Undergraduate and Graduate Students 3 weeks with 4 online renewals
CUNY Staff (non-faculty) 3 weeks with 4 online renewals
Faculty 6 weeks with 3 online renewals
Visiting faculty 3 weeks with 4 online renewals
Retired faculty 3 weeks with 4 online renewals
Campus High School Faculty 4 weeks with 1 online renewal
Campus High School Students 2 weeks with 1 online renewal
Alumni Library use only

Use of InterLibrary Loan (ILL) is restricted to City College students, faculty and staff. A valid CCNY ID must be presented to place ILL requests and receive ILL items.


Return Policy – Courtesy Discharge

  • City College books may be returned to any City College or CUNY Library.
  • 1-day, 3-day and 7-day reserve books MUST be returned to the Library circulation desk where they were borrowed.
  • 2-hour reserve items at the Cohen Library, the Science Library and the Architecture Library may be used outside the library.
  • Fines will be charged for reserve books returned to a different library or put in a drop box.
  • Music Library reserve items MAY NOT leave the Music Library.
  • Videos, Music Scores and CDs must to be returned to the Library where they were borrowed.
  • InterLibrary Loan items (ILL) MUST be returned to Cohen Library Circulation Desk.

Overdue Fines

  • Fines are charged for each calendar day materials remain overdue.
  • Fines for General Circulation Books are $0.10 per day for each day overdue.
  • Fines for Videos are $1.00 per day for each day overdue.
  • Fines for 2-hour In-Library Reserve Materials are $.05 per minute overdue up to $10.00 per day.
  • Fines for 3-day and 7-day Reserve Materials are $2.50 per day for each day overdue.
  • Fines for ILL books are $1.00 per day for each day overdue.

Lost Materials Fee

Fees for Non-Science Library Lost Materials
$50.00 replacement fee
$15 processing fee
Overdue fines will apply up to the time that the book is reported as lost.

Fees for Science Lost Materials:
$55.00 replacement fee
$15 processing fee
Overdue fines will apply up to the time that the book is reported as lost.

Library users who have lost materials on their Library record will have a BLOCK placed on their College and Library record. Until cleared, the block will prevent registration, graduation, requests for transcripts and borrowing from any CUNY Library.

Other Policies

Holds
You can place a HOLD on an item which is currently checked-out by another Library user. You can place a hold yourself on CUNY+ (the Library Catalog) or ask a circulation desk clerk to help you.

Change of Address
Please notify the Library of any change to your mailing and email addresses so your Library record can be updated.


 

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