Borrowing for Faculty and Staff
Includes faculty, staff, and emeriti faculty.
What can I borrow?
Faculty and Staff may borrow up to 200 items at a time.
| Material Type | How Long | Fines | Recall Fines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Collection / 3rd Floor | 16 weeks, 2 renewals |
n/a | $2 / day, $26.00 maximum |
| Teaching Resource Center, Videos, Music CDs, Juvenile Collection, Young Adult Fiction | 30 days, 1 renewal |
n/a | $2 / day, $26.00 maximum |
| Reference Collection (books) | 1 day, no renewals |
n/a | n/a |
| Laptops | 3 hours, no renewals (library use only) |
n/a | n/a |
| Devices, Chargers, Etc. | See Equipment for Checkout or ask library staff. | n/a | n/a |
Materials Penfield Library doesn't own
Faculty and Staff may use interlibrary loan to obtain materials not owned by Penfield Library.
- The library will cover costs incurred, to a point. See About Interlibrary Loan for more information.
Fines and Penalties
Your borrowing privileges will be suspended if you have:
- interlibrary loan materials more than two weeks overdue
Your borrowing privileges will be suspended if you have:
- $150 or more in fines and fees ($50 for Emeriti Faculty)
While faculty members do not pay fines on most overdue items, you will be billed for lost materials.
- You will be sent 3 notices for overdue materials.
- After the third notice, you will be invoiced for lost materials.
- Lost materials are billed for replacement costs.
Privileges will be reinstated when the item(s) are returned and the fines are paid off.