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Borrowing: Borrowing Guidelines

Patron Categories

Card Student ID Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit No Item Limit
Loan Period 30 Days

Items Available:

  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Music Scores
  • e-Materials
  • MacBooks
  • iPhone and MacBook Chargers
  • MacBook USBC and VGA Adapters
  • Personal Whiteboards
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Board Games

Overdue Items:

Borrowing privileges will be blocked at 5 overdue items. Overdue materials not returned after 4 months will be considered lost. View the "Late & Lost Items"  tab for more information.

Renewals:

Items may be renewed 2 times unless a request has been made for that title.  Click the "Request and Renew" tab to learn more.

Card Student ID Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit No Item Limit
Loan Period 60 Days

Items Available:

  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Music Scores
  • e-Materials
  • MacBooks
  • iPhone and MacBook Chargers
  • MacBook USBC and VGA Adapters
  • Personal Whiteboards
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Board Games

Overdue Items:

Borrowing privileges will be blocked at 5 overdue items. Overdue materials not returned after 4 months will be considered lost. View the "Late & Lost Items"  tab for more information.

Renewals:

Items may be renewed 2 times unless a request has been made for that title.  Click the "Request and Renew" tab to learn more.

Card University ID Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit No Item Limit
Loan Period 120 Days

Items Available:

  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Music Scores
  • e-Materials
  • MacBooks
  • iPhone and MacBook Chargers
  • MacBook USBC and VGA Adapters
  • Personal Whiteboards
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Board Games

Overdue Materials:

Borrowing privileges for faculty will be blocked at 10 overdue items (Faculty Emeritus have no overdue limit). Overdue materials not returned after 4 months will be considered lost. View the "Late & Lost Items"  tab for more information.

Fines: 

Employees are not charged fines for overdue materials. However, faculty can incur fines for overdue interlibrary loan items or lost library materials.

Renewals:

Items may be renewed 2 times unless a request has been made for that title. Click the "Request and Renew" tab to learn more.

Card University ID Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit No Item Limit
Loan Period 30 Days

Items Available:

  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Music Scores
  • e-Materials
  • MacBooks
  • iPhone and MacBook Chargers
  • MacBook USBC and VGA Adapters
  • Personal Whiteboards
  • Dry Erase Markers
  • Board Games

Overdue Materials:

Borrowing privileges will be blocked at 5 overdue items. Overdue materials not returned after 4 months will be considered lost. View the "Late & Lost Items"  tab for more information.

Fines: 

Employees are not charged fines for overdue materials. However, staff can incur fines for overdue interlibrary loan items or lost library materials.

Renewals:

Items may be renewed 2 times unless a request has been made for that title. Click the "Request and Renew" tab to learn more.

Card Library Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit No Item Limit
Loan Period 30 Days

Items Available:

  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Music Scores

Overdue Items:

Borrowing privileges will be blocked at 5 overdue items. Overdue materials not returned after 4 months will be considered lost. View the "Late & Lost Items" tab for more information.

Renewals:

Items may be renewed 2 times unless a request has been made for that title.  Click the "Request and Renew" tab to learn more.

Card Library Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit 15 Items
Loan Period 21 Days

Alumni must have a clear student account to be eligible for an alumni card. This means that any lost items must be returned or paid for before an alumni library card will be issued.

Items Available:

  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Music Scores

Note:

This borrower type does not include interlibrary loan privileges or remote access to the Libraries’ licensed electronic databases.

Overdue Items:

Borrowing privileges will be blocked at 5 overdue items. Overdue materials not returned after 4 months will be considered lost. View the "Late & Lost Items"  tab for more information.

Renewals:

Items may be renewed 2 times unless a request has been made for that title.  Click the "Request and Renew" tab to learn more.

Card Library Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit 15 Items
Loan Period 21 Days

Overdue Items:

Borrowing privileges will be blocked at 5 overdue items. Overdue materials not returned after 4 months will be considered lost. View the "Late & Lost Items"  tab for more information.

Renewals:

Items may be renewed 2 times unless a request has been made for that title.  Click the "Request and Renew" tab to learn more.

Card Library Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit 15 Items
Loan Period 21 Days

List of Participating VIVA Institutions

Card Library Card
Cost per Year No Charge
Loan Limit 15 Items
Loan Period 21 Days

Residents of the following counties are eligible to obtain a library card:

  • Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, and Warren in Virginia
  • Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, and Morgan in West Virginia

Community User library cards are good for one year.

Items Available:
• Books (excluding the TTL Collection and Course Reserves)
• CDs
• DVDS

**Note**:

This borrower type does not include remote access to the Libraries’ licensed electronic databases or interlibrary loan privileges.

Overdue Items:

Borrowing privileges will be blocked at 5 overdue items. Overdue materials not returned after 4 months will be considered lost. View the "Late & Lost Items" tab for more information.

Renewals:

Items may be renewed 2 times unless a request has been made for that title.  Click the "Request and Renew" tab to learn more.

Application

Submit a library card application here

Only apply for a card here if you are an SU alumni, Member of the Arts Academy, a Community User, Friends of the Library, or a Family of University Employee. Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff should use their SU ID card as their library card.

Applying for a library card does not provide access to the libraries’ licensed electronic databases.

Electronics Agreement Form

Read the Electronics Agreement form here

This form must be read and signed before any electronic materials can be checked out. If you have any questions about our Electronics Agreement, you may reach out to Bridget Reddy, Access Services Coordinator.