All circulating materials may be renewed two times for a period identical to the initial borrowing period.

1. Course reserves: Materials may be borrowed for 1 week and renewed for 2 additional weeks if no one else has reserved it.
2. Reference: Materials may not be borrowed. They may be used on campus during library hours
   (Exception: faculty may check out reference material for 1 week / 2 weeks with renewal.)
3. All other items: 6 weeks (18 weeks with renewal)

We don’t charge fines for overdue items. Instead, you’ll receive email notices with an overdue warning and will have one week to return any relevant item(s). After one week, your account will be locked until all overdue items have been returned. Library blocks placed on your student account for long overdue books may prevent you from receiving grade reports, transcripts, or diplomas.

Also, please keep in mind that other patrons may request items you have checked out to be recalled. If this happens, you have 1 week to return the recalled item, after which it will be treated as an overdue item.

The service not currently available due to COVID-19 restrictions

The library offers free test proctoring for local residents during regular library hours. Please contact us at least one week in advance so that we can assure staff coverage.

While we can provide periodic and irregular check-ins with the student and a publicly-visible location for taking the exam, we can’t guarantee continuous monitoring or that a single staff member will be available the entire time. The student must make all arrangements for the test materials to be delivered from and returned to the testing institution.

There is no fee to use ILL. However, the Missio library will charge fees in the following cases:

1. Patrons receive an email notification when a borrowed book arrives at the Missio library. A $5 fine is incurred if books are not picked up within 2 weeks.
2. Patrons will be assessed a $.25 per day fine for overdue ILL books.
3. If an ILL book is damaged or lost, the patron is responsible for the replacement cost as determined by the lending library.

Patrons are responsible for items in their possession. Existing damage to an item is noted in the inside cover. If an item is returned with new damage, the patron is responsible for the cost of repair or replacement. An item will be considered lost when it has been overdue for 4 weeks.

The library will issue a bill for the replacement cost of lost or damaged items. This cost will reflect the purchase price of a currently available edition and format, along with applicable shipping costs. Every effort will be made to ensure that replacement fees are reasonable and transparent. The patron’s library account will be blocked and a hold placed on class registration until this bill has been paid.