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Library 101: Checkouts & Policies

This guide serves as an introduction to Library resources, checkout policies, hours, and research strategies. It provides a starting point for any new or returning students, faculty, and staff interested in starting research with library resources.

 

Left column "Item Type." Right column "Checkout Policy." Most books, including Black Literature and Louisiana Literature Collections, check out for two weeks. Reserve books can be checked out from 3:00 pm to 8:00 am. Reference materials cannot be checked out. Audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, and other audiovisual materials cannot be checked out by students. Please make an appointment to view materials in the Black Ethnic Archives.

 

1st notice: 1-29 days overdue 2nd notice: 30-59 days overdue 3rd notice: 60-89 days overdue Final notice: 90-119 days overdue Assumed Lost: 120 days overdue. Account will be charged for price of book on file.

Fines and Billing

Overdue books accrue a late fee of ten cents ($0.10) per book each day. The maximum bill a student can accrue for overdue books is ten dollars ($10.00) per book.

Overdue Reserve books accrue a fee of fifteen cents ($0.15) per book each hour after 8am that the book has not been returned, with a maximum fine of ten dollars ($10.00) per book. 

Students must pay late fees and fines before they will be able to check out any new materials. 

  1. Visit the University Library or Learning Resource Center to receive bill.
  2. Pay bill at Cashier's window in the Administration Building (building A) on the Martin Luther King, Jr. campus.
  3. Return to library with copy of receipt to have fines removed. 

Books that are 120 days overdue are Assumed Lost. Once a book reaches this status, the student's Banner account will be automatically charged for the price of the book on file. Library employees will not be able to remove the fine or resolve the block to a student's account at this point until the student submits payment through Banner or at the Cashier's office. 

A student's Banner account will be charged for the price of a lost item 120 days after the item became overdue. Once an item reaches this status, the student's account with the Library is cleared. The amount they are charged is based on the price the Library paid for the item so that it can be repurchased. 

1. Log in to Banner Web Services.

2. Navigate to Tuition & Fees.

3. Make payment online or at Cashier's window. 

There is no need to return a receipt to the Library for lost item payment. 

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