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Helping Students Find Resources For Success

Borrowing From the Library

With an accepted form of ID, students can borrow materials and resources from the RCC Library, including books, films, reserve materials or laptops. Keep in mind that fines or fees may apply for any borrowed materials that are not returned on time.

Check-Out Limits

Students

  • Books: Students can check out up to 20 books from the Main Stacks at a time.
  • Reserves: One reserve item at a time.
  • Laptops: One laptop at a time.

Community Borrowers

Community Borrowers pay $5 per academic session to activate their library cards.

  • Books: Community borrowers may check out up to 5 books from the Main Stacks at a time.
  • Community borrowers cannot check out reserve (course) materials or technology.

Loan Periods

  • General Collection (Main Stacks): 21 Days
  • Reserve Collection: 2 hours
  • Reference Collection: Library Use Only
  • Laptops and calculators: Semester 

Checking Out Library Materials

If you're borrowing from the RCC Library, make sure you know what forms of ID are accepted, how renewals and holds work, and what overdue fines and replacement fees are for materials.

Accepted Forms of ID

  • A legal international, federal, state or college identification is required to borrow material.
  • Screenshots of IDs do not constitute a legal form of ID. 

Book Renewals

  • You may renew a book online by signing into your Library Account. 
  • A renewal is allowed if no one else has requested the item.
  • Renewing may be limited if you have accrued significant late fines.

Placing Holds

  • You may place a hold for a book that is checked out, and you will be notified when it's available.
  • Books awaiting pickup will be held for 3 days.

Fines for Overdue Materials

You will receive overdue notices when your item is overdue. If you return an item late, fines accrue each day the library is open. To avoid fines, turn materials in on time.

  • Main Stack Books & Media: .20 cents/day for each item
  • Hourly Textbooks, Zoom Kits, Bone Boxes & Skeletons: $1/hour
  • Laptops & Calculators: $5 PER DAY

Replacement Fees

If an item isn't returned, it will be considered "lost" and a bill will be issued which includes overdue fines, the replacement cost of the item, and a $10.00 processing fee. If an item is returned within a year from the date that the replacement bill was issued, the replacement cost of the item will be refunded. The overdue fines will not be refunded.

  • Replacement fees for books, laptops and hourly items vary
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