Circulation Policies

Thomas Library Circulation Policies

A current ID is required for all transactions.
Most books may be checked out for 21 days (or 6 months for faculty members.)
Reserve materials may be checked out with various time limitations. (Ask at the circulation desk for reserve material.)
Holds may be placed on books in circulation (i.e., you can have the book held for you when it is returned.)
Most library materials may be renewed. OhioLINK books and books from our library's Main Stacks and Main Oversize collection may usually be renewed up to 4 times, for a total of 5 checkout periods. (Faculty members may only renew Wittenberg books once, for a total of one year.)
Please note: Use of audio visual equipment and video programs is limited to faculty, staff, and students of Wittenberg University who are carrying out official University assignments.

Select Patron Type:

Scope	Loan Period (days)	Max Renewals	Renewal Period (days)	Max Items Checked Out	Max OhioLINK Holds
Main Circulating Collection	21	4	21	75
Curriculum Resource Center	14	1	7	25
Leisure Collection	21	1	21
Audio Materials	21	2	7	12
Video Materials	7	0	0	12
OhioLINK Books, etc	21	4	21	50	25
OhioLINK Audio/Video	7	0	0	50	25
Total Max Items Checked Out				75

Stack books (regular collection)	5 ¢/day per book Replacement cost: $50/book
Reserve books	Regular reserve - $1/day Overnight reserve - $1/hour In-library only - $1/hour
Curriculum materials	10¢/day
Audio-Visual materials	5¢/day per item $1/day for AV equipment $1/hour for video equipment
OhioLINK books	$0.50/dayoverdue fine $2.00/day for recalled material $50.00 Processing fee for item returned after 30 days overdue $125.00 Replacement fee for lost item