Circulation Policies

Thomas Library Circulation Policies

General 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.)

Maximum Number of Materials to check out

Patron Type	Max Holds*	Max OhioLINK checkout	Max Audio-Visual checkout	Max CRC checkout†	Max item checkout
Student	25	50	12	25	75
Faculty	25	75	99	99	150
Staff	10	25	99	25	99
Fac & Staff Family	10	0	99	25	50
Upward Bound	5		5	10	10
SCE	10	25	12	25	50
HS Scholar	10	10	5	25	10
Community	5	0	0	5	10

* "Holds" refers to requests for OhioLINK materials that you have not yet checked out. An item is counted toward the total number of holds if you have requested the material but have not yet picked it up from the library.
† CRC is the Curriculum Resource Center in the Thomas Library.

Overdue Fines

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

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