Borrowing Privileges: Borrowing privileges are automatically given to current CSCU students, faculty, staff. Community borrowers are required to apply for a card. Students who are not currently enrolled, including alumni, are classified as community borrowers.

CSCU Students, Faculty and Staff: To borrow materials, required to present picture identification or a banner ID card. 

Community borrowers must present either a Connecticut Driver’s License or a Connecticut Identification Card, or a photo ID along with an envelope that has been addressed to the borrower at a Connecticut street address (not a P.O. Box) in order to obtain a library card. Community borrowers must be at least 17 years old. Community borrower library cards expire one year from the date acquired. To obtain a library card, patrons must complete a library card application form in full.

Circulation Limits There are specific limits on the number of items and time that materials may be checked out

Books

• CSCU students may check out up to 12 books in total.
• Community borrowers may check out up to 5 books.
• Faculty and staff may check out up to 32 items.

DVDs

• Students, faculty, and staff may check out 3 circulating DVDs owned by the Library. Exceptions may be made for faculty who need to check out more items for a class related purpose.
• Community borrowers may not check out DVDs.
• DVDs which are restricted to library use circulate only to faculty and staff. Students may watch educational DVDs on a computer.

Reserve Materials

• With some exceptions, Reserve materials are for in-library use.

Reference books

• Reference books are for library use only. Exceptions may be made for faculty who need to use reference books or magazines for class related purposes.

Laptops

• Laptops are only available to ACC students. Please refer to Loaner laptop policy.

Periodicals

• The library has magazines and newspapers available for use within the library only.
• Newspapers are signed out on the newspaper sign-out sheet before being taken from the desk. All requested information must be filled in legibly.

Loan Periods

Items may be borrowed for different periods. Exceptions may be made for faculty who need longer loan periods for class related purposes.

• Books circulate for 4 weeks.
• DVDs circulate for 2 weeks.
• Reserve items circulate for 2 hours

Returning Items After Hours

When the library is closed, items may placed in the outside library book drop.

Renewals

Patrons may renew items at the Circulation Desk or over the phone. Patrons making phone renewals are responsible for adhering to the new due date. If an item has a hold or is “lost”, it may not be renewed. Patrons may also renew their items in ACC Search.

Fines and Fees

ACC do not charge overdue fees but will charge the replacement cost for each book that not returned or lost. 

Holds

Circulating items may be held for patrons at the circulation desk for a limited period of time.