General Policies

• Everyone is welcome to use Memorial Library's resources.
• Cortland ID card is required to use the library's computers.
• All borrowers must present their Cortland ID card or Community Borrower card in order to borrow materials.
• Circulation will hold books for 48 hours if user does not have the proper identification.
• The loan period is three weeks for main and TMC collection material for students and community borrowers; 120 days for faculty and staff.
• There is a fine of 25¢ per day per item for most overdue material (maximum $5 per item) for students and community borrowers.
• The loan period for reserve material is 2-hours in-house or 2-days; fine is $1 per hour for first two hours and 25¢ per hour thereafter; maximum fine is $10 per item; $5 plus hourly fine for unauthorized overnight use.
• Material needed for reserve is subject to immediate recall.
• All material may be recalled after three weeks.
• A fine of $1 per day per book (maximum $25 per book) will be charged when books recalled for another user or for reserve are not returned promptly. The fine will begin 7 days from the mailing of a notice or 24 hours following a telephone notice.
• Books may be renewed twice online, unless there is a recall from another patron. Renewals may be made in person, online or by phone at (607) 753-2526/2527. If a third renewal is requested, patrons must first bring the book in for inspection to ensure it is still in ones possession and it’s in good condition.
• Users must notify the Circulation Department of a lost/stolen Cortland ID card/ community borrower card to avoid fines and/or charges for lost/damaged material.
• Most lost materials will be billed at replacement cost, or $35 if out of print, plus a non-refundable $10 processing fee per item; special out of print books: value will be determined by Coordinators of Public/Reference Services and Collection Development, plus a non-refundable $10 processing fee; government documents: $15 plus a non-refundable $10 processing fee per document; videos: replacement cost, or $75 if out of print, plus a non-refundable $25 processing fee per video; kits: replacement cost, or $55 if out of print, plus a non-refundable $25 processing fee per kit; lost/damaged equipment: replacement cost plus a non-refundable $25 processing fee for each piece of equipment; carrel key: 5 per key.

Borrowing Privileges

• Students/faculty/staff/emeritus faculty of SUNY Cortland
  -- Cortland ID card required.
• Open Access -- students/faculty/staff/emeritus faculty of other SUNY/CUNY colleges -- a Community Borrower card will be issued upon presentation of SUNY ID card + driver's license.
• Community Borrowers -- a Community Borrower card will be issued upon presentation of a driver's license showing current local address, or a driver's license + proof of current local address.
  • residents of Cortland, Tompkins, Onondaga, Madison, Chenango, Broome, Tioga, Cayuga Counties who are 16 years or older.
  • Cortland, DeRuyter, Dryden, Homer, McGraw, and Moravia High School students
• Memorial Library reserves the right to deny borrowing privileges to any student, staff, or faculty member.

Cortland College Students

• Borrowing privileges will be suspended if the user has:
  • 1 or more items overdue
  • accumulated library charges of $0.01 or more
• Students will be placed on the College's stop list if library materials are not returned at the end of each semester, and/or fines totaling $10 or more
  

Cortland College Faculty/Staff/Emeritus Faculty

• Cortland faculty/staff/emeritus faculty may authorize in writing the use of their Cortland ID card to allow a specified second party to borrow library material for them. Ordinarily this privilege will be extended to one person and will be for a limited period, such as one semester. Faculty Authorization forms can be picked up at the circulation desk or online.
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• Borrowing privileges will be suspended if the user has:
  • 50 items overdue
  • accumulated library charges of $300

Community Borrowers/Open Access/Alternative High School Students

• A maximum of 25 items can be on loan at any one time.
• Borrowing privileges will be suspended if the user has:
  • 1 or more items overdue
  • accumulated library charges of $1.50
• Community borrowers will be sent three (3) overdue notices. After the third notice, they will be billed for lost materials plus a non-refundable processing fee per item.
• Open Access students will be placed on their College's stop list if library material is not returned at the end of each semester.