Student Borrowing Privileges
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The only valid library card for Oberlin College students is their validated college ID; students must present their ID every time they borrow library materials..
Student privileges expire at the end of the academic year or upon leaving the college. Registered students remaining in Oberlin for the summer may request an extension of their privileges.
As required in the College Regulations (Section XI. K. Mailroom Regulations), students should pick up mail daily. It may contain important and time-sensitive notification from the library. Students may request that notification be sent by e-mail as well. Contact a supervisor at any circulation desk to arrange this.
Loan Periods & Fines
Loan periods and fines vary by the format of the material and the current demand for the item. In general, the following rules apply:
| Type of material | Loan period | Fine rate |
| Books, Scores & Government Publications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular | length of semester | not fined unless recalled |
| Recreational Reading (McNaughton books) | 3 weeks | $0.50/day |
| Faculty Publications | 3 weeks | $0.50/day |
| Seminar (Conservatory) | 3 days | not fined unless recalled |
| Reserve | ask at Reserve desk(s) | |
| Bound periodicals | ||
| Art Library | library use only | n/a |
| Conservatory Library | 3 days | $1.00/day |
| Main Library | 7 days |
$1.00/day |
| Science Library | 1 day | $1.00/day |
| Unbound periodicals | ||
| Art Library | library use only | n/a |
| Conservatory Library | 1 day | n/a |
| Main Library | 1 day | $5.00 |
| Science Library | 1 day | $1.00/day |
| Microforms | library use only | n/a |
| Sound Recordings | library use only | $2.00/hour |
| Videos/DVDs | ||
| Art Library | library use only | n/a |
| Conservatory Library | library use only | $2.00/hour |
| Main Library | 2 days | $3.00/day |
| Reserve | ask at Reserve desk(s) | |
| OhioLINK books | 3 weeks | $0.50/day |
| OhioLINK media materials | 1 week | $0.50/day |
Students must return or renew all overdue materials before they may enroll each semester. Students who leave Oberlin without returning library materials will be billed for the cost of replacement and processing.
Fine Payment
Library fines may be paid at the Main Library circulation desk and the Art and Science Library service desks during posted hours. Payment may also be mailed into the Main Library circulation desk.
Payment is due by the end of the semester in which the fine was incurred. We will hold a student's enrollment for the next semester until fines are paid. Graduating seniors, withdrawn students, and students on leave are billed for any outstanding fines.