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Student Library Policies

• All students must present their current ID to borrow from Whitworth University Library.
• Books: 28 day circulation period. Three renewal periods may be requested.
• Periodicals (back issues): 7 day circulation period. No renewals are permitted.
• Periodicals (current): Do not circulate and are kept in the reading room for Library Use Only.
• Music CD's: Do not circulate - Library Use Only.
• Videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs, and Audiotapes: Do not circulate - Library Use Only. These materials are found in the audiovisual area (ITMS).
• Reference Materials: Library Use Only.
• Microforms: Library Use Only.
• Daniel's Photography Collection: Library Use Only. Ask our library staff for assistance.
• Special Collections and Archival Materials: Library Use Only. Ask our reference staff for assistance.
  
  To review what you have checked out, renewals, fines and holds check your Library Account click here or select My Account from the Library Catalog page, log out when done.

• Overdue charges are $.25 per day per item. Reserve material fees may vary.
• Two overdue notices are e-mailed as reminders to return or renew.
• A third notice is mailed at 25 days overdue declaring the book lost. A replacement fee and a process fee is charged to your acount. The replacement fee only is waived with the return of the overdue item. Failure to return materials results in the blocking of your borrowing privileges and a billing to your student account.
  
  

• Three renewals may be made over the phone, in person at the circulation desk, or on-line using your patron record assessible through the on-line library catalog. Late renewals are subject to the overdue policy stated above. Items that have hold/recall requests attached to them will not be renewed. Please call the circulation desk at 509.777.4200 with questions on policy or to renew by phone.
  
  

• Reference and Research Assistance: Answers for general reference questions, assistance with research projects, and help with the library catalog and databases is available at the reference desk.
• Interlibrary Loans: Materials unavailable at Whitworth may be borrowed from other libraries through our interlibrary loan system. Ask our library/reference staff for assistance.
• Reserve Materials: Reserve materials are items that faculty has put aside for students in their class. These materiasl have specified check out periods. A list of current reserve holdings is at the circulation desk or availble on-line through the library catalog. Your ID card is required to borrow reserve items. Late fees are charged at $.25 per hour per item for 1, 2, 3, and 4-hour reserves and $2 per day per item for 1, 2, 3, and 7-day reserves. Please be considerate of your classmates and return reserve materials on time.
• Supplies: Dry erase markers are available for check out at the circulation desk. You can also borrow whiteout, scissors, gluesticks, rulers, and a calculator. Overhead transparencies may be purchased for $.35 each.
• Typewriters: Typewriters are located on the second floor and are serviced by the computer lab assistants. Please ask them if you need help.
• Fax Service: You may send and receive faxes at the library. Local calls are free. Long distance is $1 per page and international is $2 per page. Our fax number is 509.777.3221.
• Copiers: Copies can be made for $.10 per page. Copy cards can be purchased for $1 with 10 pages. The card is rechargable for $.07 per page. A color copier is available for $.50 per page. A stapler, scotch tape, three-hole punch and paper cutter are available at the work counter by the copiers.
• Browsing Room: This enclosed reading room is on the main floor and houses the current newspapers, the back issues of newspapers, and the most recent copies of magazines and journals. These are for in Library Use Only. Back issues of periodicals are found on the second floor of the library.
• Study Rooms: Quiet study rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis. Groups of two or more have priority over individuals. Reservations are permitted for one study room at any given time. Inquire at the circulation desk for more information or to make a reservation.