Circulation & Access Policies

Access & Borrowing | Loan Periods - General | Loan Periods - Reserves | Renewals | Recalls

Accessing Reserves | Borrowing from Haverford & Swarthmore | EZ-Borrow & InterLibrary Loan (ILL)

Thesis Writers | Fines & Lost Books *new policy* | Alumna Borrowing | E-mail Notices | Carrels in Canaday

Posting Policy | Food & Drink | Contact Us

ACCESS & BORROWING

Visitors are welcome at the Bryn Mawr College Libraries on weekdays from 8am - 6pm.  Our first priority is to support the Bryn Mawr College community of students, faculty, staff and alumnae/i.  The Library is open for U.S. depository access.  Library or Public Safety staff may ask for ID at any time.

Visitors may not:

• Borrow materials
• Print from library printers

• Access electronic resources from off-campus

The following people may borrow library materials:

• Current Tri-college students, faculty, and staff: present a valid college ID card/OneCard at the circulation desk.  This card must be activated upon first use.

• Tri-college alumnae/i: obtain a borrowing card from a circulation supervisor at your alma mater's library.

• Tri-college faculty and staff partners/spouses: obtain a borrowing card from a circulation supervisor at your respective campus library.

• Faculty affiliated with EZ-Borrow Libraries: obtain introduction papers from your home library.  This privilege may be renewed yearly with confirmation of faculty status.

Patrons must show a valid Tri-college ID or Yellow Bryn Mawr Borrowing Card in order to borrow library materials or request information about their account.

LOAN PERIODS - GENERAL

This table illustrates the most commonly occuring borrowing scenarios at the Bryn Mawr College Libraries.  Please note that many scenarios are not represented and that exceptions apply.

LOAN PERIODS - RESERVES

This table illustrates the most commonly occuring reserves borrowing scenarios at the Bryn Mawr College Libraries.  Please note that many scenarios are not represented and that exceptions apply.

Library-owned reserve materials borrowed less than one loan period before the library closes may be kept overnight and returned during the first hour that the library is open the following day.

Canaday library reserve materials may be booked ahead of time.  If a booked item is not borrowed within 15 minutes of the start of its booking, it may be lent to another patron.

RENEWALS

You may renew most library items by accessing your library record and following the on-screen directions, emailing the circulation desk, or callling 610-526-5276.

ILL books may be renewed by filling out a form at the circulation desk or emailing the Interlibrary Loan Office.  EZ-Borrow books and bound journals are only self-renewable once.

RECALLS

Any current student or faculty member may recall any item that is currently checked out by using the "Request Item" function.

• Any recalled item must be promptly returned, even if the borrower is using it to write a thesis.  Keeping recalled items past their new due date will cause you to be blocked from using the library.

• The requesting borrower may not have the book until the original borrower has had it for a minimum of two weeks.  After two weeks, a new recall due date is issued allowing the first patron a few days to finish up with the book.  If a book is already overdue, no additional time will be granted and the book will be due immediately.

• If you leave the Bryn Mawr area, you will still be held responsible for returning recalled books on time.  If you travel with library materials, watch for recall notices and be prepared to mail recalled items to the library.   If you do not have email access, do not travel with library materials.

• Books needed for reserve and overdue books are subject to immediate recall. 

• Recalled books will be available for pickup at the Circulation Desk.

ACCESSING RESERVES

Reserve books and DVDs/videos are available at the Circulation Desk. Please look these items up in the catalog first, and have your ID and the call number ready.  To borrow personal copies and photocopied reserve readings, please ask for them at the circulation desk by author and title. 

More information on viewing DVD/video reserves in Canaday

Online reserves (e-reserves) are accessible on Blackboard.  Faculty wishing to place materials on reserve should consult the library's Reserves Procedures.

BORROWING FROM HAVERFORD & SWARTHMORE

Current Bryn Mawr students, faculty and staff may borrow books from these libraries in person, or have them sent to Bryn Mawr. Use the "Request Item" function on Tripod to get items from these libraries. Requested items may be picked up at the Circulation desk, usually within 24 hours.

EZ-BORROW & INTERLIBRARY LOAN (ILL)

Material not in Tripod may be borrowed from another library. Reference librarians can help you identify the most useful and quickly obtainable resources. Submit requests via the Interlibrary Loan/EZBorrow webpage, or choose the "EZ-Borrow/ILL" function from the Tripod menu. 

ILL books may be renewed by filling out a form at the circulation desk or emailing the Interlibrary Loan Office.  EZ-Borrow books are only self-renewable once.

THESIS WRITERS

"Thesis Status" is automatically given to all Bryn Mawr seniors and graduate students.  This means that all regularly-circulating tri-college books will be due for these patrons at the end of the semester. Thesis status does NOT apply to:

• RECALLS - any recalled book must be promptly returned, even if the borrower is using it to write a thesis

• Videos and DVDs

• Bound journals

• ILL and EZ-Borrow books
• Laptops
• Any other short-term loan materials not individually listed

FINES & LOST BOOKS effective August 29, 2007

You will be charged the following fines for overdue library items*:

• Reserve materials: $1 per hour or portion thereof

• Laptops: $25 per day or portion thereof

• EZ-Borrow and ILL (books borrowed from outside the Tri-colleges): $1 per day

You will be billed ($75 or more) for items so long overdue we assume they're lost

• You are e-mailed at least three overdue notices before you are billed

• At the end of each month, unpaid student bills are forwarded to the comptroller's office for collection

Borrowing privileges will be blocked if:

• Unpaid bills exceed the library's set limit

• You keep a recalled item past its new due date

If your library record is blocked, you will be able to borrow materials again when:

• Billed books are paid for or returned to the library

• Overdue recalled books are returned to the library

*Please be aware that some items from Haverford and Swarthmore may accrue fines where their Bryn Mawr counterparts do not.  You will be responsible for paying these fines.

ALUMNA BORROWING

Alumnae/i of Bryn Mawr College's undergraduate and graduate programs who are in good standing with the library may request borrowing privileges at no cost.  Requests for a borrowing card must be made in person to the Canaday Circulation Desk during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9-5).  Please bring a picture ID. 

Books are lent for 28 days, with a maximum of 15 items checked out at once.  Alumnae/i are not eligible to use EZ-Borrow or InterLibrary Loan, or to access library databases from off-campus.  Alumnae/i with borrowing privileges at Bryn Mawr may also use their borrowing card to check out books in person from Haverford and Swarthmore College libraries.  Accounts will be blocked when unpaid fines reach $10.00.

To guarantee access to the Tri-college libraries on nights and weekends, Alumnae/i should apply for a borrowing or access card at their alma mater's library.

EMAIL NOTICES

In an effort to conserve paper, the Bryn Mawr College libraries send all library notices (overdues, recalls, fines, bills, hold pickup and cancellations, etc.) via email.  These notices are sent to your Bryn Mawr email address (yourname@brynmawr.edu). 

If you do not use your Bryn Mawr email, it is your responsibility to set your Bryn Mawr email account to forward to the address that you do use.  You are also responsible for setting your spam filters on your Bryn Mawr and any other email account to allow messages from the library.  These messages are sent from the address circadm at tripod dot brynmawr dot edu.

CARRELS IN CANADAY

A limited number of carrels in Canaday are available to Bryn Mawr seniors, graduate students, and faculty. 

Student carrel applications are available in the Spring for the coming academic year.  For more information about faculty carrels contact a circulation supervisor. 

Carrels assigned to undergraduates are reassigned in the summer for the coming academic year.  Carrels assigned to graduate students and faculty remain as long as they are needed.  

Do not leave valuables or materials that have not been checked out in your carrel.  Library items left in carrels that have not been checked out will be re-shelved by library staff.

POSTING POLICY

Canaday Library is an academic/administrative space and enforces the Bryn Mawr College posting policy.  Please post only on the general-use bulletin board on the 1st floor facing the elevator, and in designated spaces within the Lusty Cup.  The front doors, windows, and vestibule area are are reserved for library information only.

FOOD & DRINK

Canaday: Food is allowed only in the Lusty Cup on Floor A.  Beverages are allowed elsewhere only in covered containers or bottles.

Carpenter: Food is not allowed in the Library.  Beverages are allowed only in covered containers or bottles.

Collier: Food is not allowed in the Library.  Beverages are allowed only in covered containers or bottles.

CONTACT US

Canaday Library Circulation Desk: 610-526-5276 - email: circulation

Head of Library Access Services
Melissa Kramer - Ext. 5287 - email: mkramer

Library Access Services Intern

Sarah Yerger - Ext. 5648 - email: syerger