Circulation Information

Loan Periods

Patron Type	Loan Period	Renewable
K-State undergraduates	30 days	11 times
K-State graduate students and staff	120 days	2 times
K-State faculty	6 months	1 automatic renewal
Kansas residents (with Community Patron Card)	30 days	11 times
Visiting faculty, researchers, and scholars	30 days	11 times

You may renew books in person at the information desk and online in your My Library Account. If your office or lab is on campus, consider the Renew It program. Please return borrowed material to designated return areas.

Exceptions

Special material exceptions to the general loan periods include:

Materials	Loan Period	Renewable
Pre -1960 bound periodicals	7 days	No
Post -1960 bound periodicals	30 days	No
History Collection	7 days	1 renewal
Course Reserves - Green Band	2 hrs* - can leave library	No**
Course Reserves - Red Band	2 hrs* - cannot leave library	No**

* 2 hour checkout limit is typical; however, some items have longer loan periods at instructors' requests

** If no waiting list, this rule can be waived

Borrower Responsibilities

You are responsible for the material you borrow. Please pay attention to loan periods, due dates, and return policies.

Overdue Notices

Overdue "courtesy" notices are sent as reminders, but keeping your email and postal mailing address up to date with K-State Libraries will help ensure you receive notices in a timely manner. Please read all notices the Libraries sends to you.

Loan Fines

Some materials accrue fines if you do not return them by the due date.

Loan Type	Renewable?	Fine	Declared Lost after
3 day loan	No	No fines unless lost	30 days overdue
7 day loan	Yes, one time	$5 per day, $70 max	30 days overdue
History Collection	Yes, one time	$5 per day, $70 max	30 days overdue
30 day loan	Yes, 11 times	No fines unless lost	30 days overdue
120 day loan	Yes, 2 times	No fines unless lost	30 days overdue
Interlibrary Loan	Check band for restrictions	No fines unless lost	Check band for restrictions
Reserves: 2 hour loan	No	$2 per hour, $200 max	24 hours overdue
Reserves: 1-7 day loan	No	$5 per day, $200 max	24 hours overdue

Reports of delinquency are filed with the K-State Registrar's Office for long overdue materials and unpaid fines. This results in holds on records which blocks registration and transcript requests. A delinquency also suspends all borrowing privileges (including renewals). Privileges will be restored once the delinquent account has been settled.

You may pay fines by cash or check at any Hale Library service desk or by credit or debit card at the Library Help desk on the second floor of Hale Library. You may also pay online through your My Library Account. Checks made out to K-State Libraries can be mailed to:

Access Services
222 Hale Library
1100 Mid Campus Drive
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506

If you have lost materials you’ve borrowed, please contact us at 785-532-3014 so that we can help. We cannot refund lost-book fees after 6 months have elapsed since the fees have been paid.

Recalls

All materials which circulate for more than fourteen days are subject to recall for use by another patron. When a book is recalled, the patron who has the item is notified that the material is needed by another patron and is asked to return the books by a specific date. On the first day that a recalled item is overdue, all borrowing privileges are suspended until it is returned. Fines apply to faculty.

Renewals

Library materials that have a loan period longer than seven days may be renewed. They can be renewed by bringing the materials to the Information Desk, by bringing the "courtesy" notice to the Information Desk, or by returning, within seven days, the "courtesy" notice via the mail to the Information Desk with instructions to renew.

Discharging Receipts

Patrons may request discharging receipts when returning materials. The receipt will list the books discharged and the date discharged. Obtaining and keeping these receipts will enable patrons to more quickly resolve any problems that may occur later.