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Library General Information: Other Borrowers

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Community Borrowers

Eligibility:

  • Adult residents of Licking County
  • Granville High School seniors
  • Adults who reside outside Licking County and work in Granville
  • Bon Appetit personnel working at Denison

Community Borrowers may check out no more than fifteen (15) items at any one time. Interlibrary Loan is not available to Community Borrowers.

Books & Government Documents:

  • Denison items: 21 days w/ up to 4 renewals
    NoteNew York Times Bestsellers do NOT circulate to Community Borrowers

Periodicals (magazines, journals, newspapers):

  • Do not circulate to Community Borrowers

Sound Recordings (CD):

  • Denison items:
    • 21 days w/ up to 2 renewals
    • Maximum of 5 items (included in 15-item limit)

Media Equipment:

  • Does not circulate to Community Borrowers

Reference & Special Collection Materials:

  • These items DO NOT CIRCULATE. Ask at Reference or Circulation for a special exception, 1-day loan.

Overdue Fines & Replacement Costs:

  • Reserve Materials (in-library use & overnight): $1.00/hour
  • Reserve Materials (3-day): $10.00/day
  • Replacement Costs:
    • $125 per item for books, CDs, and videos  (some very expensive items may be replacement cost)
    • Locker Keys: $20 each
    • Locks: $40 each

Under Sec. 2935.041 of the Ohio Revised Code, a person suspected of theft or mutilation of library materials may be detained by a library staff member, either to recover the property or to wait until proper authorities arrive on site. Mutilation of library materials is handled on a case-by-case basis.

Denison Family and Alumni

Eligibility:

  • Family of Denison Employees
  • Denison alumni

You may check out no more than fifteen (15) items at any one time. Interlibrary Loan is not available.

Books & Government Documents:

  • Denison items: 21 days w/ up to 4 renewals
    NoteNew York Times Bestsellers do NOT circulate to these borrowers
  • CONSORT items:
    • 21 days w/ up to 4 renewals
    • Maximum of 5 items (included in 15-item limit)
  • OhioLINK items:
    • 21 days w/ up to 4 renewals
    • Maximum of 5 items (included in 15-item limit)

Periodicals (magazines, journals, newspapers):

  • Do not circulate

Sound Recordings (CD):

  • Denison items:
    • 21 days w/ up to 2 renewals
    • Maximum of 5 items (included in 15-item limit)
  • OhioLINK items:
    • 7 days w/ 3 renewals
    • Maximum of 5 items (included in 15-item limit)

Video Recordings (DVD & VHS): Denison items ONLY:

  • 7 days w/ 3 renewals
  • Maximum of 3 items (included in 15-item limit)

Media Equipment:

  • Does not circulate to these borrowers

Reference & Special Collection Materials:

  • These items DO NOT CIRCULATE. Ask at Reference or Circulation for a special exception, 1-day loan.

Overdue Fines & Replacement Costs:
The library does not collect overdue fines or replacement charges. All fees must be paid at the University Cashier's Office on the 1st Floor of the Doane Administration Building.

  • Reserve Materials (in-library use & overnight): $1.00/hour
  • Reserve Materials (3-day): $10.00/day
  • Replacement Costs:
    • $125 per item for books, CDs, and videos  (some very expensive items may be replacement cost)
    • Locker Keys: $20 each
    • Locks: $40 each

Under Sec. 2935.041 of the Ohio Revised Code, a person suspected of theft or mutilation of library materials may be detained by a library staff member, either to recover the property or to wait until proper authorities arrive on site. Mutilation of library materials is handled on a case-by-case basis.

Denison Libraries, 100 W College, Granville, Ohio 43023
Phone: 740-587-6235, email: reference@denison.edu
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