Changes to Library Fines at Bryn Mawr
The Bryn Mawr College Libraries have made some changes to how overdue and lost materials are fined, effective 8/29/07. These changes, outlined below, will result in eliminating almost all library fines. Our goal, as always, is to encourage thoughtful and community-minded use of the library collections.
We offer these changes along with our best wishes for a good academic year!
| Please be mindful of these basics when using Bryn Mawr’s libraries: | |
No library fines (almost)!· No daily fines for overdue books, videos, DVDs, CDs, or bound periodicals · $1/day fine for overdue books borrowed from outside the Tri-colleges (EZ-Borrow, ILL) $1/hour fine for overdue items on reserve for a course | The punishment fits the crime!· Borrowing privileges will be blocked when unpaid bills exceed the library’s set limit · Borrowing privileges will be blocked when you keep a recalled item past its new due date |
Don’t forget…· You will be billed ($75 or more) for items so long overdue we assume they’re lost o You are e-mailed at least three overdue notices before you are billed o At the end of each month, unpaid student bills are forwarded to the comptroller’s office for collection · If your library record is blocked, you will be able to borrow materials again when: o billed books are paid for or returned to the library o overdue recalled books are returned to the library | |
Further information· Look online for the Library’s lending and fine policies: http://www.brynmawr.edu/library/circulation.shtml · Questions? Contact Melissa Kramer (mkramer@brynmawr.edu, 610-526-5287) | |
