Borrowing

Library Account

To borrow materials or access online resources, all students, faculty, and staff must first be entered into the library management system to create an account. Simply stop by the circulation desk and give your information for staff to put into the system.

 

Borrowing 

Borrowing Periods

Books: 28 days
Reserve Laptops: 2 hours
Course Reserves: 2 hours or overnight
Tech Reserves: 2 hours or overnight
Loaner Laptops: until end of the semester

Borrowed books are to be returned at the Circulation desk or to the drop box in front of the library on or before the specified due date. Laptops and course reserves are to be returned to the Circulation desk ONLY.

Borrowing Limits

Faculty & staff limit: 20 items, 3 renewals
Graduate student limit: 20 items, 2 renewals
Undergraduate student limit: 15 items, 1 renewal
Sisters of Charity: 15 items, 1 renewal
VALE reciprocal borrowers: 10 items, 1 renewal

Exceptions to these limits may be granted at the discretion of library staff. If library materials are not returned in a timely manner, borrowing privileges may be restricted. 

Interlibrary Loan Limits

Faculty, staff, and graduate students: 20 items
Sisters of Charity and undergraduate students: 15 items

All borrowing periods and renewal limits are set by the lending library. Exceptions to item limits may be granted at the discretion of library staff. If interlibrary loan materials are not returned in a timely manner, patrons may be blocked from using interlibrary loan. 

Renewals

Items may be renewed either in person or online through your library account. To renew a book online, go to the Mahoney Library catalog and sign in using the "Sign In" button on the top right. Then, click the drop down menu under "My Account", select "Checkouts", and use the "Renew Items" button to renew your items. 

Reserve materials may only be renewed at the circulation desk, and only if no other patrons are waiting to use the material.

Late fees

Reserves: $1.00 per day, up to a maximum of $15 per item
Reserve Laptops: $2.00 per hour, up to a maximum of $30 per item

Charges will not accrue while the library is closed. 

Only overdue course reserves and reserve laptops will be charged late fees. Semester loan laptops will not be charged late fees, but will instead be charged $1,000 if not returned by the day semester grades are due.

Books will not be charged late fees; however, patrons will not be able to check out more materials if they have 3 or more overdue items. Books will be charged a replacement and processing fee after six weeks overdue. For interlibrary loan items, this fee could exceed $100.

Course Reserves

Faculty may designate library-owned materials or their personal copies of books to be placed on reserve at the library's Circulation Desk. Such items are intended for specific classes and may be checked out by students for either 2 hours (in-library use only) or overnight. Course reserves can only be renewed if no other students are waiting for the item. Reserve requests should be submitted prior to the start of each semester.

Faculty Reserve Request

 

Copying/Scanning

A photocopier/scanner is available in Mahoney Library's Reference section along with a separate scanner. Photocopies are black and white and cost $0.10 per page. Scans are free.

 

Confidentiality

Under NJ State Law, library patron circulation and registration records are confidential.

 

Updated 7/28/25