Aerial view of campus with Williamsport, the Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Mountain as a backdrop

Snowden Borrowing

Students

  • Your college ID is your library card. Materials will not be checked out to you without it! Journals and reference books do not circulate.
  • Fines and replacement charges will be charged to individual student accounts. Lost materials should be reported to the Circulation Desk immediately.
  • General Collection and Leisure Reading: Books from the general collection and leisure reading circulate for 16 weeks with one renewal, but are always due at the end of the semester or term. Books can be renewed unless a hold has been placed on a particular book. Students will be billed $85, $70 for the replacement fee and a non-refundable $15 processing fee, for lost or damaged books.
  • Recalled materials: Recalled materials not returned within 2 days are fined at the rate of $2 per day.
  • Academic Reserves: Professors may place physical books or DVDs on reserve for class use. Many of these materials must be used in the library within a two- or four-hour time span. Others can be checked out up to three days. Be sure to observe the time or day that the reserve item is due. Overdue reserve materials are charged at the rate of $1 per hour.
  • Board Games, Video Games and DVDs: These items circulate for 7 days with one renewal. Students will be billed $85, $70 for the replacement fee and a non-refundable $15 processing fee, for lost or damaged games or videos.
  • Supplies, Equipment and Kits: These items are available at the circulation desk and have various loan periods of two hours or four hours. Fines depend on the type of item. Generally, lost or damaged equipment such as phone chargers or headphones will result in a $50 charge, $35 for replacement and a non-refundable $15 processing fee. Other items, such as a graphing calculator, will result in an $85 charge.

Faculty and Staff

  • Books circulate for 16 weeks at a time. Lycoming faculty and staff are not subject to fines and often keep materials for a longer period of time. Books may be recalled if requested by another user. Periodicals may be checked out by faculty and staff overnight. Reference books do not circulate.