Lending Rules

LOAN PERIODS

Patron Type	Item Type/Shelving Location	Loan Period
Undergraduate, Staff	Books/Main Stacks, New, TLC, ESL, Oversized	28-days
Faculty	Books/Main Stacks, New, TLC, ESL, Oversized	15-weeks
ALL	Books/McNaughton	28-days
ALL	DVDs & Blu-ray/Media	7-days

 

COURSE RESERVES 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical Course Reserves will be unavailable for circulation until further notice. 

Reserve items will only be lent to CCRI students, faculty and staff with a library card in good standing. HELIN member library patrons and RI Resident card holders are not permitted to use Library Reserve items. 

Visit the Course Reserves page for additional information.

NOTIFICATIONS

The Library sends out email notices regarding the following items:

• Due date reminders
• Overdue notices
• Fine/fee statements when new fines are generated
• Recall notices
• Item available notices
• Hold cancellation (expiration) notices 

FINES/FEES AND LOST ITEM CHARGES

Hourly overdue fines are assessed for Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Rosemont Students, and Courtesy Patrons, but do NOT apply to Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Assistants. Lost Item charges apply to ALL patron groups. Other limits may apply.

Please see the Billing section for detailed information about fines/fees and lost item charges.

RECALLS

Library staff may occasionally need to recall items for administrative purposes. A recall will shorten your loan period and a notice will be sent to notify you of the adjustment to your due date. Failure to comply with a recall may result in fines or a suspension of library privileges.

BILLING/FINES AND LOST ITEMS

FINES

Hourly overdue fines are assessed for the items below

Type of Material	Overdue Fine (per item)
Course Reserves: 3 Hour Loans	$1.00 per hour
Course Reserves: 1, 3, & 7 Day Loans	$1.00 per day
Laptops	$1.00 per hour
Headphones, Power Cords, Ethernet Cables, Calculators	$2.00 per hour

LOST ITEMS

Lost item charges will apply if materials become greater than 30 days overdue. CCRI items that are lost are $50.00. Lost HELIN member library items are $75.00. Unpaid accounts will be referred to the Bursar for collection. A hold will be placed on your library account and on your CCRI student account. 

For lost books from other libraries (borrowed through Interlibrary Loan), please contact us at [email protected] or 401-825-2491 for information on lost item replacement options. 

Patrons have the option to renew items up to twice, as long as no one is waiting. Sign into your My Library Account to renew items online. The total number of items a patron can check out at a time is 25. For RI Resident Card holders the limit of items is 10. All CCRI Library patrons can have a maximum of 10 Blu-rays / DVDs checked out to them.