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• Students must initially obtain a photo identification card from Campus Reception. The Tyndale library staff will then use your student number to activate borrowing privileges. Students must request a password the first time they login to their borrower’s accountAuditing Students do not automatically have library borrowing privileges unless they pay a library fee at time of registration.
• Students who were enrolled in the immediately previous term but are not currently taking courses may pay $15 for a library membership to extend their borrowing privileges for four months.
• Full-time Faculty must initially obtain a Tyndale photo identification card from Campus Reception. The Tyndale library staff will then activate borrowing privileges using this card. Adjunct Faculty and part-time Instructors will have the same library privileges as full-time Faculty and Cabinet members with the exception of the loan policies outlined below.
• Board and Corporation members will be issued complimentary annual borrower’s cards upon request. Please bring documentation indicating institutional status to the Circulation Desk.

• The standard loan period for library materials is three weeks (21 days) with two renewals, assuming no holds or recalls apply.
• Faculty may borrow materials for up to four months (120 days) with no renewals, assuming no holds or recalls apply.
• Loan periods for Reserve Collection materials vary:
  • Two hour loan;
  • One day loan (due next day by closing time);
  • Two day loan (due the second day by closing time);
  • One week (due one week later by by closing time);
  • Unbound periodicals (due the next day by closing time);
  • Note: with few exceptions, the Reference Collection and bound periodicals are not available for loan.
• Loan periods for special formats or collections vary according to patron status. For Students and External members, audio materials may be borrowed for three weeks, video materials may be loaned for one week, and loose paper periodicals may be loaned for one day—all with two renewals assuming no holds or recalls apply. For Faculty and Cabinet members, audio materials may be borrowed for three weeks, video materials and loose paper periodicals may be loaned for one week—all with two renewals assuming no holds or recalls apply.
• Students may borrow a maximum of five items per subject and a total of twenty five items on loan at any one time; Faculty and Cabinet members may borrow a maximum of thirty-five items on loan at any one time; External members may borrow a maximum of five items per subject and a total of fifteen items on loan at any one time; Adjunct Faculty and part-time Instructors will be limited to borrowing a maximum of ten items per subject and no more than twenty-five items in total. Library materials will be due prior to the end of the employment contract with Tyndale.

• The library policy allows a maximum of two renewals per item if it is not requested by another person. After the two renewals, the item must be returned to the library.
• When renewing online outside of the library, it is the responsibility of the patrons to ensure that their renewals are done properly. If you have printer access, it is highly advisable that you do a print screen of your record of renewal(s) for use as proof if discrepancies with our library records occur at a later date. Overdue fines will incur if renewals are not done properly.
• Online Renewal Instructions
• Library fines are imposed on users in order to encourage them to respect borrowing periods.
• For most overdue items, a $0.50 fine will be levied per item, per day to the patron record. For overdue course reserve items, a $1.00 fine per hour, per item will be charged to the patron record.
• Please note: borrowing privileges will be blocked when a patron’s fines reach $14.99.
• Also note: Any outstanding fines at the end of the academic year will be forwarded to the Business Office at regular intervals. A $5.00 administrative fee will be added to any outstanding fee that is forwarded to the Business Office.
• Users are responsible for the item that they borrow from the library. Should you lose or damage any item that is signed out under your name, you will be charged the cost of the item (average $60.00) plus a $15.00 administrative fee.
• Lost items should be reported to the circulation desk immediately to prevent the accumulation of overdue fines.
•     All library fines must be paid for by the card-carrying holder at the library circulation desk.

All borrowed materials are subject to recall. Students and External members will have one week to return recalled library material prior to incurring fines. Faculty and Cabinet members will have possession of library materials for two weeks prior to recall. These latter members will be given one additional week to return recalled library materials prior to incurring fines.