Borrow from JCC Library
JCC Students | SUNY Students | Community Members | JCC Faculty and Staff | Holds | General Circulation Information
JCC Students
- Must present their SUNYCard to borrow materials and access reserve items.
- Are allowed a 21 day loan period for books and audio books; circulating media items have an 8 day loan period.
- May borrow up to a maximum of 6 items at one time. Of these, only 3 books may be on any one subject, 1 may be an audio book, and 2 may be circulating media items.
- May renew books for an additional 21 days once, if the item has not been requested by another person.
- Audio books and circulating media items may not be renewed.
- Overdue items must be returned and fines paid before books can be renewed or new items can be checked out.
- If an item is not returned or renewed by the due date, a fine of $0.25 per day is generated, up to a maximum of $10.00.
- Lost or damaged items must be paid for by the borrower. In addition to a $30.00 replacement fee for the book, the borrower will owe a $10.00 processing fee and the fine amount, up to the maximum of $10.00.
- Replacement fees for lost or damaged books will be waived if the library is provided with an exact copy in good condition that is approved by the circulation supervisor.
- Payments for overdue fines and replacement fees are not collected at the Circulation desk but are accepted by the Financial Services office located in Building 6.
- JCC student grades and transcripts will be withheld until outstanding obligations are cleared.
- All books checked out by JCC students are due on the last day of classes. Students who wish to check out books during intersession may do so if they are enrolled in JCC classes during the following semester.
- Students who have completed their studies at JCC are encouraged to obtain a Community Borrowers card to allow them to continue to use our services.
- Students are eligible to request material through our Interlibrary Loan Services (ILL). Materials received via ILL are subject to a fine of $1.00 a day, with no maximum amount.
SUNY Open Access Students
- Students currently enrolled in other State University of New York universities, centers or colleges may have the same library loan privileges as JCC students.
- Must present a positive SUNY college/university ID.
- Must obtain a Community Borrower card to borrow materials.
- Loan period, renewal, fine and lost/damaged item replacement information is identical to that for JCC students.
- See Open Access Overview for more information.
Community Members
- Must present their card to borrow materials. To obtain a Community Borrower card you must present positive photo identification.
- Are allowed a 21 day loan period for books and audio books; circulating media items have an 8 day loan period.
- May borrow up to a maximum of 3 books, 1 audio book and 2 circulating media (for a total of 6 items at one time).
- May renew books for an additional 21 days once, if the item has not been requested by another person.
- Audio books and circulating media items may not be renewed.
- Overdue items must be returned and fines paid before books can be renewed or new items can be checked out.
- If an item is not returned or renewed by the due date, a fine of $0.25 per day is generated, up to a maximum of $10.00.
- If Community Patron fines exceed $5.00, borrowing privileges will be suspended until fines have been paid in full.
- Lost or damaged items must be paid for by the borrower. In addition to a $30.00 replacement fee for the book, the borrower will owe a $10.00 processing fee and the fine amount, up to the maximum of $10.00.
- Replacement fees for lost or damaged books will be waived if the library is provided with an exact copy in good condition that is approved by the circulation supervisor.
- Payments for overdue fines and replacement fees are not collected at the Circulation desk but are accepted by the Financial Services office located in Building 6.
- Community Patrons are eligible to request material through our Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL). Materials received via ILL are subject to a fine of $1.00 a day, with no maximum amount.
JCC Faculty and Staff
- Should present their SUNYCard to borrow materials.
- Are allowed an 80 day loan period for circulating books, a 21 day loan period for audio books and an 8 day loan period for media items.
- May renew books for an additional 50 days.
- May borrow up to 10 items at one time, one of which may be an audio book.
- Are eligible to request material through our Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL).
Holds
- Any patron may place a hold on an item that is out on loan.
- No renewals are possible for items on hold.
- When an item on hold is returned to the library, the person requesting the hold will be contacted by phone and the item will be held for checkout for 72 hours. After 72 hours the hold is cancelled and the item is returned to the shelf.
General Circulation Information
- The library will hold a book at the Circulation and Reserves desk for 24 hours for patrons who need to retrieve their SUNYCard or Community Borrower's card.
- Borrowing privileges will be suspended for any patron with overdue books or unpaid fines.
- Periodicals and newspapers must be used in the library.
- Reserve materials may be used for a period of 2 hours in the library only. Two coin-operated photocopiers and a microform reader/printer are available in the library for copying at $.10 a page