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Library Privileges for Other Library Patrons


Checkout Identification
  • You must have a valid BYU Spouse/Dependent card or BYU Special-Use card to receive services at the Circulation Desk

Categories of Patrons and Library Fees/Donations
None of these categories allow external access to licensed electronic resources. If you have any questions about library privileges, please contact the Circulation Department at 422-6061.
  • Spouse and Dependents: Spouse and dependents of full-time BYU employees, no charge
  • Alumni: Graduates of BYU Provo, Hawaii, & Idaho; verification and $50 annual donation
  • Contributors: Non-BYU alumni; $50 annual donation
  • High School Students: public (not private) high schools; additional form, signed by High School teacher & librarian, picture ID, and $10 fee for each school calendar year
  • Partnership: teachers and Administrators of participating school districts (generally Utah County); current BYU Public School Partnership card on first visit only, then Special Use Pass
  • Family History Center: service Missionaries at the Utah Valley Family History Center, located in the HBLL; must be on a list of eligible missionaries for the semester from the Family History Library
  • UALC: faculty and enrolled students at state-funded colleges and universities, and Westminster College; current ID card from a participating institution

Loan Period
  • 3 weeks for most library materials
  • Shorter deadlines for specific items (juvenile literature, special collections, etc.)
  • There is no grace period.

Maximum Items Checked Out
  • You can check out up to 15 items simultaneously

Renewals
  • Renew most materials at the Circulation Desk
  • You are permitted one online renewal per item. To access the online renewal system, you must have a Route Y Net ID (if you do not currently have a Route Y Net ID, a library employee will set one up for you at the circulation desk).

Recalls and Holds
  • Three-week minimum checkout time before an item can be recalled
  • 24-hour recall period for items needed for Course Reserve
  • Recall fine (starting at $10 and increasing each day) for recalls not returned by new due date

Notices
  • First e-mail reminder: 7 days before the due date
  • Courtesy e-mail notice: 5 days after the due date
  • You must return or renew materials by the due date or lose your library privileges
  • You will lose your library privileges if you owe over $3 in library fees

Overdue Fines
  • $1.00 per day, per book, with a maximum fine of $10.00, per book
  • Your library account is blocked when one item is overdue
  • Pay fees at the Circulation Desk by check, signature card, or money order

Billing for Lost Items
  • Billing notice for lost library materials for items more than four weeks overdue
  • Bill includes the replacement cost of the book and a non-refundable $25 processing fee