JCC Students
- Must present their SUNYCard to borrow materials and access reserve items.
- Are allowed a 30 day loan period for books and audio books; circulating media items and periodicals have a 7 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, 2 may be audio books, and 2 may be circulating media items or periodicals.
- May renew print books and audio books for an additional 30 days if the item has not been requested by another person.
- Books that are not returned or renewed after 30 days after the due date will be declared lost and replacement and processing fees will be assessed. The borrower will also lose borrowing privileges and holds will be placed on the student's Banner account until items are returned or replaced or fees are paid in full.
- Overdue items must be returned/renewed before new items can be checked out.
- Lost or damaged items must be paid for by the borrower. A $30.00 replacement fee and a $10.00 processing fee ($40.00 total) will be assessed per item.
- Replacement fees for lost or damaged items will be waived if the library is provided with an exact copy in good condition that is approved by the circulation supervisor.
- Payments for replacement fees are not collected at the Information and Services Desk but are accepted by the Financial Services office located in Building 6. It is the borrower's responsibility to bring a signed receipt from Financial Services to the Library to provide proof of payment. Upon receiving the payment receipt, the Library will remove the holds on the borrower's account.
- JCC student grades and transcripts will be withheld until outstanding obligations are cleared.
- All items checked out by JCC students are due on the last day of classes. Students who wish to check out materials 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 in good standing (those who do not owe fines, replacement fees, or have overdue items) are eligible to request material through our Interlibrary Loan Services (ILL). If materials borrowed via ILL are lost or damaged, students must pay any fines, replacement costs, and/or fees as required by the loaning library. The Library reserves the right to suspend or limit the ILL loan privileges of users who have lost ILL materials, regardless of payment of fees and costs associated with the loss.
Other SUNY Students
- Students currently enrolled in other State University of New York universities, centers or colleges have the same library loan privileges as JCC students.
- Must present a positive photo ID.
- Loan period, renewal, fine and lost/damaged item replacement information is identical to that for JCC students.
- SUNY students in good standing (those who do not owe fines, replacement fees, or have overdue items) are eligible to request material through our Interlibrary Loan Services (ILL). If materials borrowed via ILL are lost or damaged, students must pay any fines, replacement costs, and/or fees as required by the loaning library. The Library reserves the right to suspend or limit the ILL loan privileges of users who have lost ILL materials, regardless of payment of fees and costs associated with the loss.
- Internet access is available for registered SUNY students. Present your Community Borrower card and a positive photo ID at the Information & Services desk to check out a computer network login. This login may be used on any public library computer while you are in the library. Return the login to the Information & Services desk upon departure. Your name, the date, as well as the times you checked out and returned the login are recorded by library staff. Use of library computers and the network login are governed by JCC Computer Conduct Guidelines and JCC Library Community Member Computer Use Guidelines. See Patron Conduct Guidelines page for details.
Community Members
- Must present their card to borrow materials. To obtain a Community Borrower card you must present government issued, positive photo identification.
- Are allowed a 30 day loan period for books and audio books; circulating media items and periodicals have a 7 day loan period.
- May borrow up to a maximum of 6 items at one time. Of these, patrons may borrow up to 3 books, 2 audio books, and 2 circulating media items or periodicals.
- May renew print books and audio books for an additional 30 days if the item has not been requested by another person.
- Circulating media items may not be renewed.
- Overdue items must be returned before new items can be checked out or the patron is granted computer privileges.
- If an item is not returned or renewed by the due date, the borrower will receive a warning letters via mail and e-mail.
- Lost or damaged items must be paid for by the borrower. A $30.00 replacement fee and a $10.00 processing fee ($40.00 total) will be assessed per item.
- Replacement fees for lost or damaged items will be waived if the library is provided with an exact copy in good condition that is approved by the circulation supervisor.
- Payments for replacement fees are not collected at the Information and Services Desk but are accepted by the Financial Services office located in Building 6. It is the borrower's responsibility to bring a signed receipt from Financial Services to the Library to provide proof of payment. Upon receiving the payment receipt, the Library will remove the holds on the borrower's account.
- Community Patrons in good standing (those who do not owe fines, replacement fees, or have overdue items) are eligible to request material through our Interlibrary Loan Services (ILL). If materials borrowed via ILL are lost or damaged, patrons must pay any fines, replacement costs, and/or fees as required by the loaning library. The Library reserves the right to suspend or limit the ILL loan privileges of users who have lost ILL materials, regardless of payment of fees and costs associated with the loss.
- Internet access is available for registered community members via two methods:
- 1. Use one of the library's desktop computers in the common areas (Community Patron logins do not work in Zoom Room / Group Study Rooms or on laptop computers). To do this, present your Community Borrower card and a positive photo ID at the Information & Services desk to check out a computer login. This login may be used on any public library desktop computers while you are in the library. Return the login to the Information & Services desk upon departure. Your name, the date, as well as the times you checked out and returned the login are recorded by library staff. Use of library computers and the network login are governed by JCC Computer Conduct Guidelines and JCC Library Community Member Computer Use Guidelines. See the Patron Conduct Guidelines page for details.
- 2. Bring your own device to the library and login to our Guest wifi. You need to enter a valid email address to login to the Guest wifi.
- 1. Use one of the library's desktop computers in the common areas (Community Patron logins do not work in Zoom Room / Group Study Rooms or on laptop computers). To do this, present your Community Borrower card and a positive photo ID at the Information & Services desk to check out a computer login. This login may be used on any public library desktop computers while you are in the library. Return the login to the Information & Services desk upon departure. Your name, the date, as well as the times you checked out and returned the login are recorded by library staff. Use of library computers and the network login are governed by JCC Computer Conduct Guidelines and JCC Library Community Member Computer Use Guidelines. See the Patron Conduct Guidelines page for details.
Note: You are unable to print from your own device as the Guest wifi does not allow that. Users of the our public desktop computers using our Community Patrons logins may print up to 10 pages per day free. Additional printouts are .10 per page.
JCC Faculty and Staff
- Should present their SUNYCard to borrow materials.
- Are allowed an 60 day loan period for circulating books, a 30 day loan period for audio books and a 7 day loan period for media items.
- May renew books for an additional 50 days if the item has not been requested by another patron.
- May borrow up to 10 items at one time, two of which may be audio books.
- Are eligible to request material through our Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL). If materials borrowed via ILL are lost or damaged, faculty and staff must pay any fines, replacement costs, and/or fees as required by the loaning library. The Library reserves the right to suspend or limit the ILL loan privileges of users who have lost ILL materials, regardless of payment of fees and costs associated with the loss.
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 email and the item will be held for checkout for 72 hours. After 72 hours the hold is canceled and the item is returned to the shelf.
General Circulation Information
- The library will hold a book at the Information and Services 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 lost books or unpaid fees.
- Many periodicals circulate for 1 week and patrons may borrow 2 at one time. Some titles may only be used in the library.
- Reserve materials may be used for a period of 2 hours in the library only. A scanner/printer and a microform reader/printer are available in the library for copying.