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A spouse or child (age aged 12 or older) of a Drew faculty or staff member may borrow library materials using the

  • The spouse of a Drew University faculty or staff member who would like to borrow books should obtain an ID card issued by

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  • Drew University
  • Then, obtain a "Family Member Registration" form from the Circulation department in the library   
  • Drew faculty and staff members should pick up the form for children over age 12 for whom they would like borrowing privileges  
  • The Drew faculty or staff member related to the spouse or child must then sign the registration form, agreeing to pay for any fines or lost item. 
  • Once the Drew faculty or staff member has signed the form, the spouse or child may present the completed form to Circulation to register and obtain a library card.  

Borrowing privileges and loan periods

Borrowing privileges items. Borrowing privileges are for one year and are renewable if the family member's account is free of fines. Borrowers are responsible for all items charged on their accounts. Reference and periodical items do not circulate.

Total items a borrower may charge and loan periods

, outstanding books, or other account issues

Participants in these programs may borrow up to 10 items at a time for a loan period of 30 days. No renewals or recall , recall, InterLibrary Loan, or off-site database access privileges are granted.

Fines

Family borrowers members are subject to overdue fines of 10 cents a day . The and the maximum overdue fine per item is $10.00. Overdue notices are sent as a courtesy, due date slips are placed in each book at check-out. Items overdue for 40 days are automatically IItems that are overdue for 35 days are assumed to be lost and a $100.00 per item replacement charge is placed against the borrower's library account. Replacement fee is $75 per book. Assumed lost items must be brought to the Circulation Desk for discharging. Once returned the $75 on the borrower’s account (unless it is determined that the replacement cost for the item exceeds $100.00.)   Once returned, the $100.00 fee per item is reduced to a lesser amount . If unless the library Library has already purchased a replacement copy, the $75 fee is not reduced.

Suspension of Borrowing Privileges

When an item becomes assumed lost all , library borrowing privileges are automatically suspended until either the book has all assumed lost books have been returned and/or the all replacement fee fees are paid.

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Recalled Items

Recalls are requests by current Drew faculty, staff, students, or Reserves for material charged to another borrower.  Items are subject to recall 20 days after the original charge out date; items needed for Reserve may be recalled at any time.  If a recalled item is not returned promptly, a patron is subject to fines, replacement charges, and the suspension of borrowing privileges.

Fines for failure to return a recalled item

Maximum overdue recall fine for failure to return a recall for an individual another patron is $20.00. Maximum overdue recall fine for failure to return a Reserves recall is $45.00.If a Reserves recall recalled book is replaced before it is returned, or is not returned in two weeks and the library purchases a new copy for Reserves, an additional replacement fee of $75.00 will be charged.and is considered lost, a minimum $100.00 replacement charge will additionally be assessed.