Circulation and Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Anyone wishing to borrow library materials should bring his ID card, OneCard, or library card to the Lending Services Desk. Patrons cannot check out materials or access online databases if their cards are not registered with the Library. The borrower’s account should be in good standing, showing no outstanding fees or fines.

Library privileges

Library privilege	BHCC OneCard	BHCC Student ID card	Faculty/staff ID card	Other NOBLE library card	Other Massachusetts library card	Community borrower card
Visit the library	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Use books in library	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Use computers and online databases in library	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Borrow regular books	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Borrow reference books	No	No	No	No	No	No
Borrow reserve items	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Borrow headphones	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Borrow periodicals	No	No	No	No	No	No
Borrow archival and special collections materials	No	No	No	No	No	No
Access our online databases remotely	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Place intra-consortial (NOBLE) ILL requests	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Place Commonwealth Catalog ILL requests	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Place OCLC ILL requests	Yes	Yes	Yes	No*	No*	No
Place ILL requests for articles	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

*Patrons may place OCLC ILL requests through the home or main library that issued their barcode

Most circulating materials are due within 14 days of checkout and may be renewed twice, unless another person has requested them. Renewals may be made in person at the Lending Services Desk, over the telephone (617-228-2213), or online using a library password. Reference materials, periodicals, reserve materials, and some display and special collection materials cannot be taken out of the library, but photocopying is allowed.

Borrowing Period

Resource	Borrowing Period	Renewals	Fine	Maximum Fee if Lost
Circulating books	14 days	2	10¢ per day	$25
Reserves	2 hours though variable	none	50¢ per hour	$25
DVDs	3 days	none	$1 per day	$50
Headphones	2 hours	none	10¢ per hour	$25
ILL Items	14 days	Based on Lending Library	Based on Lending Library	Based on Lending Library

 

• Reserves are In-Library Use Only. Check out at Lending Services Desk. Please adhere to borrowing period. Fines incurred if late.

• Reference Materials and Periodicals are In-Library Use Only.

• Headphones are In-Library Use Only. Check out at Lending Services Desk. Please adhere to borrowing period. Fines incurred if late.

• Overdue Notices are generally sent two months after items are first checked out.

• A Book is considered lost if not returned after 90 days.

• Lost or Damaged Items are billed to the patron at the replacement cost of the item.