Circulation Policies

Who may check out library material?
What is needed to check out library material?
What types of material can be checked out?
How long can I keep the material?
How do I renew checked out material?

Who may check out library materials?

In order to borrow library materials, an individual must be associated with the college in one of several ways.Depending on the nature of that relationship will determine the level of service provided.

Users eligible for a full range of services include:

Currently enrolled Carthage undergraduate and graduate students
Carthage faculty, administrators, and staff and their immediate family
Retired Carthage faculty, administrators, and staff

Users eligible for limited services [patrons may borrow up to 6 library materials at a time and are not eligible for Interlibrary Loan services] include the following:

Carthage graduates
Retired Carthage staff
UW-Parkside students, faculty, administrators, and staff
Clergy in Kenosha and Racine counties
Individuals who purchase a fee card for $25 per year

What is needed to check out library materials?

In order to check out any library materials, full-time students, faculty, administrators, and staff must present a currently valid Carthage ID card.

Part-time students, faculty, and staff who do not have a Carthage ID card must come to the library Circulation desk and fill out an application form to receive a Carthage library card

On the back of either the Carthage ID card or the Carthage library card must appear a barcode with a 10 digit barcode number.If the barcode is not present, please inquire at the Circulation Desk.

You are responsible for everything charged out on your card.

Never lend you card or any materials checked out on your card to others.

What types of materials can be checked out?

The following material can be checked out:

Books, videocassettes, and other material located in the General Collection; media equipment and library laptops
Material that cannot be checked out includes:
Reference material
Periodicals (magazines, journals, newspapers)

How long can I keep the material?

Library loan periods are determined by the type of material and the patron’s status

Books in the General Collection, including Children’s Literature and Curriculum Library – 28 days
CD-ROMS – 28 days
Laptops – 24 hours
Videocassettes – 7 days
Reserve material (varies with the type of material) – 2 hours/3days/overnight (10pm – 9am)

How do I renew material I have checked out?

Circulating material may be renewed unless someone else has placed a “hold” on them. Library material can be recalled at any time. Carthage faculty and administrators can keep material for one term unless recalled.

In order to renew library material, either bring the material to the Circulation Desk and request a renewal or renew the material online. Laptops cannot be renewed.

All library materials are due at the end of the term.

Summer Library Hours

Monday - Thursday: 7:30am - 10:00pm
Friday: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm - 10:00pm

Special Hours

Summer 2012

Sat May 26 - Mon May 28
(Memorial Day Weekend): CLOSED
Wed July 4: CLOSED
Sun Sept 2: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Mon Sept 3 (Labor Day): 8:00am - 10:00pm