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Community Borrowers

 

Who is a community borrower?

A community borrower is someone at least 18 years old who is not a student or member of the faculty or staff of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

How do Nevada residents apply for a card?

1. Fill out a community borrower registration form and submit the form in person at the Knowledge Center Library Services desk or the circulation desks at the DeLaMare or Savitt Medical Libraries.
2. Pay a $25.00 per year non-refundable fee.
   Note: The annual fee is waived for University of Nevada, Reno Alumni, members of the Friends of the University Library, and state and federal employees whose offices are located on the UNR campus. However, these groups are subject to the same restrictions and privileges as other Community Borrowers who must pay the annual fee.
3. A Nevada driver's license or an official Nevada identification card are required for identification. Either may be obtained from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, Driver's License Division.

How do residents from other states apply for a card?

1. Fill out an out-of-state community borrower registration form and submit the form in person at the Knowledge Center Library Services desk or the circulation desks at the DeLaMare or Savitt Medical Libraries.
2. Show a photo identification card to establish your identity.
3. Pay a $50.00 per year non-refundable fee.
   Note: Out-of-state community borrowers are subject to the same restrictions and privileges as Nevada resident community borrowers.

How long does it take to receive a borrower's card?

• A University of Nevada library card will be issued at the time of request or once all the necessary information is provided.
• Applicants denied borrowing privileges will be refunded their $25.00 payment.

Can I use my Washoe County library card or other Nevada library card?

• No, you will need to fill out a community borrower registration form. You will be provided with a UNR Library card at that time.

What if my address changes?

• It is the responsibility of the borrower to keep the library informed of all contact information updates. A borrower who may be absent from this address for more than two weeks must ensure that library materials are returned.

How do I check out a book?

• Present your library card and the books you want to check out at the Knowledge Center Library Services desk or the circulation desks at the DeLaMare or Savitt Medical Libraries.
• A borrower is responsible for all materials checked out on his or her library card until those materials are returned to any UNR library.

How many books may I check out?

• You may have up to ten books checked out at one time.

Can journals be checked out?

• Journals in the Knowledge Center cannot be checked out by community borrowers.
• DeLaMare Library, and Savitt Medical Library journals circulate for three days. DeLaMare Library's unbound journals do not circulate.

How long is the loan period?

• Books are checked out for 28 days. Books on Course Reserve located at the library services desk have been set aside by faculty for class work. These can be checked out for limited periods of time.

Can books be renewed?

• Books may be renewed by accessing your library account on the Web, by telephone, 775.682.5625, or in person. You may renew a book as long as no one else has requested the book. Overdue books may not be renewed online.

What if you cannot find the book you need on the shelf or the online catalog indicates the book you need is checked out?

• We will search, place a hold, or recall a book for you. This service may be requested in person at the Knowledge Center Library Services desk or the circulation desks at the DeLaMare or Savitt Medical Libraries; such requests cannot be made by telephone. A search can take up to a week to process.
• All books are subject to recall if another borrower requests the book. If a book has been recalled, it must be returned no later than the date printed on the recall notice. The date on the recall notice supersedes the original due date.
• A borrower who may be absent from the area for more than one week must insure that material due the library or recalled by the library during such absences is returned in accordance with library policies.

What is the fine for an overdue book and what happens if I lose a book?

• All books are due as marked. One overdue notice will be sent by email. The next notice will be a bill for the cost of replacing the book plus a $10.00 processing fee and a $5.00 billing fee. Failure to receive a notice, for whatever reason, does not remove the responsibility for charges. Your borrowing privileges are suspended when you have accrued charges of $5.00 or more. The fine for an overdue recalled book is $.25 per day, to a maximum of $5.00 per book.