Circulation Department
Ask at the circulation desk to apply for a Colorado Library Card, reserve materials, videos, interlibrary loan requests, cassette players, headphones and laptops. Check out and return library materials and receive directions to various areas in the library at the circulation desk.
Library Policies
- Community patrons must be at least 16 years of age and must present a Colorado picture ID with a local address and a second item with proof of the same address in order to be issued a borrowing card.
- A current NJC/Colorado Library Card is required in order to check out materials.
- A patron must present his/her current NJC borrower's card in order to check out materials. It is NOT permissible to use a spouse's card or a card belonging to any other person.
- Library materials must be checked out five minutes prior to closing.
- A $5.00 replacement fee will be assessed to community patrons who lose their library cards
- Books, music CD's and audio books check out for four weeks. VHS and DVD videos check out for two days except for weekends and holidays. Periodicals, reference, most reserve materials and laptops must be used in the library.
- Checkout limits: Students - 20 items, community patrons - 10 items and libraries - 100 items.
Checkout Procedures
Loan Periods
Renewals
- NJC library materials may be renewed if they are not already overdue or on hold for another patron. Contact the circulation desk with items needing to be renewed. Renewals can also be made by calling the circulation desk at 970-521-6612. Please renew your items before they become overdue.
Fines
- $1.00 per day will be charged for overdue videos and interlibrary loan materials and headphones. A $1.00 fee will be assessed for each video returned without being completely rewound. A non-refundable processing fee wiill be imposed for each item that is 40 days overdue in the amounts of $5.00 for books (print and audio) and CDs, and 15.00 for all videos - DVD and VHS. headphones and interlibrary loan items.
- If patrons have outstanding fines or overdue materials, additional items cannot be checked out until materials are returned and fines are paid. Patrons who keep DVDs and VHS tapes ten days past the due date will permanently lose audio-visual borrowing privileges.
- Registration and transcript holds will be placed on students' records when materials become 40 days overdue. Transcripts are held for patrons who have returned outstanding items but still owe $10.00 or more.
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Patrons will be billed for lost items when materials are 40 days overdue. A bill for lost or damaged items reflects the cost of the material plus a $20.00 material processing charge for each item. The library does not permit patrons to bring in a replacement item for lost or damaged materials; patrons must also return damaged items to the library. Once replacement charges have been paid, they are non-refundable. The bill for replacement for lost items is waived when overdue materials are returned undamaged; but patrons are still liable for paying all overdue and other processing charges incurred on the item(s).
Interlibrary Loan - When desired materials and information are not available in the Monahan Library, patrons may request materials from regional and state libraries through the use of Interlibrary Loan. Inquire at the circulation desk for assistance in using this service.
Repeatedly violating library policy or disregarding library staff members' directives may result in the revocation of borrowing privileges at the Library Director's discretion.
100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO 80751
Phone: 970-521-661