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Circulation Services

All transactions relating to borrowing materials are handled at the circulation desk including: checking out and returning general circulating materials, reserve materials, fines and charges for overdue/lost items, change for copiers, and renewals or holds. Undergraduate students are allowed to checkout 15 items while graduate students are allowed 30 items.

Materials at Butler Library are only available to Lindenwood University students, faculty, and staff and can be checked out using a University I.D.

Loan Periods

Books	3 weeks
Government Documents	most materials circulate for 3 weeks
Journals	only available to faculty for 3 days
Reserves	varies as allowed by instructor
Special Collections	3 weeks
Test Kits	5 days with paid receipt
Videos	only available to faculty for a period of two weeks

Renewals

Materials may be renewed either in person, over the phone by calling (636)949-4820, or online in the library catalog.

Books	may be renewed if not needed by another patron
Government Documents	may be renewed if not needed by another patron
Journals	may not be renewed
Reserves	may not be renewed
Special Collections	may be renewed if not needed by another patron
Test Kits	one renewal for two days
Videos	one renewal

Fines

Books	$1.00 per day up to $4.00 (grace period of 7 days)
Recalled Books	$2.00 per day (grace period of 7 days)
Reserve Items	$2.00 per day up to $14.00 (no grace period)
Hourly reserve items	$2.00 per hour (grace period = 1 hour)
Test Kits	$5.00 per day (no grace period and no maximum fine)

If an item is lost, a $15.00 processing fee will be charged in addition to the replacement cost of the item. The processing fee for test kits is $20.00.

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