Check-Out Information
Check out a Book?
Bring your items to the Circulation desk and along with your Taft College ID card.
All students must present their Taft College issued ID card in order to check out any library materials. No Exceptions.
Students
| Type | Patron | Loan Period | Renewal | Fine | Limit |
| Stacks Main Collection | Students | 3 Weeks | 1 | $0.25/ day until fine reaches the cost of the book | 10 |
| Reserve Collection | Students | 2 Hours | 1 | $1.00/ hour $24.00 Maximum fine | 3 |
| DVD Collection | Students | 1 Week | 1 | $1.00/ day until fine reaches the cost of the DVD | 10 |
| Archives | Students | In Library Use Only | 0 | None | 0 |
| Interlibrary Loan | Students | 3 Weeks | 0 | $1.00/ day until fine reaches the cost of the book | 10 |
| Study Rooms, 2-hour Laptops | Students | 2 Hours In Library Use Only | 1 | $1.00/ hour $24.00 Maximum fine | 1 |
| Semester Laptops | Students | Semester | 1 | $1.00/ day until fine reaches the cost of the laptop |
1 |
| Calculators | Students | Semester | 1 | $0.50/ day until fine reaches the cost of the calculator | 1 |
Faculty
| Type | Patron | Loan Period | Renewal | Fine | Limit |
| Stacks Main Collection | Faculty & Staff | 1 Semester | 1 | None | 10 |
| Reserve Collection | Faculty & Staff | 2 Hours | 1 | None | 3 |
| DVD Collection | Faculty & Staff | 1 Week | 1 | None | 10 |
| Archives | Faculty & Staff | In Library Use Only | 0 | None | 0 |
| Interlibrary Loan | Faculty & Staff | 3 Weeks | 0 | $1.00/ day until fine reaches the cost of the book | 10 |
| Study Rooms, 2 Hour Laptops | Faculty & Staff | 2 Hours In Library Use Only | 1 | None | 1 |
If your fine exceeds a $1, a hold will be placed on your Library Account. To clear your hold, cash payments are accepted at the Circulation Desk, while credit card payments must be made at the Cashier's Desk in the Administration Building. The hold will be removed within 24 hours upon payment of all fines and fees.
** Fines and/ or fees may be waived under certain circumstances. Such waivers are granted at the discretion of the Library Director.
Place a Hold on an Item
Sign in to your Library account using your MyTC credentials in the library catalog, OneSearch.
Search for the item you want in the catalog:
Once you are signed in and have located the item you want to borrow, click the request button for that item:
Select the dates you would like to receive the book by and add any comments before clicking Send Request.
