Aerial view of campus with Williamsport, the Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Mountain as a backdrop

Snowden Borrowing

Students

  • Your college ID is your library card. Materials will not be checked out to you without it! Journals and reference books do not circulate.
  • Fines and replacement charges will be charged to individual student accounts. Lost materials should be reported to the Circulation Desk immediately.
  • General Collection: Books from the general collection circulate for 4 weeks with 5 renewals, but are always due at the end of the semester or term. Books can be renewed unless a hold has been placed on a particular book. Students will be billed $85, $70 for the replacement fee and a non-refundable $15 processing fee, for lost or damaged books.
  • Recalled materials: Recalled materials not returned within 2 days are fined at the rate of $2 per day.
  • Reserves: Professors may place books, articles, videos, etc. on reserve for class use. Many of these materials must be used in the library within a two hour time span. Others can be checked out up to several days. Be sure to observe the time or day that the reserve item is due. Overdue reserve materials are charged at the rate of $1 per hour.
  • DVD/VHS: DVDs and VHS circulate for 3 days and may not be renewed. Overdue video materials are charged at the rate of $1 per day. Replacement and damage fees are the same as for books in the general collection.
  • Leisure Reading Collection: Leisure reading books circulate for a period of 2 weeks and may not be renewed. Fines for overdue Leisure Reading books and are the same as for books in the general collection.
  • HDMI adapters, HDMI cables, headphones: These circulate for 4 hours and may not leave the library. Overdue items are charged at the rate of $1 per hour. Students will be billed $50, $35 for replacement and a non-refundable $15 processing fee, for lost or damaged items.
  • Board Games: Games circulate for 3 days with no renewals. Overdue items are charged at a rate of $1 per day. Students will be billed $50, $35 for replacement and a non-refundable $15 processing fee, for lost or damaged items.
  • Supplies (crayons, markers, chalk): Supplies circulate for 2 hours and may not leave the library. Overdue items are charged at the rate of $1 per hour. Students will be billed $15, $10 for replacement and a non-refundable $5 processing fee, for lost or damaged items.

Faculty and Staff

  • Books circulate for four weeks at a time. Lycoming faculty and staff are not subject to fines and often keep materials for a longer period of time. Books may be recalled if requested by another user. Periodicals may be checked out by faculty and staff overnight. Reference books do not circulate.