Borrowing privileges from the college library are extended to persons who meet the following criteria:

• Have an NTC student ID
• Are current residents of the NTC district's ten-county area
• Have a good library circulation record and no outstanding fines

Loan Time Periods

Loan periods are as follows:

Books: 2 weeks
Magazines/Journals (past issues): 1 week
Videos/Cassettes/CDs/DVDs: 2 weeks
ITV Tapes/Reserve Material: Varies by instructor. May be as short as two hours use within the library or as long as the entire semester. The length of check out for most reserve materials is between one or two days and two weeks.

Renewing Library Material

• Library materials may be renewed between one (reserve materials) and three times, provided no one else has placed a hold on the item that you want to renew. The due date following renewal is based on the original due date of the item and its normal loan time.
• Most library materials can be renewed online by logging into the library's Online Catalog and choosing the Patron link. You may also renew materials in person at the library's circulation desk, by phone (1-888-NTC-7144 or 715-675-3331 ext. 4054) or by email (lib@ntc.edu). You will need to contact library staff if you wish to renew materials that have already have been renewed the maximum number of times.

Fines/Fees

Fines are assessed for overdue materials on a per day basis.

Books: 5 cents
Magazines/Journals: 5 cents
Videos/Cassettes/CDs/DVDs: 5 cents
ITV Tapes and Materials on Reserve: 75 cents

Notification to patron regarding library obligation:

The patron is responsible for notifying the library if his/her mailing address changes. For most materials, an overdue letter will be sent to the patron if an item is still out one week after its due date. If an item is loaned for less than two weeks the first overdue letter will be sent sooner, usually two or three days after its due date. Additional notices will be sent at approximately 2 week intervals. The final notice will consist of a bill for the cost of the materials plus accumulated overdue fines and a $15.00 handling fee. If the material is not returned by the date specified in the billing letter, the account may be turned over to the district's financial services office and forwarded to a collection agency. Circulation privileges will be revoked until Financial Services notifies us of payment. Once a bill has been turned over to Financial Services, the library will not usually accept return of the materials. Exceptions must be approved by Financial Services.

Material returned late: The maximum fine for material returned late is the replacement cost of the item.

Missing material: The replacement cost plus a $15.00 handling fee will be charged

Damaged material: Damaged material returned in usable condition will be assessed a repair fee of less than the replacement cost of the material. If the material cannot be repaired, a replacement cost will be charged.