Loan Periods

Students, faculty, staff, and visitors each have different loan periods for the materials they check out.

Details about late, lost, or damaged materials: As of July 2021, Rod Library no longer charges daily late fees for library materials. A lost item replacement fee will be issued for items that have reached the maximum level of overdue or returned damaged. If a lost item is returned within one year of the original due date, a full refund will be given. The library will not accept replacements or issue refunds after one year.

Most library items will reach maximum overdue one month past the due date. Most electronics and hourly check-outs will reach maximum overdue after one week.

An exact replacement, in new condition, will be considered in place of the replacement fees for most items. The Library Services Desk can assist with questions about what qualifies as an exact replacement.

Failure to return recalled items by their due dates may result in loss of library check-out privileges. Upon the return of recalled items, reinstatement of library borrowing privileges will occur.

Undergraduate Students

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Type of Material	Loan Period	Renewals	Replacement Fee*
Books-Stacks	End of Term	Once	$55
Books-Cedar Falls Public Library @ UNI Collection	3 weeks	Once, for 3 weeks	$30
Videos/DVDs/Film/Blue Ray/Video Guides	7 days	Once, for 1 week if not booked by another person	$85; $2 replacement charge for any CD/Video/DVD cases or enclosures therein, which are not returned
All Material -Youth	14 days	2-week renewal until the end of the semester	$25; Youth Historical Collection $50
Games	7 days	7 days	$55
Albums, C.D.'s, Tapes	3 weeks	Once, for 1 week	Items with 1 or 2 pieces: $45; Items with 3 or more pieces: $80; Missing enclosures: $10
Interlibrary Loan	Variable	Variable Contact ILL Staff	Any fines from lending library
U.S. Documents	End of Term	Once	$25
Maps	End of Term	Once	$35
Periodicals (Bound and Current Issues)	1 day	No	$55
Course Reserves (only enrolled students and faculty may check these out)	Varies-check with Library Services	No	$55
Permanent Reserves	Varies-check with Library Services	Varies	*
Lockers	End of Term	No	$35 for lost key; $2 for lost barcode tag
Listening room	3 hours	No	$35 for lost key
Headphones	3 hours-Building Use Only	No	*
Laptop Computers	3 hours	Once, for 1 hour	$1,310
Long Term Laptop Computers	1 week	No	$1,310
Chargers/Cables/Mouse/Clickers/Card Reader/Smart Brushes/ Powerbank/Stylus	3 hours	Once, for 1 hour	*
USB	3 hours	No	$15
Optical Drive	3 days	No	$55
Umbrella	7 days	No	$55
Projector	7 days	No	$810
Calculator	7 days	No	*
Art Supplies/Markers/Highlighters	3 hours	No	$15
WebCam	3 days	No	$55
Camera/VideoCam	1 Week	No	*
Bicycle	3 hours (7am- 9 pm)	No	$655
Bicycle light kit	3 hours	No	$45

* Replacement fee will vary. No refunds will be given and no replacements will be accepted after 1 year from the due date.

Graduate Students

Graduate students follow the same loan periods as undergraduate students. They may check out these materials until the end of the current semester. Items needed for Course Reserves are subject to recall. All patrons are assessed a replacement fee for items not returned.

Faculty

Faculty members have extended borrowing privileges on some materials.

Stacks and Government Documents will check out until the end of the academic year. At the end of the academic year, items will automatically renew until the end of the next academic year for up to three years. At the end of three years, faculty will need to physically bring their items back to the library to check them in and back out again if renewals are needed. This is to provide an opportunity to locate the material and determine a continued need.
All other items will check out for the same loan period as listed above in the Undergraduate section.
Items needed for Course Reserves are subject to recall.
Faculty are not able to check out laptops.
All patrons are assessed a replacement fee for lost or damaged items.

Merit Staff

These staff have the same borrowing privileges as undergraduate students, although they are not able to check out laptops or course reserve material

Professional and Scientific Staff

These staff have extended borrowing privileges on books from the stacks and government documents. They may check out the material until the end of the academic year. Items needed for Course Reserves are subject to recall. All patrons are assessed a replacement fee for items not returned. Professional and Scientific Staff are not able to check out laptops.

With an end of the academic year due date, these staff will need to physically bring their items back to the library to check them in and back out again if renewals are needed. This is to provide an opportunity to locate the material and determine a continued need. Online and phone renewals will not be available.

Visitor Borrowing Information