Circulation: Students & Employees

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Books, music scores and curriculum materials (Juvenile, Juvenile Fiction, Texts, Teaching Resources, Kits) can be checked out by Messiah students and employees for the entire semester. No renewals for these items are permitted for Messiah students. Messiah employee library privileges allow 1 renewal option on books, scores, and curriculum items.

For both Messiah students and employees, media materials (CDs, DVDs, Audiobooks) are permitted to be checked out for 1 week with 1 renewal allowed.

Messiah students and employees may renew permitted items online through their library account in Primo. Additionally, permitted renewals can be made by calling the Circulation department (x3860) or by stopping by the Circulation Desk.

Renewing Library Materials in Primo:

• After signing into Primo, click on your name near the top right-hand corner of the window.

• Click on "Library Card."

• Items you currently have checked out will be located under "Loans." Click on "Renew All" or select particular items and click on "Renew Selected."

• You will receive a message on screen that your library items have been renewed, with the new date listed by each item.

If a patron has searched for a library item in Primo that says it is "available" or "not available," they may be able to place a request (hold) for it. To do so,

• the patron needs to be logged into their Primo account to be able to request an item;

• on the item's page in Primo, under "Find in Library," click on "Place on Hold;"

• fill out any necessary information and click on "Send Request" when completed.

Note: if a patron has any overdue items or fines on their account, Primo may not permit them to place a hold on an item. The patron must call or come into the library to take care of these overdues and/or fines before placing a hold request.

We expect patrons to adhere to due dates and respect the interests of other patrons who may be waiting for items to be returned. If borrowed items are not returned by the due date, they are overdue and our library online system automatically blocks the patron from checking out additional materials until overdue item(s) are returned or renewed.

Example: a DVD checks out for 1 week; its renewal period would be 1 additional week.

Fees. Murray Library materials overdue for 21 days or more are automatically marked "lost" in our library system. These items are subject to a $75 lost item replacement fee. This fee is assessed per item. This process applies to severely damaged library materials, also. If a Messiah student finds and returns the lost item in acceptable condition, Student Financial Services will be notified to refund the replacement fee. All fees are subject to adjustment at the discretion of the Circulation Department.

Paying Fees:

• Student - Students are not fined for less than 21 day overdue library materials. However, students are charged a replacement fee for items that are 21 days or more overdue and/or for items which have been lost or damaged. Student library fees are billed through Student Financial Services.

• Employee - Employees are not fined for less than 21 day overdue library materials. However, employees are charged replacement fees for items that are 21 days or more overdue and/or for items which have been lost or damaged. Employee fees are billed through the employee's library account and can be paid at the Circulation Desk.

phone: (717) 691-6006, ext. 3860

email: CirculationDesk@messiah.edu

Deb Roof
Circulation Department Supervisor
e-mail: droof@messiah.edu
phone: 717-691-6006 ext. 7293      

Rebecca Rosser
Evening Circulation Supervisor
email: rrosser@messiah.edu
phone: 717-691-6006 ext. 7350

Keith Jones
Weekend Circulation Supervisor
e-mail: kajones@messiah.edu
phone: 717-691-6006 ext. 3861