Borrowing Privileges
High School Borrower
Eligibility
- Any high school student in the local area is eligible for borrowing privileges whose research needs cannot bemet by school, town, or state libraries.
- Registration must be approved and signed for by the school librarian or principal. The librarian or principal are financially responsible for all items checked out and all fines accrued.
- Each student may register for a four-week period once every academic year.
High school students registered for (but not auditing) Dartmouth College courses have the same library privileges as Dartmouth undergraduates.
Registration
- Register at the Circulation Desk in Baker-Berry Library.
- There is no registration fee for high school borrowers.
- Students must have registration card signed by school librarian or principal.
- A library card valid for four weeks is issued at registration.
- The card is non-transferable and may be used only by the person to whom it was issued.
- The library card establishes eligibility for the services described below and must be presented when requested by a library staff member.
Borrowing Privileges
Loan period is 28 days or the expiration date on the library card, whichever comes first, unless otherwise
specified.
Recalls
- Any registered user may recall material that is currently checked out. All materials, checked out by any patron, are subject to recall.
- Each user is entitled to keep an item for a minimum of 14 days from the time of recall. Exception: Items recalled by the Reserve Services may be due back to the Circulation Desk immediately.
- A new due date will accompany the recall notice. The item must be returned to the Circulation Desk by that date, or overdue fines will be charged. Overdue fines on recalled items are $1.00 per day, per item.
- Recalled items cannot be renewed.
Renewals
- Most library materials may be renewed an unlimited amount of times via phone, email, Internet, fax, mail, or in person. They do not have to be returned to the library for renewal.
- Exceptions include recalled materials, course reserve materials, and non-print materials from the Jones Media Center and other collections. These materials must be physically returned to the library and may be eligible to be checked out a second time if another patron is not waiting for the material.
Unreturned Materials
- Patrons are responsible for all materials checked out to them.
- Any materials not returned, lost, or stolen, must be replaced.
- If the book is found and returned to the library, the replacement cost will be refunded.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary loan services are not available to high school borrowers. These services should be arranged through their school library.
BorrowDirect
BorrowDirect is not available to high school Borrowers.