CircRules
Circulation Rules
Checkout Limits
Patrons (except INSTITUTE, ONLINE, and NEIGHBOR) are allowed 99 checkouts at a time.
Circulation Limits
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| Item Type | Limit | Description | Days | Renewable | Notes |
| 3DOBJECT | 1 | Ukuele | 21 | No | |
| J-3DOBJECT | 1 | Stuffed Animals | 7 | No | |
| BACKPACK | Virginia State Parks, Mill Mountain Zoo, and New River Land Trust backpacks | 14 | |||
| BOARDBOOK | Never had one? Remove? | 21 | |||
| J-BOARDBK | Boardbooks | 21 | |||
| BOOK | Books! | 21 | |||
| NEWBOOK | New Adult Fiction | 14 | |||
| J-BOOK | Juvenile Books | 21 | |||
| BK-CD | Book with CD | 21 | |||
| J-BK-CD | Juvenile Book with CD | 21 | |||
| CD | Books on CD | 21 | |||
| J-CD | Juvenile Books on CD | 21 | |||
| CD-MUSIC | 14 | ||||
| J-CD-MUSIC | 14 | ||||
| DVD | 20 | Adult DVDs | 14 | ||
| DVD-NEW | 5 | New Adult DVDs | 7 | ||
| J-DVD | Juvenile DVDs | 14 | |||
| J-DVD-NEW | 5 | New Juvenile DVDs | 7 | ||
| EBOOK_RDR | 1 | Ebook Readers (Kindles) | 14 | ||
| EQUIPMENT | Cables, Extension Cords, Portable Charging Kits, BB Projector Kit | End of the day | The patron is billed replacement costs if not returned by the end of the following day. CircRules#cite_note-1 | ||
| GAMECART | 1 hour | These are holdable, but only by patrons of that branch | |||
| GAMEDEVICE | 1 | Handheld gaming devices; currently Playaways and one long lost Nintendo DS3 | 7 | ||
| HOTSPOT | 1 | Wifi Hotspots | 14 | ||
| ILL | 2 | 21 | No | Patrons are to have no bills and no overdue items when requesting ILLs[3] | |
| J-3DOBJECT | Stuffed Animals | 7 | No longer any age restriction[4] | ||
| KIT | Science Resource Hub kits | 21 | |||
| J-KIT | Includes Tough Subject backpacks; Library Connection kits; Early Literacy Curriculum kits; kits we compiled. | 21 | |||
| MAGAZINE | 14 | These items don't generate LOST bills if not returned, and the Notice Schedule is somewhat different. | |||
| PAPERBACK | 21 | ||||
| PASSES | Passes to museums | 7 | No | ||
| TELESCOPE | 1 | 7 | No | Juvenile Cards can not check out this item type[2] | |
| VIDEOGAME | 4 | Titles for gaming consoles (like XBOX…) | 14 |
| Item Type | Description | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| DVD-NEW | New Adult DVDs | 5 |
| J-DVD-NEW | New Juvenile DVDs | 5 |
| DVD | Adult DVDs | 20 |
| HOTSPOT | Wireless Hotspots | 1 |
| EBOOK_RDR | Kindles, iPads | 1 |
| VIDEOGAME | Titles for PS3 / XBOX | 4 |
| GAMEDEVICE | LaunchPads, Nintendo DS3 | 1 |
| J-3DOBJECT | Stuffed Animals | 1 |
| TELESCOPE | 1 | |
| ILL | 2 |
Hold Limits
For our physical items, patrons are allowed 50 holds at a time.
Circulation Periods
Circ Rules are listed on our website. The lists below are for rules and exceptions not listed there.
Items have two renewals unless specified.
| Item Type | Description | Days | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOTSPOT | Wifi Hotspots | 14 | |
| BACKPACK | Virginia State Parks, Mill Mountain Zoo, and New River Land Trust backpacks | 14 | |
| PASSES | Passes to museums | 7 | No Renewals |
| GAMEDEVICE | Handheld gaming devices; currently Playaways and one long lost Nintendo DS3 | 7 | |
| GAMECART | 1 hour | These are holdable, but only by patrons of that branch | |
| EQUIPMENT | Cables, Extension Cords, Portable Charging Kits, BB Projector Kit | End of the day | The patron is billed replacement costs if not returned by the end of the following day.[1] |
| TELESCOPE | 7 | No Renewals. Juvenile Cards can not check out this item type[2] | |
| MAGAZINE | 14 | These items don't generate LOST bills if not returned, and the Notice Schedule is somewhat different. | |
| ILL | 21 | No Renewals. Patrons are to have no bills and no overdue items when requesting ILLs[3] | |
| J-3DOBJECT | Stuffed Animals | 7 | No longer any age restriction[4] |
| 3DOBJECT | Ukuele | 21 |
MICRO (Microfilms), SOFTWARE, and REFBOOK (Reference Books Item Types do not circulate
Circ Rule Exceptions
By Library
See Mobile Library Rules, below.
By Item Type
None, except as noted in table above.
By User Profile
INSTITUTE Patrons are allowed an 8 week checkout period, no renewals, and can generally checkout 150 items at a time. This applies to all item types except ILL, TELESCOPE, HOTSPOT[5], and items that we don't circulate outside of the buildings (Equipment, Gamecarts, etc.). The INSTITUTEs receive limited notices. Branches manually reconcile these accounts for unreturned items annually. While INSTITUTEs have an increased checkout limit of 150 items, they still adhere to the Item Type Checkout Limits in the chart above.
MAIL patrons are allowed an 8 week checkout period with no renewals for all item types except ILL, TELESCOPE, HOTSPOT, and items that we don't circulate. MAIL patrons receive the same notices as regular patrons.
ONLINE cardholders are not allowed to check out items, and are limited to three holds. Online patrons (only) have card numbers that begin with 30222.
NEIGHBOR cardholders are allowed a maximum of three checkouts at a time, and are limited to 20 holds.
BOARD, RETIREDMFL, and STAFF have the same circ rules as regular patrons. However, the notice schedule may be different
LU- and LN- profiles are Library Use user accounts. The "LN-" is for Non-Recirculatable Library accounts, and the "LU-" is for accounts that will have items checked out to another patron. "LU-" includes user accounts like "Rotation" and "Display" accounts. All Library Use accounts' holds take precedence over other users' holds.
Mobile Library Rules
All items checked out on the MSU (MBKMOBILE) have a circ rule of 21-Day / two renewals. Other than the User's maximum charge limit (determined by Profile; usually 99), there are no limits on item type checkout quantities[6].
There are no exceptions to MSU rules.
Fine Free Checkouts
Teen, Juvenile, and other Youth items did not accrue fines if checked out after June 1, 2018. This was determined by Item Type. There were exceptions, like Kits, Backpacks, Passes, and Videogames.
All items became fine free July 1, 2022. All existing fines on patron accounts were removed at that time.
References
- ↑ This is done by IT manually running a WF Template report; no notice is sent
- ↑ Per Paula Alston email FW: Telescope Rules, Wed 12/21/2016 10:47 AM
- ↑ Policy 204
- ↑ 3DOBJECT (J and regular) were set up to be adult only (no Juvenile card checkout allowed). This directive was later reverted. See Sarah Pahl emails RE: Stuffed animals for checkout, November 7, 2017; RE: Editing of Item TOY at circ desk, Mon February 11, 2019.
- ↑ Institutions don't get special privileges on HOTSPOT items; per Management Meeting, Tue February 11, 2020.
- ↑ Per Karim Khan email RE: More Rules! (MSU), Wed 6/30/2021 8:51 AM