Both academic and community patrons are eligible to borrow K-State Libraries’ materials.
Loan Periods
|
Patron Type |
Loan Period |
Renewable |
|
K-State undergraduates |
30 days |
11 times |
|
K-State graduate students and staff |
120 days |
2 times |
|
K-State faculty |
6 months |
Automatically 3 times |
|
Kansas residents (with Community Patron Card) |
30 days |
11 times |
|
Visiting faculty, researchers, and scholars |
30 days |
11 times |
You may renew books in person at a service desk and online in your My Library Account. If your office or lab is on campus, consider the Renew It program. Please return borrowed material to designated return areas.
Exceptions
Special material exceptions to the general loan periods include:
|
Materials |
Loan Period |
Renewable |
|
Post-2005 journals |
7 days |
No |
|
Maps |
30 days |
1 renewal |
|
DVDs & videotapes |
30 days |
1 renewal |
|
Varies |
No |
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This will vary according to the lending library |
Contact Interlibrary Loan |
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Fines and fees
In some cases, you may be fined for not returning library materials by the due date. Additionally, borrowers are responsible for all lost or damaged materials.
|
Loan Type |
Renewable |
Fine |
|
|
7 day loan |
No |
$1 per day, $7 max |
14 days overdue |
|
30 day loan |
Yes, 11 times |
No fines unless lost |
14 days overdue |
|
120 day loan |
Yes, 2 times |
No fines unless lost |
14 days overdue |
|
6 months loan |
Yes, 3 automatic |
No fines unless lost |
14 days overdue |
|
Interlibrary Loan |
Check band for restrictions |
No fines unless lost |
14 days overdue |
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Reserves: 2 hour loan* |
No |
$2 per hour, $200 max |
14 days overdue |
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Reserves: 4 hour loan* |
No |
$2 per hour, $54 max |
14 days overdue |
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Reserves: 1 day or more* |
No |
$5 per day, $70 max |
14 days overdue |
|
Recall placed by library staff |
No |
$5 per day, $25 max |
14 days overdue |
*Important note - Patrons with overdue or lost reserve items will be unable to check out new materials again until their overdue or lost items are returned.
Replacement costs
Once a book has been declared lost, you will be charged $100 for the item. This applies to items borrowed from K-State Libraries and Interlibrary Loan. We are unable to accept replacement copies.
Paying fines
You may pay fines by cash (exact amount only), check, credit or debit card at the Library Help desk on the second floor of Hale Library. You may also pay online through your My Library Account. Checks made out to K-State Libraries can be mailed to:
Kansas State University
Library Users Services
222 Hale Library
1117 Mid-Campus Drive North
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
If you have lost materials you’ve borrowed, please contact us at (785) 532-3014 so that we can help. We cannot refund lost-book fees after 6 months have elapsed since the fees have been paid.
