About us: General rules

• Place phones on vibrate or turn off.
• Step outside the library to use your phone.
• Computers, study rooms, and study tables are first come, first served. They may not be reserved.
• Athens Technical College students, staff and faculty have priority over community users in the use of computers, study spaces and assistance.

Borrowing

Students

Students may keep books for 4 weeks, with 2 renewals as long as there are no holds on the item.
Students may keep popular collection books for 28 days.
Students may keep DVDs for 3 days.
Laptops and anatomy models are available for 2-hour in-library use.

Fines and fees:

Overdue: $.25 per day 

If an overdue book is recalled, the $1.00 per day charge begins the date the book was recalled.

Failure to return items on reserve:  $.50 per day 

Lost materials: $35 non-refundable processing fee in addition to the cost of replacing the item.

Students who owe fines or fail to return books on time will be blocked from receiving their grades or registering.

Faculty & Staff

Faculty and staff may keep books for 90 days; popular books for 28 days. 

Community

Community users may checkout one book at a time and keep it for 2 weeks with 2 renewals, as long as nobody puts a hold.
DVDs may be viewed in the library.
Community users may not check out books from the popular collection.

Fines and fees:

Overdue: $.25 per day 

If an overdue book is recalled, the $1.00 per day charge begins the date the book was recalled.

Failure to return items on reserve:  $.50 per day 

Lost materials: $35 processing fee plus the cost of replacing the item. The processing fee is non-refundable.

Community patrons with overdue items or fines in excess of $2.00 will be blocked from checking out further library materials.