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Collection Management Librarian

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Marina Jaffe
Contact:
865-981-8099

Instructions for Borrowing Books

How to Check Out Books at the Library Service Desk

  • Find your books
    Select the books you’d like to borrow and bring them to the Library Service Desk.

  • Show your Maryville College ID
    You must have a current Maryville College ID to check out materials.

  • Check out
    A librarian will check out the books for you and let you know the due date. You’ll also receive the due date in an email.

  • Renewals
    Your books will automatically renew one time on the first due date. After that, you can log into My Checked-Out Items to see your checked-out books and request additional renewals.

Check-Out Periods

The Lamar Memorial Library provides borrowing services that allow students, faculty, and staff to check out books, reserve materials, reference books, and DVDs to support their academic and research needs. Loan periods vary based on item type and borrower status, with renewal options available for most materials.

  Books Reference Books Course Reserves DVDs

Undergraduate Students

3 weeks,
one auto renewal

Please request at library
service desk

2, 24, or 48 hours.
Please request at library
service desk
7 days
Please request at
library service desk

Senior Study Students

semester Please request at library
service desk
2, 24, or 48 hours.
Please request at library
service desk
7 days
Please request at
library service desk
Faculty semester Please request at library
service desk
Please request at library
service desk
Semester
Please request at
library service desk
Staff 3 weeks,
one auto renewal
Please request at library
service desk
Please request at library
service desk
7 days
Please request at
library service desk

 

Date Due Notifications 

  • Date due notifications and overdue notices are sent via Maryville College e-mail. For assistance with renewals or questions regarding your library account, please email the Collection Management Librarian or ask@maryvillecollege.libanswers.com 
  • The Lamar Memorial Library does not charge late fees; however, we ask that borrowers keep their library account current by returning or renewing materials by the date they are due.  Borrowers whose materials are NOT overdue can renew their books online by linking to My Checked-Out Items.
  • For items that are lost or damaged, please refer to the Overdue Materials Policy.