Borrowing Library Materials

Lavery Library strives to make shared resources readily available to the Fisher Community.

Circulation Policies

Circulation policies are intended to provide access to borrowers requiring Library materials for academic success.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns regarding your account. Let us know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions at (585) 385-8165. If you feel your account reflects an error, please contact the Checkout Desk as soon as possible.

Eligible Borrowers and Borrower's Responsibilities

Eligible Borrowers

Fisher students, faculty, staff, emeriti, and retirees

Borrowers' Responsibilities

Borrowers must present a valid photo ID card when checking out material—Fisher ID, Nazareth Student ID, or a government-issued photo ID.
Library privileges apply to the person named on the card and are not transferable.
Since notices are sent via email, borrowers are responsible for keeping email accounts maintained and accessible, and providing an email if not currently enrolled at Fisher.
Borrowers are responsible for the care of Library materials checked out to their accounts and will pay for the repair or replacement of lost/damaged material.
Borrowers are responsible for the on-time return or renewal of Library material.
Borrowers are responsible for the payment of overdue fees.
Borrowers are responsible for replacement fees assessed for long overdue items.

Borrower Confidentiality

Library borrower records are confidential. Lavery Library will not disclose information concerning borrower circulation activity in accordance with the New York State Civil Practice Law & Rules 4508, Chapter 112, Laws of 1988.

Overdue Fines and other Fees

Fines can be paid in person at the Checkout Desk with cash, check, or Cardinal Cash.

Overdue Books and DVDs

$45 replacement fee after 28 days overdue.

Overdue Leisure Materials

Leisure DVDs, video games, and board games: $25 replacement fee.

K-12 Resource Center Items

Books and most other items: $25 after 28 days overdue
Assessment kits: $100 replacement fee after 28 days overdue.

Overdue Reserves and Equipment

Fines are $.50 per hour, maximum fine $4.00 (exceptions may apply).
Replacement/processing cost and billing fee after 2 days overdue.

Damaged Books

$15 damaged fee.
$45 replacement/processing cost if damage is so extensive book needs to be replaced.

In-Library Use Only

Current periodicals, bound journals, items from the Reference Collection, Special Collections, Archives, and certain Course Reserve items are non-circulating. Borrowers may use these items in the Library only.

Course Reserves

Course instructors may place important course items on reserve for their students. Loan periods for these items are set by the instructor and may vary in length, depending on the particular need. As availability of these items is often crucial for the effective completion of assignments, due times are strictly enforced. Late return of reserve material will result in fees and may result in a hold on your student account. Please be considerate of classmates by returning reserve material on time.

Course Reserves

Overdue Notices

Overdue notices are issued as a courtesy to all borrowers. It remains the responsibility of the borrower to return materials promptly. Therefore, non-receipt of notices does not excuse the borrower from fees or replacement costs. Please be sure to maintain your Fisher email account to ensure prompt delivery of notices.

Guest borrowers with valid photo ID may submit an email address for the delivery of notices. To do so, please contact the checkout desk at (585) 385-8165.

A reminder notice is sent 1-2 days before an item is due. Periodic overdue notices will be sent to borrower email accounts.

Renewing Library Material

Borrowers may often renew materials they still need, provided another borrower has not placed a hold on the item. Please refer to the listed Loan Periods and Policies.

To renew online, logon to My Library Card using your Fisher credentials. Click the Renew All button to renew all items checked out, or click an individual item and then click the Renew button. The new due date will appear in your account. For help with renewing library material, please contact the checkout desk at (585) 385-8165.

Holds and Recalls

Fisher students, faculty, and staff may request items that are checked out. When locating an item in the library search box, log in to your Library account by using your Fisher credentials, then click Request for Pickup. You will be notified by email when the item has been returned to the Library. Please pick up your on-hold item at the checkout desk within seven days. After seven days, the items will be returned to the shelf. For help with holds, ask at the checkout desk at (585) 385-8165.

Lavery Library's automated system triggers a recall when a borrower requests a book that is checked out to someone else. All borrowers have a minimum of seven days to use a book. If a borrower requests a checked out book, a notice of recall will be sent to the borrower holding the book. The original borrower's due date may be changed to allow a total of seven days use from the original check-out date, and seven days to return the item after receiving the recall notice. Please comply with the adjusted due date. Thank you for your assistance in helping us to meet the needs of the entire Fisher community.

Alternatively, Fisher borrowers may place a request for a checked out item via Interlibrary Loan.

Loan Periods and Policies

* Please note: renewals may only be placed on items not on hold for the next borrower.

Students

Circulating Books

56-day loan
Max. 3 renewals*
No daily late fees

Multimedia (DVDs, CDs, VHS, etc)

7-day loan
Max. 3 renewal*
No daily late fees

Laptops

4 hour loan
Max. 1 renewal*
(2 added hrs.)
$5/hr. late fee
$100 max. fee

K-12 Resource Center (Most Material)

28-day loan
Max. 4 renewals*
No daily late fees

K-12 Resource Center (Special Ed. Assessment Kits)

7-day loan
No renewals*
No daily late fees

E-Reader (Nook, Kindle)

7-day loan
Max. 1 renewal*
$10/day late fee

28-day loan
5 item max.
Max. 2 renewals*
No daily late fees

Books only

K-12 Resource Center (Special Ed. Assessment Kits)

In-library use only

E-Reader (Nook, Kindle)

No Use

About RRLC Access Pass

Undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty may borrow materials from many other college and research libraries in the Rochester area by obtaining an Rochester Regional Library Council (RRLC) Access Card. Cards must be renewed each June.

Visit our RRLC Access Pass Informational Guide for more information. Below is a list of participating libraries.

Participating Institutions

Bausch and Lomb
Eastman Kodak Company
George Eastman House
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Exelis Inc.
Monroe Community College
Monroe Community College – Damon Campus
Monroe County Library System
Nazareth College of Rochester
Roberts Wesleyan College
Rochester City School District
Rochester Institute of Technology

Alumni

Note: any fines or overdues will result in an automatic account block

Circulating Books

28-day loan
Max. 2 renewals*

Multimedia (DVDs, CDs, VHS, etc)

7-day loan
Max. 3 renewal*

Laptops

No use

K-12 Resource Center (Most Material)

28-day loan
Max. 2 renewals*

K-12 Resource Center (Special Ed. Assessment Kits)

In-library use only

E-Reader (Nook, Kindle)

No Use

Fisher Family Borrowers

Borrowing privileges for Fisher family members reflect the privileges of their Fisher family sponsors.

Fisher family sponsor must be present for family member to sign up for library card.