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Coronavirus Campus Closure

Books from the SAU library can be picked up in person or mailed to your home address. Send your request for material to the library:https://arbor.libwizard.com/f/materialdelivery
More information about library services, due dates, returning library items, etc. during the coronavirus campus closure.

 

Borrowing Library Materials

SAU students and personnel must present their SAU ID card at the Circulation Desk to borrow library material.  Online and distance students may request to have library material delivered by mail.  SAU alumni and members of the Spring Arbor community may borrow SAU library material by bringing their driver’s license (or other form of photo I.D. containing a current address) to the Circulation Desk and completing a library user form.

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Undergraduate Loan Periods

Undergraduates may borrow up to 50 items at a time.
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Books, CDs, Music Scores 6 weeks 2
DVDs 3 weeks 2
Games, Puppets & Manipulatives 1 week 2
MeLCat & Interlibrary Loan Determined by lending library Determined by lending library
Newspapers, Magazines & Journals In-Library Use Only 0
Study Rooms 3 hours 0
Laptops, headphones & other equipment

3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary

 0
Reserves 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary

Varies

 

Graduate Student Loan Periods

Graduate students may borrow up to 50 items at a time.
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Books, CDs, Music Scores 6 weeks 2
DVDs 3 weeks 2
Games, Puppets & Manipulatives 1 week 2
MeLCat & Interlibrary Loan Determined by lending library Determined by lending library
Newspapers, Magazines & Journals In-Library Use Only 0
Study Rooms 3 hours 0
Laptops, headphones & other equipment 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary 0
Reserves 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary

Varies

 

Faculty & Staff Loan Periods

Faculty & staff may borrow up to 75 items at a time.
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Books, CDs, Music Scores 4 months 2
DVDs 3 weeks 2
Games, Puppets & Manipulatives 1 week 2
MeLCat & Interlibrary Loan Determined by lending library Determined by lending library
Newspapers, Magazines & Journals In-Library Use Only 0
Study Rooms 3 hours 0
Laptops, headphones & other equipment 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary 0
Reserves 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary

Varies

 

Alumni Loan Periods

Alumni may borrow up to 15 items at a time.
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Books, CDs, Music Scores 3 weeks 0
DVDs 1 weeks 0
Games, Puppets & Manipulatives 1 week 0
MeLCat & Interlibrary Loan Determined by lending library Determined by lending library
Newspapers, Magazines & Journals In-Library Use Only 0
Study Rooms 3 hours 0
Laptops, headphones & other equipment 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary 0
Reserves 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary

Varies

 

Community Patron Loan Periods

Community patrons may borrow up to 10 items at a time.

There is a $20.00 per year borrowing fee for community patrons.  The borrowing fee is waived for SAU alumni, visiting faculty, and for spouses & children of current SAU faculty & staff.
Item Type Loan Period Renewals
Books, CDs, Music Scores 3 weeks 2
DVDs 1 weeks 0
Games, Puppets & Manipulatives 1 week 0
MeLCat & Interlibrary Loan Determined by lending library Determined by lending library
Newspapers, Magazines & Journals In-Library Use Only 0
Study Rooms 3 hours 0
Laptops, headphones & other equipment 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary 0
Reserves 3 hours for in-library use only items; other items vary

Varies