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Borrowing, Renewing, and Fines

To borrow library materials, Montgomery College students and employees must show their MC ID. Community users must show their MC library card.

In general:

  • MC Students and employees may have up to 20 items on their library account at a time.
  • Community users may have up to five items on their library account at a time.
  • Most library materials do not have overdue fines.
  • The due date can be extended for many library items by renewing the item in your library accountnew window or asking for help at the library service desk.
  • The library charges replacement or damaged item fees for lost or damaged library materials. If a lost item is returned within two years, the replacement fee will be reimbursed.

Certain high-demand or high-value materials have additional borrowing restrictions or may incur fines. Please explore the dropdown menus for each item type below to learn more.

Looking for information on accessing the library's e-resources? Visit our Access Library E-Resources page.

Books, CDs, DVDs, Audiobooks

Learn about borrowing periods for books, CDs, DVDs, and audiobooks.

MC STUDENTS

How Many: Up to 20 items

How Long: 3 weeks

Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply

MC EMPLOYEES

How Many: Up to 20 items

How Long: Entire semester

Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply

COMMUNITY USERS

How Many: Up to 5 items

How Long: 3 weeks

Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply

Course Reserves

Learn about borrowing periods and fines for course reserves.

MC STUDENTS

How Many: Up to 3 items

How Long: 2 hours (in-library use only)

Overdue Fines: $2 per item per hour, maximum fine $8 per item for late returns

MC EMPLOYEES

Course instructor only Ask at the library service desk

COMMUNITY USERS

Not eligible to borrow

 

Laptops and Tablets

Learn about borrowing periods and fines for laptops and tablets.

MC STUDENTS

How Many: 1 item

How Long: 2 hours (in-library use only)

Overdue Fines: $10 per item per hour, maximum fine $100 per item for late returns

MC EMPLOYEES

Not eligible to borrow

COMMUNITY USERS

Not eligible to borrow

Study Space Reservations

Learn about reservation times and fines related to the collaborative workstation, group study rooms, and One Button Studio.

Collaborative Workstation

MC STUDENTS

How Long: 2 hours per group per day

Overdue Fines: $2 per hour, maximum fine of $8 for late group check outs

Groups are required to check out at the service desk at the end of the reservation.

Reserve the Collaborative Workstation

MC EMPLOYEES

How Long: 2 hours per group per day

Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply

Reserve the Collaborative Workstation

COMMUNITY USERS

Not eligible to use

Group Study Rooms

MC STUDENTS

How Long: 2 hours per group per day

Overdue Fines: $2 per hour, maximum fine of $8 for late key returns or group check outs

Groups are required to return the room key (at Rockville and Germantown) or check out at the service desk (at Takoma Park/Silver Spring and East County Education Center) at the end of the reservation.

Reserve a Group Study Room

MC EMPLOYEES

Only part-time faculty may use the group study rooms to meet with students when the room is not in use

All other employees are not eligible to use

COMMUNITY USERS

Not eligible to use

One Button Studios

MC STUDENTS

How Long: 2 hours per group per day

Overdue Fines: $2 per hour, maximum fine of $8 for late key returns or user check outs

Users are required to return the room key (at Rockville and Germantown) or check out at the service desk (at Takoma Park/Silver Spring) at the end of the reservation. 

Reserve a One Button Studio

MC EMPLOYEES

How Long: 2 hours per group per day

Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply

Reserve a One Button Studio

COMMUNITY USERS

Not eligible to use

Instructional Videos

Learn about borrowing periods for instructional videos.

MC STUDENTS

How Many: 1 item

How Long: 3 hours (in-library use only)

Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply

MC EMPLOYEES

How Many: Up to 20 items

How Long: 1 week

Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply

COMMUNITY USERS

Not eligible to borrow