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 account new 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.
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
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
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 borrowCOMMUNITY USERS
Not eligible to borrow
Learn about reservation times and fines related to the collaborative workstation, group study rooms, and One Button Studio.
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 WorkstationMC EMPLOYEES
How Long: 2 hours per group per day
Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply
Reserve the Collaborative WorkstationCOMMUNITY USERS
Not eligible to use
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 RoomMC 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
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 StudioMC EMPLOYEES
How Long: 2 hours per group per day
Overdue Fines: Fines do not apply
Reserve a One Button StudioCOMMUNITY USERS
Not eligible to use
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