Circulation FAQ

Do I need a Library card?

If you are a CCD, MSCD, or UCD student, faculty, or staff, or AHEC staff, your campus ID card entitles you to generous borrowing privileges. If not, a Colorado picture ID such as a Colorado ID, driver's license, or other college student ID card, entitles you to limited borrowing privileges.

What are your policies on check outs, renewals, fines, etc?

Patrons from Auraria or any University of Colorado system campus are granted full borrowing privileges when they present a current picture ID from their institution. Patrons may check out up to 75 items at one time with the following loan periods:

28 days for undergraduate students
60 days for graduate students
180 days for faculty/staff

Patrons may renew up to 3 times by phone, online or in person, items not requested by another borrower.

Overdues and Revocation of Privileges

• All patrons are given a 30 day grace period to return overdue library materials.

• It is the responsibility of the user to return library materials on time and in the condition in which they were borrowed. Borrowers will be initially fined the standard replacement charge of $125.00 on materials that are returned damaged or beyond repair. Damaged items that can be repaired through rebinding will be billed at $20.00. Mutilating library materials by marking, underlining, highlighting, using post-its, paper clips, removing pages or anti theft devices or in any other way damaging or defacing library materials with liquid, food, dirt, mold, etc. is an unlawful offense. Damaging University Property violates Auraria Library policy, UCD, MSCD, and CCD Student Conduct Code and protection of library materials is defined under Colorado Revised Statutes #24-90-117, Theft and Mutilation and #18-4-509, Defacing Property.

• Courtesy, overdue, hold, and recall notices are sent via email if an email address is provided to the library, otherwise notices will be sent via US Postal Service. All Auraria students and faculty staff are required to read their email account provided by their school as the major form of campus communication.
• All Library Collections notices are sent through US Postal Service.
• All notices, regardless of format, are considered a courtesy. Failure to receive a notice for whatever reason does not absolve responsibility to return or renew materials on time nor does it negate any fines or charges that may occur. Patrons must inform the library and their school administration of any home, office, and email address changes. Patrons who sign up for email notification have the responsibility to check email daily.

Billed Items

• General collection and Prospector items are considered lost if they are not returned within the 30 days grace period allowed general collection materials. Reserve/video/DVD items are considered lost and in billed status if they are 7 days overdue. All billed item charges are initially fined $125.00 per item or more (depending upon the price of the material), of which $25.00 per item is a non-refundable fine.
• The exceptions to the $125.00 initial fine are government publications, maps, children's literature (LT’s) and ephemeral items. These materials are charged at $15.00 per item.
• If an item that is 30 days late or more is returned, a $25.00 fine is assessed. If the patron account has been referred to the State of Colorado Central Collections agency, an extra commission surcharge fee will be added and due to the State of Colorado.
• All users including faculty and staff from the three institutions, plus AHEC staff, will be charged for lost and overdue materials and fined for items returned 30 days late or more.
• Pascal bound journals can cost up to $400.00 per volume if lost.

See the complete Circulation policy at:
http://intranet.auraria.edu/policies/public/circulation.doc

If I am not a current student, can I check out books and use the library?

Non-Auraria users with a Colorado picture ID can use the library and check out up to 6 items for a 21 day checkout period with one renewal.

How can I reserve a study room ?

The Library has two group study rooms on the second floor, Rooms 205 and 206. Students can reserve a study room at http://host5.evanced.info/aurariacolorado/evanced/roomrequest.asp?mm=1. (A tutorial on how to use this software is available at http://library.auraria.edu/~mbrown-sica/tutorials/Study%20Room%20Scheduling%20Tutorial.html.) Reservations are posted on the doors of Room 205 and 206 daily. If you need to use the room for the same day, simply fill out the needed time slot on the door.

Can patrons put a book on hold and pick it up the next day?

Library staff are not able to pull research materials for our patrons from our shelves.
You will need to come in person. Holds can only be placed on checked out materials.

How do patrons pay for fines?

You can pay fines at the Circulation Desk any time the library is open. You can pay by cash or check.

Does the Library take credit cards for fine payments?

No, the Library is not able to take payments by credit card.

Who can patrons talk to about these overdue fines?

Patrons can contact one of the Circulation employees at 303-556-2639 or the Circulation Supervisor at 303-556-4968 or email evelyn.jamerino@ucdenver.edu.