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- St. Olaf College Libraries
- 1510 St. Olaf Avenue
- Northfield, MN 55057
- (507) 786-3224 Circulation
(507) 786-3452 Reference
(507) 786-3734 FAX
refdesk@stolaf.eduInstant Message (IM): RolvaagReference
| Borrowing/Returning | Circulation Supervisors | |
| Loan Periods | Late Fees | |
| Materials Available for Check-out | Qualified Borrowers | |
| Renewals | Requests/Recalls | |
| Reserve Materials |
Library materials may be checked out or returned anytime the library is open. Use Bridge to view your personal borrowing record for item due dates and to renew items from any computer.
Circulation personnel are available to answer questions and assist users with the following services.
- Locating course reserve materials;
- Paying late fees whenever a staff member or student supervisor is on duty;
- Applying for a library user card;
- Determining the status of your user privileges
- Using videos and DVDs in the collection;
- Applying for a student library job.
You can also telephone us at (507) 786-3224.
All registered students, faculty and staff at St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges are allowed user privileges. If you do not have a user barcode, please submit a St. Olaf User Registration form to the Circulation Dept. People not affiliated with either college may apply for circulation privileges at the Circulation Desk. To borrow material a patron must present a St. Olaf I.D. or library card with a St. Olaf library barcode. Borrowers may view their own circulation record from Bridge to determine what they have checked out, dates due, etc.
Materials Available for Borrowing
All books and music scores, except those marked reference.
All periodicals except Science Library periodicals and most recent issues in Rolvaag.
All government documents except those in reference, in microformat, or marked as non-circulating. Reference items and microforms do not circulate.
Videos and DVDs circulate to students for 3 days and to St. Olaf faculty for 7 days. Carleton students and Northfield residents may use them in the library only. Carleton faculty may request a video for classroom use and check it out for 7 days.
Sound recordings may be checked out to St. Olaf students
for use in the Music Library for 3 hours. Sound recordings circulate to
St. Olaf faculty for 7 days. Other patrons may use sound recordings in
the Music Library for 2 hours.
Loan Periods for St. Olaf & Carleton students:
| Books, Music Scores, Government Documents | 7 weeks |
| Videos/DVDs | 3 days (4 hours in library for Carleton students) |
| Periodicals | 1 week (Rolvaag's latest issue and Science Library Periodicals are in library use only) |
| Sound Recordings | 3 hours (in the library) |
| Newspapers | In library use only |
| Reference Materials | In library use only |
| Microform/Microfiche | In library use only |
| 2 Hour Reserves | 2 hours (in the library) |
| 3 Day Reserves | 3 days |
Loan Periods for St. Olaf & Carleton Faculty, Staff & Emeriti:
| Books, Music Scores, Government Documents | 1 year |
| Videos/DVDs | 1 week (For St. Olaf & Carleton Faculty, St. Olaf Staff & St. Olaf Emeriti only) |
| Periodicals | 1 week (Rolvaag's latest issue and Science Library Periodicals are in library use only) |
| Sound Recordings | 1 week |
| Newspapers | In library use only |
| Reference Materials | In library use only |
| Microform/Microfiche | In library use only |
| 2 Hour Reserves | 2 hours (in the library) |
| 3 Day Reserves | 3 days |
Loan Periods for Northfield Community Users:
| Books & Government Documents | 2 Weeks |
| Videos/DVDs | 4 hours (in library) |
| Periodicals | 1 week (Rolvaag's latest issue and Science Library Periodicals are in library use only) |
| Sound Recordings | 2 hours (in the library) |
| Newspapers | In library use only |
| Reference Materials | In library use only |
| Microform/Microfiche | In library use only |
Overdue materials are subject to replacement charges. The figures below are minimums, the charges may be different. Fees and charges are as follows.
| Billing Fee | $ 20.00 |
| Replacement Charge | $ 60.00 |
An item may be renewed, provided no one else is waiting for it. Renewals may be made through Bridge, or by mail through return of computer generated notices. Phone renewals are not acceptable.
Number of times renewals may be made on library materials:
| Books, Government Documents, Music Scores | Periodicals | 2 Hour Reserves & Videos/DVDs | |
| St. Olaf & Carleton Students | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Olaf & Carleton Faculty, Staff, & Emeriti | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Northfield Community Users | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Information concerning reserve materials is available through Bridge. Reserve materials at the three libraries are available from the reserve area at the circulation desk. They circulate for loan periods ranging from 2 hours to 3 days. Rolvaag Library reserve materials may be checked out overnight during the last 2 hours before closing and are due back within one hour after opening the next day. All overdue reserve materials are subject to late fees as follows:
| 1 - 2 Hours Overdue | $2.00 per hour |
| Each Additional Hour | $5.00 per hour |
| After 8th hour overdue | $29 fine and possible referral to the Dean of Students Office |
Patrons may issue a request on borrowed items through Bridge.
Recall notices must be complied with immediately or the borrower will be subject to a $5.00/day per item late fee. Recall notices are generated for library initiated recalls or patron initiated requests for material.