Excessive Use Fees

Library Announces Fee Schedule to curb abuse of Student Lending Guidelines

At LBCC most books can be checked out by students for three weeks, and most students are conscientious about observing that borrowing limit. Some aren't, however, and when they keep books for an extra few days, or few weeks beyond the due date they are denying access to fellow students who may need them to complete papers and assignments. That's why both LBCC Libraries will be introducing a fee of 25 cents per day for them and other items that have been kept overdue. "Our objective with this fee isn't to penalize students," said Nenita Buenaventura, Access Services Librarian, "it's actually intended to help serve as a reminder to students, to encourage them to remember the return date and to think about the other students who may be waiting to use the books. We certainly know that times are hard, and that our students already are burdened with tuition and textbook increases, but no library user who is careful about remembering to return her/his books to the library on time will ever need to pay a dime."

The new fee schedule for excessive use goes into effect June 1, 2011. Here are the details of the new fees:

Item Fee

Periodicals (magazines) 25 cents per day

CD's (music) 25 cents per day

Audiobooks (tape, cd) 25 cents per day

College Catalogs 25 cents per day

Interlibrary Loan item 25 cents per day

Reserve book (hourly) 25 cents per hour

Reserve book (overnight) $3.00 per day

Things to know:

• There is a maximum fee of $15 for most items, $99.99 for reserve items
• A detailed fee schedule is posted on the Library Web page
• Fees accrue during hours and days when the library is closed; items returned to outside return bins are not considered returned until collected on the next day the library is open.
• Students with accrued fees of $2.00 or more will have lending privileges suspended until their library obligation has been reconciled.

For more information contact Nenita Buenaventura, Access Services Librarian

LAC Circulation (562) 938-4231, lac-circ@lbcc.edu

PCC Circulation (562) 938-3029, pcc-circ@lbcc.edu