NC Community College Students

North Carolina Community College Students enrolled at any of the 58 North Carolina Community Colleges may be issued a borrower's card, valid for one year, upon presentation of a valid community college ID card. The fee for this card is $7.00 but it is waived for students 60 years of age and older.

Loan Period
  • 28 days for items from general collection and government documents.
  • 21 days for items from the Childrens’ and New and Popular collection.
  • 7 days for audiovisual materials, including DVDs, audiobooks, and Music CDs.
Restrictions
  • Community College borrowers may have as many as four (4) items checked out.
  • Community College borrowers may not place holds (i.e. requests for items already checked out).
  • Community College borrowers are not eligible for Interlibrary Loan Services
  • Community College borrowers are not eligible for laptop or equipment checkout.
  • Community College borrowers are not eligible for Course Reserves material checkout.
  • For information about access to materials in the Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History, visit their Access Use and Policies webpage.
Renewals

Community College borrowers may renew overdue materials by replying to the renewal notice email, online (access My Library Record), by phone (910-962-3272), or in-person but if another person has placed a hold (request) on an item, renewal is not permitted.

Items can be renewed up to two times, except New and Popular items can only be renewed once.

Overdue, Damage, and Replacement Charges

If items are not renewed or returned by the due date, replacement costs will be issued for items that are at least 14 days overdue. The bill will include the replacement cost and a $15 non-refundable overdue fee per item. If items are returned to the Library within two months after a bill has been issued, a waiver of the replacement charge(s) may be requested but the non-refundable fee(s) will not be waived.

Payment of Charges

Payment of UNCW Library fines or fees may be made by check, cash (exact change only) or with Discover, Visa or MasterCard at the Library Help Desk. Checks should be made out to UNCW. Delinquent debts will be reported to your home institution. Questions about this policy may be addressed to rlcirculation@uncw.edu.

 

Reviewed February 2024.