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About the Library: Circulation

Learn more about the Langston Hughes Memorial Library.

Circulation

Located on the main floor of the library, the Circulation Desk is your first point of contact in the building.  Our desk staff can answer and assist with most of your general questions and needs. For example...

  • Book / Article Searches and Loans
  • Campus Directions
  • Course Reserve Loans
  • Interlibrary Loan Pick Up
  • Library Account Questions
  • Printing Assistance
  • Room Reservations
  • Restrooms

The Circulation Desk is also the place where you'll find the stapler, pencil sharpener, paper cutter and hole punch.  The Circulation staff can loan scissors, rulers, writing utensils, crayons/markers, headphones, chargers, calculators, glue sticks, tape and even games!  If you need it and we have it, we're happy to loan it to you while you're in our building! 

Lending Periods

  • The lending periods listed below are for standard circulating materials.
  • Manga, comics, course reserves, reference books, periodicals, and some special collections materials are for "in library" use only.

Lincoln University Affiliation

Lending Period

Students

28 days

(Final due date will be 2 days before final day of semester exams)

Faculty Current academic semester
Staff

28 days

(Final due date will be 2 days before final day of  semester exams)

Alumni

28 days

(Final due date will be 2 days before final day of semester exams)

Community Members

28 days

(Final due date will be 2 days before final day of semester exams)


 

Fines by Material

  • $0.25 per item/per day for circulating materials
  • $5.00 per item/per day for unauthorized removal of reserve/reference/and all materials that are "In Library Use Only"
  • $3.00 collection fee is added if sent to the Bursar's Office at the month's end