| Borrowing/Returning | Renewals | |
| Qualified Borrowers | Recall Policy | |
| Materials Available for Borrowing | Reserve Materials | |
| Loan Periods | DVD/Video Booking (for faculty) | |
| Late Fees |
Library materials may be checked out or returned anytime the libraries are open (see Library Hours). You may access the Bridge catalog to view your personal borrowing record for item due dates and to renew items from any computer.
Materials Available for Borrowing
- All books and music scores, except those marked as 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 St. Olaf students for 3 days and to St. Olaf faculty and staff 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.
St. Olaf/Carleton Students, Staff,
and Faculty
All registered students, faculty, and staff at St. Olaf and Carleton
Colleges are allowed user privileges. To borrow material, affiliates
of either college must present their St. Olaf or Carleton College ID
at the Circulation Desk.ocal Residents
Local Area Residents
Those who are not affiliated with either college, but are residents
of the below townships, may apply for a Borrower's Card at the Circulation
Desk. Please bring a valid Driver's License or other proof of permanent
residence.
| Cannon Falls Castle Rock Dennison/Stanton Dundas Elko Faribault Farmington Hampton Lonsdale Nerstrand New Market Northfield Randolph Webster |
55009 55010 55018 55019 55020 55021 55024 55031 55046 55053 55054 55057 55065 55088 |
St. Olaf College Alumni
All college alumni who are residents of Minnesota qualify for an Alumni
Borrower's Card.
Loan
Periods
Loan Periods for St. Olaf & Carleton students:
| Books | All Libraries | 7 weeks / 49 days |
| Government Documents | Rolvaag Library | 7 weeks / 49 days |
| Scores | Music Library | 4 weeks / 28 days |
| M1-M3 Scores | Music Library | 2 weeks /14 days |
| Videos/DVDs | All Libraries | 3 days (4 hours in library for Carleton students) |
| Rolvaag Current Periodicals | Rolvaag Library | In Library Use Only |
| Rolvaag "Bound" Periodicals | Rolvaag Library | 1 week |
| Music Periodicals | Music Library | 1 week / 7 days |
| Science Library Periodicals | Science Library | In Library Use Only |
| Sound Recordings | Music Library | 3 hours (in the library) |
| Newspapers | All Libraries | In Library Use Only |
| Reference Materials | All Libraries | In Library Use Only |
| Microform/Microfiche | Rolvaag Library | In Library Use Only |
| 3 Day Reserves | All Libraries | 3 days |
| 1 Day Reserves | All Library | 1 day / 24 hours |
| 4 Hours Reserves | All Library | 4 hours |
| 2 Day Reserves | All Libraries | 2 hours |
| Instruments/Tuners/Metronomes | Music Library | 2 hours |
Loan Periods for St. Olaf & Carleton Faculty, Staff & Emeriti:
| Books | All Libraries | 1 year |
| Government Documents | All Libraries | 1 year |
| Scores | All Libraries | 1 year |
| M1-M3 Scores | Music Library | 2 weeks / 14 days |
| Videos/DVDs | All Libraries | 1 week / 7 days |
| Rolvaag Current Periodicals | Rolvaag Library | In Library Use Only |
| Rolvaag "Bound" Periodicals | Rolvaag Library | 1 week / 7 days |
| Music Periodicals | Music Library | 1 week / 7 days |
| Science Library Periodicals | Science Library | In Library Use Only |
| Sound Recordings | Music Library | 1 week / 7 days |
| Newspapers | All Libraries | In Library Use Only |
| Reference Materials | All Libraries | In Library Use Only |
| Microform/Microfiche | Rolvaag Library | In Library Use Only |
| Instruments/Tuners/Metronomes | Music Library | 2 hours |
Loan Periods for Local Area Residents:
| Books & Government Documents | 2 Weeks |
| Videos/DVDs | 4 hours (In Library Use Only) |
| Rolvaag and Music 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. 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 requested via the Rolvaag Circulation e-mail account: rolvaagcirculation@stolaf.edu.
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 |
The St. Olaf Libraries' Recall Policy exists to ensure equitable access to the collection for all students, faculty, and staff. Any patron may place a recall on an item that is checked out to another patron. Placement of a recall request will prompt the item to fall due in six days. The library will immediately inform the individual who has the item checked out of the new due date. Short-term loans, such as Reserve materials, cannot be recalled.
Notification of Recall: Patrons will be notified by e-mail if an item in their possession has been recalled. Recall notices must be complied with immediately or the borrower will be subject to a $5.00/day per item late fee. The recall policy applies all year long: summer session, interim, vacations, etc.
Minimum Use: All borrowers are guaranteed exclusive use of library materials for eight days after the time of check-out. For items that have been checked out for more than two days, placement of a recall request will establish a new due date six days from the date the recall is placed.
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 |
DVD/Video Booking is a service available to faculty who wish to arrange for DVD/video availability on a specific date for in-class screening. To book a film, fill out the online booking form. The items(s) you request will be available for you to pick up at the Rolvaag Library Circulation Desk on the "need by" date you provide. To ensure that the item you need is available on the requested date, please submit the booking request at least 10 days in advance. This lead time is essential so that we can guarantee the item's availability.