The PSC Library is open M-W from 8am - 8pm and Th-F 8am - 4:30pm. Librarians are available to answer questions virtually through email or the "Chat Now" button at the bottom of the page.
Patrons may borrow up to 10 items at a time.
Student ID cards must be registered at the circulation desk and have a current punch from PSC Campus and Public Safety to check out materials. Library registration is good for two years.
PSC employees and faculty must also register their PSC ID card at circulation. They are exempt from all late fees, but are still subject to replacement fees.
In-district tax payers that do not have a public library card may apply for a PSC "local use only" library card with a valid property tax statement.
Item Type |
Loan Period |
Who can borrow |
|---|---|---|
| Reserves | 2 hours—must stay in library | PSC students and employees |
| Circulating Reserves | 3 days | PSC students and employees |
| Interlibrary Loan (ILL) | As set by original library | PSC students and employees |
| Periodicals/Magazines | 7 days | All |
| Audio Visual | 7 days | All |
| Juvenille Collection | 21 days, 2 renewals of 21 days each | All |
| Fiction Collection | 21 days, 2 renewals of 21 days each | All |
| Non-Fiction Collection | 21 days, 2 renewals of 21 days each | All |
The PSC Library can assist you with your renewals in person or over the phone as long as you have your library card with you.
You can also renew all of your items online at the SWAN Catalog. Click on "My Account" on the right side of the screen to access or set up your account.
Materials behind the circulation desk (such as audio visual materials, newspapers, and magazines) must be checked out on a valid library card before being used. They may be taken out of the library on a seven-day loan period with no renewals.
Fines start as soon as the item is overdue.
Item Type |
Late Fee |
|---|---|
| Reserves | $1.00/hour |
| Books | Checked out before August 1, 2018: $0.25/day Checked out after August 1, 2018: No fines |
| Periodicals/Magazines | $1.00/day |
| Audio Visual | $1.00/day |
| ILL | As set by original library |
PSC items not returned by 42 days after the last due date are considered lost. A replacement fee—the amount it would cost to re-buy the item—will be placed on the borrower's account, as well as a billing fee of $5. The replacement fee will be waived if the lost item is returned.
Interlibrary loan items will be subject to lost-item policies from the library they were borrowed from.
Please call the PSC library at (708) 709-3552 if you have any questions about your borrowing privileges.
