Borrowing

Below is a brief summary of the circulation policy of the library, including the borrowing privileges for certain groups of users. For more information on the Library's circulation policy, see the Library Policies page.

Chromebook Lending Program

HP Chromebooks are available for semester long lending for current enrolled students*. Current students need to provide the following to receive a Chromebook: 

• Photo ID
• Current Class Schedule
• Fill out the "Chromebook Borrowing Policy & Agreement Form" available at each circulation desk. 

Chromebooks are due at the end of each semester. *While supplies last.

Borrowing Procedure

SUNY Orange students, faculty, and staff need to present a valid SUNY Orange student or faculty/staff id or photo ID in order to borrow items from the library.

To find out more about the current SUNY Orange ID procedure, please see the Student I.D. Page.

Alumni or Orange County resident users will be issued a LRC card which they can use for borrowing materials. 

Borrowing Privileges Policy

SUNY Orange students may borrow books from library collections for 28 days and renew once if the item isn't on hold for another borrower. Reserve books circulate within the library for two hours or until closing (whichever comes first). Interlibrary loan due dates vary according to the lending library.

SUNY Orange faculty may borrow books for one semester and renew once if the item isn't on hold for another borrower. Periodicals and videos may be borrowed for one week.

SUNY students, staff, and faculty have the same borrowing privileges as SUNY Orange students.

SUNY Orange Alumni have free borrowing rights.

Orange County residents can, for a $5 annual fee, have borrowing rights. This fee entitles them to borrow up to five books at once.

The Newburgh Collaborative entitles Newburgh Free Academy and Mt. St. Mary students and Newburgh Free Library patrons have free borrowing privileges.

Fines

Faculty, Staff, and users in Administration category are not charged for late return. Students are charged for overdue course reserves and Interlibrary Loan.  Reserve fines are .50 per open hour with a maximum of $200 per item. ILL fines are $1 for 7-28 days overdue and an additional $5 for more than 28 days overdue.

Other borrowing groups are charged .10 per day per item, with a maximum of $25 per item for regular circulating materials. 

Closed days are excluded from fines charged.  The maximum fine per user for regular circulating material is $200.