Checkout, Renewal, and Return
Your Mt. SAC student ID = Your library card. It is required for borrowing library items at the Checkout/Reserves Desk. With confirmation of enrollment, you can also check out library items with the following photo IDs that are current (or expired for less than 5 years):
- Driver's license
- Government issued ID
- Other school ID
- Military ID
- Passport
Circulating items - check out up to 10 items
| Item Type | Loan Period | Renewal |
|---|---|---|
| Books | 21 days | *once for another 21 days |
| DVDs and music CDs | 7 days | *once for another 7 days |
| Graphing calculators | Semester-long |
*If items are not overdue and don't have holds placed on them.
For Mt. SAC employees, books are checked out for 16 weeks.
Items for library use only
2-hour library use
You may borrow items from the Check Out Desk fortwo-hour use in the Library and return them to the same desk:
- Reserve textbooks and materials Copies of some textbooks and course reading materials
- 3-in-1 charging cables & headphones
- Anatomy models: skeletons, brain, eye, heart, and lungs
Library use
- Print periodicals including newspapers, magazines and journals are shelved alphabetically by title in the Periodicals Room.
- Reference materials are those that have REF in their call numbers, e.g. 391.0089 P272e REF or VOC REF 610.7 AI52 2012-2013.
Print periodicals and reference materials don't leave the library, but you have 24/7 access to much more through our online databases. Enter your portal username/password for off-campus and mobile access.
Renew items
Watch the How to renew library items? video or follow the handout.
Return material
24/7 return is available via two book drops - the front wall on the left next to the Library entrance and the information booth of Pay Lot B. The book drops are checked and holds are cleared even when the library is closed for semester breaks, but not on official campus holidays.
Borrowing from other libraries
FAQ
- How do I check what items I have checked out and their due dates?
- What is a hold? How do I place a hold on an item?
- How do I renew?
- How to check if the Library has a copy of my textbook?
Check the videos or handouts for answers.
- Can ESL or Community Education students check out items from the Library?
Of course! Please go to the Mt. SAC bookstore to get your student ID first.
Self-Check Out
Self-check out with your Mt. SAC student ID is available by the south entrance of the library.
