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Borrowing Materials

Loan Periods & Renewals | Cards & Access | Fines & Stops | Recalls (Holds)

Fines | The Appeal Process | Stops | House Staff Clearance

Failure to return materials or pay fees results in blocked class registration, graduation, receipt of transcripts, and limited UNC-Chapel Hill library borrowing privileges until the situation is corrected.

Pay fines and fees with cash, check or One Card at the User Services Desk (hours), or by sending a check to the Health Sciences Library (address). Fines and fees cannot be paid at the Cashier's Office.


Fines and Fees

Materials Overdue Maximum*Lost
Books 50¢ a day $50 Cost of Item
Audio Visuals (videos & DVDs) 50¢ a day $50 Cost of Item
Journals 50¢ per hour $50 Cost of Item
Reserves $1.00 per hour (4 hour loan)
$2.00 per hour (1 day, 3 day or 7 day loan)		 $50 Cost of Item
Laptops $7.50 every 15 minutes $2500 Up to $4000
Keys Lost fee Lost fee $25
Headphones, Ethernet Cords, Remote Controls $1.00 per hour $100 Cost of Item
Interlibrary Loan $2.00 per day Varies Cost of Item
* Maximum fine is accured at 31 days overdue when item is billed lost. When an "Assumed Lost" item is returned, the lost fee is removed and the maximum overdue fine remains.

Patrons will be charged for damaged items according to the damage up to the cost of replacement.

Additional fines apply to books that have been recalled for another borrower. Recall fines add $0.50 per item per day to overdue items. There is no grace period for recall fines; fines begin accruing as soon as the book is overdue. The addition of the recall fine can more than double the total fine charged.

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The Appeal Process

The purpose of fines:
Prompt returns enable use by the largest number of people. Fines help encourage prompt returns.

Overdue notices are sent as a courtesy. It is your responsibility to return all borrowed materials on time and to keep contact information current by contacting the library or updating your information on MyLibrary.

Invalid excuses for dismissal of fines:

  • Lack of knowledge of due date or charges, including processing fees;
  • Failure to receive a notice or bill; and
  • Material checked out for someone else or given to someone else

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STOPS

A stop is placed on your university account whenever you have unpaid library fines or fees at HSL. This includes Interlibrary Loan fees. The stop will be removed after you pay your fines and fees. Stops are removed twice each day, Monday - Friday between 8am and 5pm.

Pay with cash, check or One Card at the User Services Desk (hours), or by sending a check to the Health Sciences Library (address). Fines and fees cannot be paid at the Cashier's Office.


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House Staff Clearance

Clearance sheets can be signed by staff at the User Services Desk. You must not owe any fines or fees at any campus library or have any books checked out. Electronic access stops when the clearance sheet is signed so make sure your work requiring e-resources is completed.


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Questions? Come to the library, Ask a Librarian, or call (919) 962-0800 during library hours.