Borrowing
Complete list of borrowing privileges and information about overdue fines and procedures
The following are the privileges available to patrons with Claremont Colleges Library cards. Borrowers are responsible for all items checked out on their account, including awareness of due dates.
For current students, staff, and faculty of The Claremont Colleges, as well as visiting scholars, your campus ID will serve as your Library card. You can access the Library’s e-resources using your campus login credentials (CAS).
Information for alumni, community members, and other visitors is available on our Access for Visitors page.
- Book Limit:
- 60
- Loan Period for Books:
- One Semester
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes
- E-book Access:
- Yes
- Book Limit:
- 100
- Loan Period for Books:
- One Semester
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes
- E-book Access:
- Yes
- Book Limit:
- 140
- Loan Period for Books:
- One Semester
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes
- E-book Access:
- Yes
- Book Limit:
- 100
- Loan Period for Books:
- One Year
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes
- E-book Access:
- Yes
- Book Limit:
- Unlimited
- Loan Period for Books:
- One Year
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes
- E-book Access:
- Yes
- Book Limit:
- 100
- Loan Period for Books:
- One Semester
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes
- E-book Access:
- Yes
- Book Limit:
- 60
- Loan Period for Books:
- One Semester
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes
- E-book Access:
- Yes
- Book Limit:
- 10
- Loan Period for Books:
- 28 Days
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- No
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- No remote access. Access to most databases using public computers located in the Library.
- E-book Access:
- No remote access. Access to some e-books using public computers located in the Library.
- Book Limit:
- 10
- Loan Period for Books:
- 28 Days
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- No
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- No remote access. Access to most databases using public computers located in the Library.
- E-book Access:
- No remote access. Access to some e-books using public computers located in the Library.
- Book Limit:
- 60
- Loan Period for Books:
- 28 Days
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes (if sponsoring campus issues network credentials)
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes (if sponsoring campus issues network credentials)
- E-book Access:
- Yes (if sponsoring campus issues network credentials)
- Book Limit:
- 60 (with TCC ID card)
- Loan Period for Books:
- Semester (with TCC ID card)
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- Yes (if campus issues network credentials)
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- Yes (if campus issues network credentials)
- E-book Access:
- Yes (if campus issues network credentials)
- Book Limit:
- 20
- Loan Period for Books:
- 28 Days
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- No
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- No remote access. Access to most databases using public computers located in the Library.
- E-book Access:
- No remote access. Access to some e-books using public computers located in the Library.
- Book Limit:
- 20
- Loan Period for Books:
- 28 Days
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- No
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- No remote access. Access to most databases using public computers located in the Library.
- E-book Access:
- No remote access. Access to some e-books using public computers located in the Library.
- Book Limit:
- 20
- Loan Period for Books:
- 28 Days
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- No
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- No remote access. Access to most databases using public computers located in the Library.
- E-book Access:
- No remote access. Access to some e-books using public computers located in the Library.
- Book Limit:
- 10
- Loan Period for Books:
- 28 Days
- Resource Sharing Privileges:
- No
- Off Campus Access to Databases:
- No remote access. Access to most databases using public computers located in the Library.
- E-book Access:
- No remote access. Access to some e-books using public computers located in the Library.
Once you log in to your account, select the box next to each item you want to renew or “Select All” and then hit the “Renew Items” button. Please note that not all items are eligible for renewal. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Return items using the bookdrops outside the library or by bringing them to the Main Services Desk.
The outdoor bookdrops are located at:
- Dartmouth Avenue and Eighth Street (across from CGU)
- Columbia Avenue and Ninth Street (across from CMC’s Kravis Center)
To return items by mail, send to:
The Claremont Colleges Library
Attn: User Services
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
Note: When returning items to the library via mail, please make sure to keep any tracking information or documentation in case there are any issues. The Library is not responsible for items returned by mail that are never received.
Help with Renewals
We will do what we can to help you avoid replacement fees. You can log in to your library account via the library homepage to renew any items eligible for renewal.
Due Date Reminders
All notifications will be delivered via email.
- One (1) courtesy reminder is sent two (2) days before an item is due.
- A second (2nd) notice will be sent approximately two days after the book is due if it has not been renewed or returned.
- Failure to receive an overdue notice does not exempt you from obligation to the due date.
Lost Books
- Borrowers are billed for materials which are damaged or lost.
Claims Returned
- If you believe you have already returned an item that is still on your account, please notify us at library@claremont.edu.
- Once notified, we will search the Library for the item three times over the course of a month. If the item is found, we will immediately remove it from your account. If the item is not found, the item will remain on your account until it is returned or replaced.
Replacement Fees
- Items that are long overdue are considered lost. Borrowers will be billed for the replacement cost of the item.
- Please be aware that an unpaid bill suspends student, faculty, and staff borrowing privileges. All borrowers must reconcile their accounts (return items or pay replacement costs) before borrowing or renewing.
- Replacement fees may be paid via debit or credit at the Main Services Desk or by calling the Library at (909) 621-8150. To ask about submitting your own replacement copy, please contact us at library@claremont.edu.
- See below for replacement fee information.
Course Readings are considered lost and billed once they are 24 hours overdue. This is to ensure access to these resources to the entire Claremont Colleges community.
- Billed after:
- 24 hours overdue
- Replacement fee:
- $100.00 (or cost of item if more expensive)
- Billed after:
- 30 days overdue
- Replacement fee:
- $100.00 (or cost of item as invoiced by lending library)
- Billed after:
- 7 days overdue
- Replacement fee:
- Cost of item replacement
- Billed after:
- 7 days overdue
- Replacement fee:
- $100.00
- Billed after:
- 30 days overdue
- Replacement fee:
- $100.00 (or cost of item if more expensive)
Faculty of The Claremont Colleges can request to grant a student Research Assistant (RA) privileges, which will allow them to check out items on behalf of the faculty member.
To obtain a Research Assistant Card
- The faculty member should email the Library at library@claremont.edu from their campus email address. The email should include:
- The name of the student.
- When the card should expire: Typically by semester. Must be one year or less (this can be extended later).
- The Library will process the request and notify the faculty member when it is complete.
How Research Assistant Cards work
- The student will use their own campus ID, but at checkout, should notify Library staff that they want to borrow on behalf of the faculty member.
- Library staff will then check the items out on a proxy account. The items will appear on the faculty member’s account, but it will say they were checked out via proxy by the student.
- RA cards cannot be used to request items on behalf of the faculty member, but they can be used to pick up requested items once they are available (items must be requested by the faculty member and not the RA). Faculty delivery is also available.
- Expiration dates: Items checked out via proxy can not be borrowed past the expiration date of the proxy account. This will differ from the faculty member’s expiration date and may cause items checked out via proxy to be due earlier and be ineligible for renewal.
- If the RA is still current, please notify us at library@claremont.edu and we will update the expiration date of the Research Assistant Card.
- If the RA is no longer current, but the faculty member still wishes to keep the borrowed items, please contact us at library@claremont.edu, and we will transfer the items directly to the faculty member’s account.
Please note: Faculty are responsible for all items checked out on their accounts, including those done by proxy. If you wish to terminate a proxy account at any time, please email us at library@claremont.edu.