Borrowing Privileges

General Collection Materials

• Includes books (excluding textbooks, reserves, and reference collection), children’s collection, leisure reads.
• Number of items you can borrow: Maximum of 30 items at one time.
• Semester-long loan, due last day of classes.
• Fine Free: No overdue fines.
• Can be placed on hold.
• Renewable when not overdue or requested. Loan will only be extended if renewal occurs within the last two weeks of the semester.
• 8-month maximum loan.
• Accounts with overdue general collection items will be blocked from signing out additional materials.

Media

• Includes DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, sheet music, magazines.
• Number of items you can borrow: Maximum of 10 items at one time.
• 14-day loan. Fine Free: No overdue fines.
• Can be placed on hold.
• Renewable when not overdue or requested.
• 28-day maximum loan.
• Accounts with overdue Media items will be blocked from signing out additional materials.

Textbooks

• Number of items you can borrow: Maximum of 2 items at one time.
• 7-day loan.
• Overdue fines: $2/day (per open day) - maximum $50.
• Cannot be placed on hold.
• Cannot be renewed.
• Two (2) textbooks per student.
• Cannot be borrowed on the same day the item was returned.
• Accounts with overdue Textbooks will be blocked from signing out additional materials.

Faculty Reserves

• Number of items you can borrow: Maximum of 3 items at one time.
• 4-hour loan.
• Overdue fines: $5/hour (during library hours) - maximum $50.
• Cannot be placed on hold.
• Cannot be renewed.
• Accounts with overdue Faculty Reserve items will be blocked from signing out additional materials

Technology

• Includes portable power banks (portable plugs) and children's tablets.
• Portable Plugs: 4-hour loan, maximum 5 items at one time.
• Children's Tablets: 2-hour loan, maximum 2 items at one time.
• Overdue fines: $5/hour (during library hours) - maximum $50.
• Cannot be placed on hold.
• Cannot be renewed.
• Accounts with overdue Technology items will be blocked from signing out additional materials.

Equipment

• Includes equipment and study room supplies.
• Phone chargers, scientific calculators, DVD players, and headphone adapters: Same-day loan, due 15 minutes before library close.
• Study room supplies are a 4-hour loan and include: study room marker kits, HDMI adapters and AV cables, and scissors.
• Number of items you can borrow: Maximum of 5 items at one time.
• Same-day loan, due 15 minutes before library close.
• Overdue fines: $1 per hour (during library hours) – maximum $10.
• Cannot be placed on hold.
• Cannot be renewed.

Library Use Only (Reference and Archive collections)

• Not available for loan.
• Speak to a Library (libcirc@humber.ca) or Humber Archives (archives@humber.ca) staff member for assistance.

Note: Community Borrowers pay an annual registration fee of $20.

General Collection Materials

• Includes books (excluding textbooks, reserves, and reference collection), children’s collection, leisure reads.
• Number of items you can borrow: Maximum of 10 items at one time.
• 14-day loan.
• Fine Free: No overdue fines.
• Can be placed on hold.
• Renewable when not overdue or requested.
• 28-day maximum loan.
• Accounts with overdue General Collection items will be blocked from signing out additional materials.

Media

• Includes DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, sheet music.
• Number of items you can borrow: Maximum of 10 items at one time.
• 14-day loan. Fine Free: No overdue fines.
• Can be placed on hold.
• Renewable when not overdue or requested.
• 28-day maximum loan.
• Accounts with overdue Media items will be blocked from signing out additional materials.

Textbooks

• Not loanable – Library use only

Faculty Reserves

• Not loanable – Library use only

Technology

• Not loanable – Library use only

Equipment

• Not loanable – Library use only

Library Use Only (Reference and Archive collections)

• Not available for loan.
• Speak to a Library (libcirc@humber.ca) or Humber Archives (archives@humber.ca) staff member for assistance.

In an effort to provide library users with the best experience, Humber Libraries has made every effort to reduce or eliminate library fines for most items.

• All library fines collected are donated to Humber to support student bursaries.
• In order to ensure equitable access to high-demand collections (Textbook Collection, Faculty Reserves, Technology and Equipment), fines are charged to encourage and remind users to return items so others can benefit from their use.
• Please note that students/faculty/staff who have accrued $100 or more in fines will need to make full or partial payment to resume borrowing activities.
• Please note that alumni/community borrowers/direct borrowers/retirees who have accrued $20 or more in fines will need to make full or partial payment to resume borrowing activities.

60 days after the due date

• Items are considered lost. Overdue fines and replacement cost are applied to the user's account.
• This fee is non-refundable once an invoice has been submitted to Humber’s Registration Office.