Borrowing Library Materials
Borrowing privileges | Loan Periods | Renewals | Returns | Fines | Course Reserves
Borrowing privileges
- UNM-Los Alamos students, faculty, and staff as well as community members residing in New Mexico who are at least 18 years of age may borrow materials from the library.
- UNM-LA students, faculty and staff must present a UNM Lobo photo i.d. card to checkout library materials.
- Community borrowers must fill out a patron card and present a New Mexico photo i.d.
- Patron cards for community borrowers are held by the Library.
Loan periods
| Books | 1 month |
Computer mouse |
4 hours/in-house use only |
Sound recordings |
4 hours/in-house use only |
Current issues of magazines |
Non-circulating |
Back issues of magazines |
1 week |
Videos |
1 week |
Newspapers |
Non-circulating |
Reference materials |
Non-circulating |
Special collection materials |
2 weeks or Non-circulating |
Renewals
- Most circulating materials may be renewed in person, by telephone or by e-mail unless they are recalled by another patron.
- Renewal requests should be accompanied by the name and telephone number of the borrower along with the exact titles and/or call numbers.
- Items may be renewed up to three times. After the third renewal, patrons must bring items into the library for additional renewals.
Returns
- Most UNM-Los Alamos Library materials may be returned to either the Circulation Desk or the book drop located in the breezeway on the west side of Building 1.
- The following must be returned ONLY to the Circulation Desk in the Library:
- Interlibrary loan materials
- Materials checked out from UNM General Library in Albuquerque to be returned to the Albuquerque campus. A form must be completed and signed at the time such materials are returned through the UNM-LA Library.
(Note: Patrons who have checked out materials in person from another UNM library are ultimately responsible for their return to main campus. Main campus materials returned through UNM-LA are not considered "checked in" until they have been checked in at main campus. The UNM-LA Library is not responsible for such materials once they have left the UNM-LA campus).
Course Reserves
- Loan periods include Library Use Only, 2-day checkout, and 1 week checkout.
- Materials will be available for checkout 24 hours after the instructor has placed items on reserve.
- Fines of $2.00 per item per day are assessed on overdue reserve materials.