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Reciprocal Library Borrowing Privilege Are you looking for a book the Marywood Library does not own? One option is reciprocal borrowing. The reciprocal borrowing allows Marywood students, faculty, and staff to borrow books directly from the following institutions: College Misericordia, Keystone College, King's College, Lackawanna County Library System, Luzerne Community College, Penn StateWorthington Scranton Campus, University of Scranton, and Wilkes College. The Northeastern Pennsylvania Library Network (NPLN) online catalog provides access to the collections of most of those libraries. Borrowing Policies Loan periods Undergraduate 3 weeks Graduate 8 weeks Alumni / Others 3 weeks Juvenile materials. 3 weeks media items (videos etc.) 7 days Art prints 120 days Items on hold 10 days Periodicals Library use only Reference Library use only Reserve items 1 hour library use only Items are subject to recall after 3 weeks. Fines Overdue items are fined $.10 per day for each item to a maximum of $5.00 each. (Recall fines are higher.) Fines for videos are $.50 per day to a maximum of $10.00. Borrowing privileges will be suspended for patrons with any items overdue for 30 days and will be reinstated only when all outstanding items have been returned and/or excessive fees paid. Any item that remains overdue for 60 days will automatically be considered LOST. Patrons will be responsible for paying lost, damaged, or replacement fees. Refunds of lost replacement fees will be made to patrons who return lost library items in acceptable condition within 6 months of payment unless item has already been reordered.  Reserves Reserve items are housed behind the Circulation desk. Students should locate Reserve items on MELVIN and then give the necessary information for locating the item to the Circulation staff. Most Reserves are for 1 hour check out within the library. Reserve fines are $.25 per hour/per item overdue and $1.00 per day/per item for overnight Reserves with a maximum fine of $10.00 per item.