Borrowing Privileges
All Central Piedmont Community College students, faculty, and staff, are eligible to borrow materials from the library. Those not affiliated with the college may use library materials within the library.
In order to check out materials, users will need one of the following:
- Central Piedmont Student or Employee ID
- Government-issued photo ID (expiration irrelevant)
- Knowledge of Central Piedmont ID number
In the case of students not being able to come to campus themselves, they may lend their ID to a representative, such as a family member, to check items out on their behalf. The representative will need to have the Student ID card or number from the student, and will also be expected to show their own government-issued ID (or Central Piedmont ID) to check out on behalf of the student.
For employees, items on hold may be checked out if the person picking up knows the name of the person who reserved the item.
Loan Periods
Students
- Books - 3 weeks
- DVDs - 3 weeks
- Student Chromebooks - Semester (some 4 hours)
- Calculator - 4 hours
- Hotspots - Semester
- Reserves - most items are 3 hour; instructors may choose 3 day or 21 day checkout
- Disability & Access Services Equipment – determined by that department
- Study Room Key - based on reservation (typically 2 hours)
Employees
- Books - 3 weeks
- DVDs - 3 weeks
- Calculator - Employees not eligible
- Laptop - Semester
- Hotspots - Semester
- Reserves - most items are 3 hour; instructors may choose 3 day or 21 day checkout
- Study Room Key - based on reservation (typically 2 hours)
Maximum Number of Items per Type
- 20 books and/or DVDs
- Chromebooks, laptop, calculators, and hotspots are limited to 1 of each per person
Renewals
- All renewals are for three weeks. Items can be renewed repeatedly throughout a single semester, provided the item is not on hold for another user.
- Items on hold for another user are not able to be renewed.
- All items must be returned at the end of the semester they were initially checked out.
- Student equipment cannot be renewed.
- Employee Equipment that is checked out for an entire semester cannot be renewed but when an item is returned, the employee can check out another immediately provided there is one available.
- Employee Equipment with shorter checkout periods will be renewed on a case-by-case basis
Returns
Items can be returned to any Central Piedmont library location, with limited exceptions for anything with a same-day due date (4-hour equipment, study room keys), which need to be returned to the same location where it was checked out.
Hold Policy (Not Equipment)
Most circulating materials may receive holds, except for:
- course reserves
- reference
- legal materials
Holds will be held for the patron for seven days after the notification date.
