Library Collections Checkout Policies

Valid student ID card is required.

• Checkout Period:
  For regular items (non-reference book or non-textbook), 4 weeks;
  For reference books(as listed in the course syllabi and the online textbook lists), 1 week;
  For video/audio, annual reports, periodicals, 1 week
• Penalty for late return of any item:
  For regular items, $0.25/per day for each item;
  For reference/textbooks, $3/per day for each book;
• Renewal policy
  Each checked out item can only be renewed once.
• Checkout limit and Restrictions
  The maximum number of items you can have checked out at any time is 5.
  Starting from January 2012, the NPU Library does not circulate among students items that are designated as textbooks for particular courses offered in the current semester.