The primary mission of the Adams State College Nielsen Library is to meet the library and information needs of ASC students, faculty, and staff and to support the curriculum of the institution. In addition, the library offers borrowing privileges to residents of the San Luis Valley and invites them to apply for community library cards. The specifics of our circulation policy follow:

All Library Patrons are expected to:

• Return or renew library materials on time.
• Pay for lost or damaged items.
• Notify the library of address, phone, or e-mail changes.
• Report lost or stolen library cards immediately.
• Remember that materials obtained through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) are lent under the conditions and restrictions of the lending library.

Adams State College Students (including TSJC Nursing Students)

• ASC students may check out circulating materials for a period of three weeks or until the last day of the current semester, whichever occurs first. Items may be renewed for as many as three additional three-week periods. There is no limit to the number of items that ASC students may check out at any one time.  
• Videos are an exception to the above policy. Only two videos may be checked out at any given time. Videos are checked out for three weeks and may not be renewed.

Adams State College Faculty and Staff (including TSJC Nursing Faculty)

• ASC faculty and staff may check out an unlimited number of items, including videos. All items are due at the end of the current semester. Items may not be renewed although they may be returned to the library and immediately checked out again. (This is necessary for inventory purposes.)

San Luis Valley Community (including TSJC students & faculty)

• In order to obtain a library card, SLV patrons must be at least 16 years old and show a valid Colorado driver’s license or another form of identification.
• Community patrons may check out up to five circulating items for a period of three weeks. Items may be renewed for as many as three additional three-week periods.
• Only two of the five items may be videos, which check out for three weeks and may not be renewed.

Overdue Materials

• Overdue notices are sent via e-mail whenever an e-mail address is on file.  Otherwise, overdue notices are sent by postal mail.
• If library materials are not returned or renewed by their due date, the borrowing patron may be charged a $5.00 per item overdue fee. This fee is payable at the One Stop Student Services Center located in the Student Union Building. The receipt must then be presented at the library circulation desk in order for the patron's library account to be cleared.
• Community patrons will not be allowed to check out additional items until the overdue materials are returned and all fines are paid.
• ASC students, faculty, and staff will not be allowed to check out additional items until the overdue materials are returned. Unpaid fines will prevent a student from registering for classes, graduating, or obtaining transcripts but will not block library privleges.

Damaged or Lost Materials

• Patrons will be charged for any lost or damaged item plus a $10 processing fee. This charge is payable at the One Stop Student Services Center in the Student Union Building. The receipt must then be presented at the library circulation desk in order for the patron’s library account to be cleared.

Please print legibly:

( ) ASC Student        ( ) ASC Faculty/Staff        ( ) CLC         ( ) Community Applicant, including ASC Dependents          

( ) TSJC Student/Faculty          ( ) TSJC Nursing Student          ( ) TSJC Nursing Faculty

Name: ______________________________________________________ ASC ID: ____________________

Local address: ____________________________________________________________________________

City: _________________________________________________ State: _________ Zip: _________________

Local phone: ___________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________

Permanent address (if different): _______________________________________________________________

City: _________________________________________________ State: _________ Zip: _________________

I hereby apply for the privilege of using the Adams State College Nielsen Library. I agree to comply with all library policies and procedures.

Signature: _________________________________________________________ Date: __________________

Barcode: _______________________________________________________________________