Circulation Desk: Borrowing/Circulation

Your Manhattanville ID card acts as your Library card when equipped with a barcode sticker placed on the back of your ID. Therefore ,it is crucial for full-time and part-time Undergraduate and Graduate students enrolled in the college to carry their ID card while using the Library.  

TO OBTAIN A BARCODE FOR YOUR MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE  I.D., PLEASE COME TO THE LIBRARY CIRCULATION DESK LOCATED DIRECTLY TO YOUR LEFT AS YOU ENTER THE LIBRARY. 

Manhattanville students can obtain new and replacement  ID cards by going to the front desk of the Campus Safety & Security Office Desk in Spellman Hall.

Circulation Policies

• Maximum of 10 books and 5 DVDs/VHS may be taken from the library at one time.
• Books circulate for 60 days, with one renewal, before requiring the book(s) in question be returned
• Library books are subject to recall if a professor requests the same item for the Reserve desk
• DVDs/VHS circulate for 7 days but may be renewed once before requiring the film(s) in question be returned.
•  Students MAY NOT use their Library privileges to take items out on behalf of another student.  Items that are checked out on the student's record make that student responsible for return of the items. 
• Make sure to report your ID lost/stolen at the Campus Safety & Security Office, because you will be responsible for any items checked out on your I.D. card.  Bring your new I.D. card to the Library Circulation Desk to obtain a replacement barcode for the back of your newly printed ID card
• For more information visit our policies page

• Faculty may borrow:
  • Books from the stacks for a period of 180 days
  • Course Reserves for 3 hours; Reserves are for in-Library use only
  • DVDS and other media for 7 days

Reserve Materials

• Any Professor can request that books or media items be placed on Reserve online and at the Library Circulation Desk.
• All physical reserve items are kept behind the Circulation desk on shelves marked with Reserve on them.
  • All book items for one professor are shelved alphabetically by title, regardless of the course for which they are being used.
  • DVDs and VHS tapes are stored on a separate shelf in the Course Reserves section and are arranged by number.
• All items will have a Reserve sticker on them to distinguish them from other circulating items.
• RESERVE ITEMS ARE CHECKED OUT FOR  3 HOURS AND MAY NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE LIBRARY!
• ALL RESERVE ITEMS WILL INCUR FINES IF THEY ARE RETURNED LATE OR MISPLACED.   Please be sure to keep an eye on items you have checked out.