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Patron Access
All students, staff, and faculty of American Academy of Art have access to the library and are granted borrowing privileges. An Irving Shapiro Library card must be presented to borrow materials.
Loan Periods
| Students | Faculty & Staff | |
| Books (Regular Collection) | 2 weeks. May be renewed twice. | 4 weeks. May be renewed twice. |
| Popular Reading Books | 4 weeks. May be renewed twice. | 4 weeks. May be renewed twice. |
| Reference Books | In-library use only | Overnight. Due next day. |
| Textbooks & Periodicals | In-library use only | Overnight. Due next day. |
| Stock Books | 2 weeks. May be renewed twice. | 4 weeks. May be renewed twice. |
| Equipment (flash drives) | Overnight. Due next day. Cannot check out on Thursdays. | Overnight. Due next day. Cannot check out on Thursdays. |
| DVDs & CDs | 1 week. May be renewed once. | 1 week. May be renewed once. |
Overdue Fines
Overdue fines are $0.10 per day per item, except for equipment/flash drives and DVDs/CDs, which is $0.50 per day per item. Overdue fines are not to exceed the cost of the item.
Items acquired through Inter-Library Loan have an overdue fee of $1.00/day. Patrons may request that items be renewed, but renewal is subject to the lending library's policies and is not guaranteed for any item.
For lost or damaged items, the fee will be the replacement cost of the item. A $10.00 processing fee will be applied to each item that has to be reordered.
Library fines must be paid in full at the end of each semester. Failure to do so will result in suspension of library privileges and schedules or transcripts held.
Any documents left on a flash drive will be deleted before check-in is completed.
Donations To Our Collection
Donations to our collection are always welcome! The librarian will assess the topic, scope, and age of the materials donated to determine if it will be a helpful and relevant source to add to our collection. Those who choose to donate are donating their materials with the understanding that not all of the donated materials may make it into our collection. The librarian reserves the right to retain or discard any donated materials. A nameplate with a recognition of your generous donation can be included in each material that will be added to the collection. Please let the librarian know if you would like this to be included.