Fines & Bills

Regular Loans

•  An overdue notice is sent to the borrower when an item is one day overdue - see Notices & Bills below.
•  A second overdue notice is sent one week later if the item has not been renewed or returned.
•  If an item is not returned or renewed within 28 days of its due date, the borrower is billed for the cost of the item, a $15 processing fee, and a $10 non-refundable billing fee. The average bill is $85 per item.
•  If the billed item is returned or renewed, charges are cleared except for the $10 billing fee.

Recalled Items

• Items recalled by another patron must be returned by the date specified on the recall notice, not by the original due date.
• The fine for items not returned by the recall return date is $2 a day per item.

Reserve Items

• Consult Course Reserves for loan policies for Reserves.
• The fine for overdue reserve items is $2 per hour, or partial hour, for each item.
• If a reserve item is not returned within 24 hours after it is due, the patron is billed for the cost of the item, a $30 overdue fine, and a $10 billing fee.
• Smith students who repeatedly return reserve materials late may be reported to the Honor Board.

Notices & Bills

• Overdue notices are usually sent by email. Bills are sent on paper through campus or U.S. mail.
• Patrons must notify the libraries of changes in email, campus, or U.S. mail addresses - see Updating Your Borrower Account.

Damaged Items

• When an item is damaged beyond normal wear and tear, the library will evaluate the condition and bill the patron to cover repair (whenever possible) or replacement of the item.