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Loans from the Colby Library collections to Colby students, faculty, staff and those borrowers with Courtesy Borrower cards are outlined below. Bates and Bowdoin students should check the CBB Loan Rules

Audio Books
Students and Faculty-- four week (28 days) loan
Courtesy Borrowers -- in library use only

Bixler Music Sound Recordings (CDs & vinyl)
Students -- 3 days, 2 item limit
Faculty/Staff -- 1 semester, one renewal
Courtesy Borrowers -- in library use only

Books and Government Documents
Students--due four weeks (28 days) from date of checkout
Faculty/Staff--due one year from date of checkout
Courtesy Borrowers--due four weeks (28 days) from date of checkout

CD's and Multi-Media 
Students and Faculty-- one week (7 days)
Courtesy Borrowers -- in library use only

MacLab Software
Students --one day
Faculty-- two weeks (14 days)
Courtesy Borrowers -- Not available

Maps
Olin: Students and faculty-- one week (7 days)
Miller: Faculty--one semester
Courtesy Borrowers -- in library use only

Media Services equipment
Students and Faculty-- three day loans
Courtesy Borrowers -- Not available

Periodicals
Olin: Students, faculty, courtesy borrowers--due three days from date of checkout
Miller and Bixler: Students, faculty, courtesy borrowers--due 7 days from date of checkout

Reference and Special Collections
Materials do not circulate.

Reserves
Students and Faculty - Two hour loan (or four hours for reserve videos); loans after 10 p.m. are due one hour after opening the next day. Some reserves are one day loans.
Courtesy Borrowers -- Not available

Sound Recordings
Students and Faculty--one day loan from Miller's spoken record collection
Courtesy Borrowers -- one day loan from Miller's spoken record collection

Videos
Students -- 7 days, no renewals
Faculty-- one week (7 days), one renewal
Courtesy Borrowers -- in library use only
Video loans are subject to immediate recall for classroom use