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Main Collection
The main collection consists of all books housed on the upper level of the library, including the oversize books. It also includes the leisure book collection located on the main level of the library near the rotunda. Students can have up to fifteen (15) items from the main collection checked out at any one time.
Your TNU ID is your library card; be sure to present it when you check-out materials.
All overdue materials must be returned and fines must be paid before further library materials can be checked out. Overdue fines for materials from the main collection are charged at the rate of ten cents per item per day.
Loan Periods for Main Collection:
Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate
28 days; up to 2 renewals.
At the end of the semester, all materials due on the first day of final exams.
MHR, MSM, PA
28 days; up to 2 renewals
Graduate Education
42 days (6 weeks); 1 renewal
Graduate Counseling
Materials due on next class date; 1 renewal
Graduate Religion
Materials due on Friday of each Graduate Religion Seminar week; 1 renewal
Ed.D. Students
Due date corresponds to monthly on-campus meetings – length of time varies from about 4-8 weeks; 1 renewal
The main collection consists of all books housed on the upper level of the library, including the oversize books. It also includes the leisure book collection located on the main level of the library near the rotunda. Students can have up to fifteen (15) items from the main collection checked out at any one time.
Your TNU ID is your library card; be sure to present it when you check-out materials.
All overdue materials must be returned and fines must be paid before further library materials can be checked out. Overdue fines for materials from the main collection are charged at the rate of ten cents per item per day.
Loan Periods for Main Collection:
Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate
28 days; up to 2 renewals.
At the end of the semester, all materials due on the first day of final exams.
MHR, MSM, PA
28 days; up to 2 renewals
Graduate Education
42 days (6 weeks); 1 renewal
Graduate Counseling
Materials due on next class date; 1 renewal
Graduate Religion
Materials due on Friday of each Graduate Religion Seminar week; 1 renewal
Ed.D. Students
Due date corresponds to monthly on-campus meetings – length of time varies from about 4-8 weeks; 1 renewal
Loan Periods for Reserve Collection (Main Level):
| Item | Loan Period | Number of Renewals Allowed | Fines |
| Professor Reserves | Hourly (2 or 3 Hours) | 0 | 25¢/hour |
| Professor Reserves | Daily (1, 2, 7, or 14 Days) | 0 | 25¢/day |
| Laptop Computers & Equipment | 3 hours | 1 | 75¢/hour/item |
| Calculators | 3 Hours | 0 | 25¢/hour |
| Computer Pass | 2 Hours | 0 | 25¢/hour |
Loan Periods for IRC Collection (Lower Level):
| Type of Material | Loan Period | Number of Renewals Allowed | Overdue Fine | Maximum Number of Materials That a Patron Can Have at One Time |
| Juvenile Books | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 10 |
| Activity Books | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 3 |
| Teaching Aids | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 3 |
| Scores | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 3 |
| Videos | 7 days | 0 | $1/day | 2* |
| Boxes | 7 days | 0 | $1/day | 2* |
| Compact Discs | 7 days | 0 | $1/day | 3 |
| DVD's | 7 days | 0 | $1/day | 2 |
| K-12 Textbooks | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 6 |
| Bulletin Board Books | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 3 |
| Big Books | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 3 |
| Charts | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 3 |
| Kits | 14 days | 2 | 10¢/day | 3 |
| Mailbox Magazine | 7 days | 0 | 10¢/day | 3 |
| Video or Digital Cameras ($20 deposit required) | 2 days | 0 | $10/day, plus loss of deposit | 1 |
| Reserve Videos/CD's | Varies; 2 hrs, 1 day, 2 days |
0 | $2.00/loan period | 2 |