Material | Faculty/staff, graduate and honors students | Undergraduate students | Community* and Friends of VCU Libraries | Fines** | Replacement and damage fees |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books from VCU Libraries general collection | 6 months Unlimited loans | 28 days Unlimited loans | 28 days 10 loans maximum | none | Replacement fee: Books from Cabell: $90 Replacement fee: Books from Health Sciences: $150 Damage fee: $25 minimum |
DVDs and CDs | 7 days 25 loans maximum | 7 days 5 loans maximum | 7 days 5 loans maximum | $1/day (max $10) | Replacement fee: $90 |
Materials from other libraries (Interlibrary Loan) | varies | varies | varies |
| Replacement fee: $135 minimum |
Course Reserves | varies | varies | n/a | $5/hour (max $50) | varies |
Cabell Library equipment (calculators and adaptors) | 4 hours Limit 1 per patron | 4 hours Limit 1 per patron | n/a | $5/hour (max $30) | replacement fee: $100 |
Workshop equipment | 3 days | 3 days | In-house only | $10/day | varies |
Health Sciences accessories (whiteboards, dry erase markers, surge protectors) | 4 hours Limit 1 per patron | 4 hours Limit 1 per patron | n/a | $1/hour | varies |
Health Sciences equipment (cameras, projectors, tripods) | 3 days | 3 days | n/a | $10/day | varies |
*Community borrowers borrowers include VCU alumni who request a patron account, students and faculty at participating Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) institutions, through the cooperative borrowing program students and faculty at Richmond Academic Library Consortium institutions, and high school students at local partner schools.
** NOTE: Undergraduate students and community borrowers who have an outstanding library balance of more than $5.00 are not able to borrow from our collection. Graduate students, staff, and faculty who have an outstanding library balance of more than $25.00 are not able to borrow from our collection. Payment can be made in person or online.
Pay online: Check your library account for the amount due, then use a credit/debit card to pay fees online with our secure website. Select the correct fee payment type (Fine and Fee Payments for VCU Libraries materials or Interlibrary Loan payments) to ensure proper posting. Payments will be posted to your library account and Banner holds will be cleared within 1 business day.
Pay in person or by mail: Fees can be paid in person at Cabell Library or Health Sciences Library any time the libraries are open. We accept credit/debit, RamBucks and personal checks (payable to VCU Libraries). Payments by check are also accepted via mail. If paying by mail, please address payments to Cabell Library; attn: Information Services & Learning Spaces; Box 842033; Richmond, VA 23284-2033.
Something not quite right with your library account? You can request an investigation to dispute discrepancies in your library record and/or charges for overdue, lost or damaged material. This constitutes the first step in the appeal process.
VCU faculty and staff members may authorize up to five persons to borrow library materials in the faculty or staff member's name.
VCU faculty and staff members may designate a partner to receive borrowing privileges from VCU Libraries. For purposes of this document, "partner" refers to both domestic partners and spouses.
The partner will be able to borrow VCU Library owned materials on an individual patron account with borrowing privileges similar to community members. These patrons will be responsible for any overdue fines, fees for replacement of lost materials, and damaged materials fees.