Circulation

 Members of the college community may borrow information items available in the campus libraries. Members of the faculty may place materials on course reserves and students may access course reserve materials at the circulation desk (Main Floor, Flexon Library).

Requesting New Items

Both students and faculty may request new items via the online catalog.

Copy, Print & Scan

The Flexon Library offers a printer/copier from which users may print, copy and scan. Library users may scan an unlimited number of pages to their USB flash drives. Users may also email themselves images of scanned documents. Users may add copies/prints to their account using their ID card. For more information about pricing and setting up an account please visit the Circulation Desk.

Headphones

Library users may check out headphones using their personal library account via the Circulation Desk.

New Arrivals Display

New items are being added to our collection on a continual basis and several new titles are on display throughout the library. These items are available to be checked out.

Flexon Library Circulation Policies

Scope: All library users

Library Accounts

All GBSC employees, students and ACA students (see ACA Library Access Policies) receive a library account upon the start date of employment/enrollment. Employee household members may also visit the library to set up a library account. 

Each library user is responsible for all material borrowed on his/her library account. 

Patrons with fines greater than $10.00 (and/or items overdue for greater than 45 days) will not be allowed to check out items. 

For additional information or inquiries regarding library accounts, please visit the library circulation desk or contact the library via phone or email.

Library Fees

Patrons who lose, damage, or destroy items will be billed for the cost of replacement as well as charged a processing fee of $5.00 per item. Patrons may not personally replace items that have been lost or damaged. 

Items overdue by greater than 45 days will be marked as lost and billed to the patron’s account accordingly.

All accounts with fees $10 or more will be restricted until payment has been made on the balance. A restricted account may not circulate library items including renewal of items or Course Reserve items. Fines on any account should be paid at the circulation desk. All student accounts with balances greater than $10.00 will be billed to their GBSC student account at the end of each month. At the end of each semester, remaining balances will also be billed to their account.  

Recall

All circulating materials are subject to recall for the Course Reserve Shelf. When a recall notice is issued, the original due date is cancelled and a new due date is established.

• All items checked out can be recalled for Reserve.
• The recall due date overrides the original due date.
• Recalled items not returned by the updated due date will be fined at the rate of $1.00 per day.
• Items that are overdue and that have been recalled are subject to immediate recall fines, starting from the original due date. Recall fines are $1.00 a day.  

Circulation Rules

Library circulation policies vary by patron group and age. Circulation rules are described according to user classification (institutional employee, graduate student, etc). 

General Loan Period, Renewal, and Fee Information for College Students, Institutional Employees, and Employee Immediate Household Members (18+)

Scope: These circulation policies apply to all institutional employees, GBSC college students, and employee immediate household members (over the age of 18).

ACA Library Policies

All ACA students receive a library account upon the start date of enrollment.  Employee household members (ages 5-18) who are not enrolled in ACA may come to the library with their parent(s) to create a library account. 

Circulation Rules

Library circulation policies vary by patron group and age. Circulation rules are described according to user classification (ACA Secondary, ACA Primary, etc).

General Loan Period, Renewal, and Fee Information for ACA Students and Employee Immediate Household Members (under 18)

Scope: Students enrolled in Aldersgate Christian Academy and employee immediate household members between the ages of 5 and 18.