Borrowing Privileges: Students and College Employees

Currently enrolled students, as well as current faculty and staff. are eligible to borrow materials, request interlibrary loans. and use the resources on-site or remotely via Internet and network connections.

College ID Required

Brookdale students, faculty and staff must obtain a Brookdale OneCard to use the Bankier Library resources. With your College OneCard, you can borrow library materials and reserve a group study room.

Loan Periods

	Students		Faculty and Staff
Type of Material	Max. No. per Type	How Long	Max. No. per Type	How Long
Circulating Books	10	14 days + 1 auto-renewal	10	Semester
Videos and DVDs	2	48 hours	10	1 week
Music CDs and Computer Files	2	1 week	10	1 week
Audio Book	2	4 weeks	10	4 weeks
Math Videos	2	1 week	2	1 week
Laptop (Semester)	1	Semester	N/A	N/A
Laptop	1	4 hours	N/A	N/A

Returns and Renewals

Materials can be returned in the bookdrop (located in the library lobby) or dropped off at the Information or Circulation Desks.
All library books automatically renew for additional 14 days or until the end of the semester due date. To renew online, go to the WMS discovery page and find “sign-in” in the upper right-hand corner. Use your student ID number and password to login. (Contact the circulation desk if you do not have or forgot your password.) Students may renew books for an additional 14 days and college employees for a semester unless overdue or requested by another patron.

Interlibrary Loans

If you need an item from another library, follow the instructions for borrowing from other libraries.

Non-Circulating Collections

1st floor — Reference Collections
2nd floor — Law Collection
2nd floor — Periodicals, Newspapers, Microforms
2nd floor — Special Collections: Brookdale Archives, New Jersey, Graphic Arts, and Photography

Long Overdue, or Lost items

Long Overdue

A longer overdue notice will trigger if the material is not brought back by the end of the semester in which it was checked out.
Borrowing privileges will be suspended until the overdue materials are returned or renewed.

Lost Items

You may replace the lost copy with the same title and edition. (We will not accept later editions.)

If item cannot replaced:

There is a non-refundable processing fee of $25.00 plus cost per item. Each book cost varies, please contact the circulation desk for more information.

Change of Personal Information

You are responsible for informing the Bankier Library and registration if there are changes in your personal information.

Exceptions will be considered on an individual basis. Inquire at the Research Help Desk at 732-224-2443 for reference materials and at the Circulation Desk at 732-224-2935 for other materials. Special arrangements may be made with the Library Director at 732-224-2482.