Rules on Overdue Materials

The following rules and procedures apply to overdue and unreturned library materials.

• Daily fines for most overdue materials are not assessed. There are exceptions as noted below for recalled, reserve, and electronic lending items.
• Books that have not been returned or renewed by 60 days past their due dates are treated as "lost" and bills are issued for them.
• The amount billed is $100 (default) for replacement plus a standard $25 processing cost per item.
• For books that are returned or renewed more than 60 days past their due dates, the $25 processing fee is still owed.
• For books that are lost, actual replacement costs are calculated at the time of payment or upon request; the processing cost remains at $25 per book. In lieu of the $100 replacement fee, a replacement book may be purchased by the patron and brought to the library; however, the purchased book must be the same edition as the one that was lost, as determined by the Libraries' Collections & Research Engagement department. Patrons may therefore want to provide detailed information to library staff about the edition they intend to purchase before actually doing so.
• Library borrowing privileges are suspended for accounts that have books more than 60 days overdue or unpaid balances.
• The Libraries Appeals Committee considers cases that involve extraordinary circumstances. Learn more about requesting a review of library fines
• Fines for recalled items are $3.00 per day (maximum $50.00). Fines for reserve materials are $1.00 per hour (2-hour reserves) and $1.00 per day (1-day and 3-day reserves), and, for Technology Lending devices, $10.00 per hour.
• Renewal limits are as follows:
  • NC State Undergraduates - 3 renewals
  • NC State Graduate Students - no limit
  • NC State Staff - 3 renewals
  • NC State Faculty - no limit
  • Cooperating Raleigh Colleges - no renewals
  • All other borrowers - 1 renewal

Renewing Materials

You may renew your books via your Library Account

Further Information

See RUL 02.61.07 Library Materials Management. You can send questions to library_askus@ncsu.edu, or inquire at any Libraries' Ask Us center or circulation desk.