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Emory Students
- Books circulate to Graduate Students for 120 days.
- Books circulate to Undergraduate Students for 28 days.
- Reserve items circulate for 3 hours, unless a longer period has been requested by the course instructor. Items may also be checked out overnight, one hour before closing, and are due within one hour of the library opening the next morning.
- Cross-registered students (from Columbia, ITC, McAfee) may check out books from Pitts Library by coming to the circulation desk, identifying themselves as a cross-registered student, and showing an ID from their primary school.
- There is no limit to number of items that can be borrowed.
- Items can be renewed if they have not been recalled and borrowing privileges are current.
- Items not owned by any Emory library can be obtained by placing a request for Interlibrary Loan, by contacting a Reference Librarian about obtaining an ARCHE card for use at another local library, or by taking your Emory ID to one of our fellow GETS libraries (Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, University of Georgia in Athens). If it is an item that you believe the Pitts Theology Library should purchase, please complete the Suggestion for Purchase form.
Renewing materials
Current Emory faculty, students, and staff may renew materials before their due date by visiting discoverE, clicking "Sign in" at the top right of the page, and entering an Emory NetID and password. Affiliate users, please contact the Circulation Desk to inquire about renewing materials. Please note that the dates shown on your account are the dates materials are due; failure to receive a courtesy notice or overdue notice does not change the due date of the material or the fines that subsequently accrue.
Returns
For persons approved to be on campus, Pitts Theology Library books can be returned using the book return slot located outside the 2nd floor entrance/exit of the Rita Anne Rollins Building, nearest White Hall and the Chemistry building. For persons not approved to be on campus, contact the Pitts circulation team (theologycirc@emory.edu) to explore other options for returning items back to the library.
Recalls
Current Emory faculty, students, and staff who have been cleared to return to campus can recall books that have been checked out. To do this, follow the directions at http://pitts.emory.edu/requests. When an item is recalled, the current user is given 10 days to return the item. The item is then held for the requesting patron for 8 days.
Fines
Library fines and fees can be paid at the Pitts circulation desk using any major credit card, including Visa, American Express, or Discover, as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay. We cannot accept cash or check payments. All Emory students' fines and fees will be charged to the University student account after 2 weeks.
Overdue fines for recalled items accrue at a rate of $2 per day.
Regular overdue items accrue fines at a rate of $.50 per day.
Items that are both overdue and recalled accrue both fines.
Reserve items accrue fines at a rate of $1 per hour for each item.
The minimum fee for a lost book is $100. The replacement fee may be higher according to actual replacement cost of the item. Please note that because the library replaces books as soon as possible, books that are found and returned after the bill has gone to the University bursar will not result in waiving the lost book fee.
Please be aware that library accounts may be barred for failure to return recalled items by the recall due date. In addition, library accounts may become blocked due to an excessive number of overdue books or an excessive accumulation of bills on the account.
Lost Items
If you have lost a book or other library item, please contact the Circulation Desk.