Circulation & Renewal Policies

Material Type	Loan Period	Grace Period	1st Overdue Notice	Privileges Blocked/ 2nd Overdue	Additional Fee?
Books	4 weeks	1 week	day after item is due	7 days after item is due	No
Serials	1 week	1 week	day after item is due	7 days after item is due	No
Journals ≥ 5 years	2 days	2 days	day after item is due	2 days after item is due	No
Journals < 5 years	3 hours	3 hours	day after item is due	2 days after item is due	Yes, $1/day
Reserve items	3 hours	3 hours	day after item is due	2 days after item is due	Yes, $1/day

A bar-coded NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center or affiliated ID card is required to charge out materials.

Renewals

All materials may be renewed as often as necessary unless needed by another patron. The first 3 renewals may be made by telephone provided that the item is not yet overdue. For further use the reader must again charge out materials in person at the Circulation Desk. Fines must be cleared before materials can be renewed.

Reserve materials

Must be used within the library and returned to the Circulation Desk within 3 hours. May be charged out for overnight use 3 hours before closing time, but must be returned within the first 3 hours of opening the following day. Computer software and related materials do not leave the Library.

Overdue policy

In conjunction with our Tri-Cat Library affiliates at MSK and Rockefeller, the Weill Cornell Medical Library will automatically block the borrowing privileges of any patron who receives a 2nd overdue notice for a delinquent item. The blocking of library privileges will apply to all three libraries and will be honored by all three libraries. Patrons whose privileges are blocked must resolve the delinquency at the library where the material was borrowed. Additional fees are charged for 3-hour items that are held overdue. Overdue notices are a courtesy. Borrowers are responsible for returning and renewing materials on time whether or not overdue notices reach them.

New Book Shelf

New books are displayed for 7 days. During that period they may not be checked-out. If you wish to reserve a book from the New Book Shelf, please bring it and your ID to the Circulation Desk. Requests are entered directly into the Library's online system.