Maxwell Library staff reserve the right to recall books. Please contact Circulation Services with any questions via telephone at 508.531.1392 or email or visit. Checks or money orders should be made out to: Maxwell Library/Bridgewater State University. Payments will be accepted in cash, checks, and money orders or with Connect Card flex dollars. Students returning lost items undamaged within 30 days of replacement and processing fee payment will have the replacement fee refunded. The processing fee will not be refunded. Borrowers may not check out additional materials until overdue items are returned or the bill is paid.When the material becomes overdue, library users will be sent a bill for each overdue item.When the material is lost, library users will be sent a bill for the replacement cost and processing fee.Items will be declared lost at the point of the third overdue notice.
Transcript and/or registration holds will be placed when students accumulate $20 or more in fines or fees. Maxwell Library Card (community) users incurring the same level of fines will have their borrowing privileges suspended until their accounts are settled. All BSU students who accumulate $10 or more in fines or fees will have their library privileges suspended.Some items, particularly ERC items, Group Study Room keys, and the One Button Studio key, accrue fines at a higher hourly rate and therefore have higher replacement costs.Specialty items and reserve items will continue to accrue the late fees.Students are not assessed late fines for circulating items of General Collection, but are subject to lost or damaged material fees for replacement and processing fees.Laptops, iPads, Chromebooks, and scanners – $1.00 per day to a maximum of $10 per item.Course Reserve fines – two-hour, three-hour and overnight loans – $1.00 per hour or part thereof to a maximum of $10.00 per item.