Circulation Policy
Marlboro College
Rice-Aron Library and Graduate Center Library
The circulation policies of the Rice-Aron Library and the Graduate Center Library reflect the missions of the libraries and The Corporation of Marlboro College to provide their community and local residents with access to print and non-print academic resources primarily for the purpose of scholarly research.
Borrowing Privileges
Who May Borrow?
- Marlboro College and Marlboro Graduate Center students, faculty and staff
- Marlboro College alumni who live locally and trustees
- Town of Marlboro residents
- Reciprocal borrowers (SIT, VCAL faculty)
Borrowing privileges will expire upon withdrawal from the College and cessation of employment or local residence.
Borrowing accounts are created for students automatically upon enrollment and for faculty and staff upon the commencement of their employment. All other patrons must request accounts from the library staff during the library office hours. Please call (802) 258-9221 during these hours to make alternate arrangements, if necessary. Picture identification and one of the appropriate documentations listed below will be required:
- Proof of residence for Marlboro Town resident
- SIT ID for School of International Training community members
- Completed VCAL Faculty Reciprocal Borrowing Form for VCAL faculty
What is available to check out?
- All patrons may check out hard copy books.
- All patrons, except VCAL faculty, may check out audio-visual materials: audiobooks, compact discs (music) and videos (DVD and VHS). VCAL faculty may borrow an audio-visual item only per library director's permission.
- Only Marlboro College students and faculty may borrow reserve materials.
- Only Marlboro College and Graduate Center faculty, students and staff are eligible to access our electronic book collection and database materials off campus. Others may use these in the Rice-Aron Library only, provided there are computer stations available for public use.
- Items that may not be checked out by patrons, and must be used only within the library building, include reference items, periodicals, microforms, student plans, and archival materials.
Loan Periods
Books, Audiobooks and Compact Discs
- 1 semester
Videos (VHS and DVD)
- 7 days
Reserve Materials (Books, videos and other)
- Marlboro College students and faculty only 3 hours during the Reserves Room hours
- overnight if checked out less than 3 hours prior to closing of the Reserves Room
Loan Conditions
All materials must be returned on or before the return date or when recalled by the library staff for use by another patron.
Marlboro Town residents, Marlboro College alumni and trustees, and reciprocal borrowers may borrow a maximum of ten items (including a maximum of five audiovisual items) at one time. All other patrons may borrow an unlimited amount of printed resources and a total of five audio and visual items at one time.
Renewal Policy
Patrons may renew materials by logging to their accounts in the library catalog or by requesting renewals from the library staff, provided that these items are not needed by other patrons. All materials recalled by library staff on behalf of other library users must be returned promptly upon notification.
- Faculty, staff and students may renew materials as many times as needed, provided they are not needed by another patron.
- Marlboro Town residents, alumni and trustees may renew materials twice, provided they are not needed by another patron.
- Reciprocal borrowers may renew material per library director's permission.
Reserves and A/V Room Policy
All reserve materials leaving the Reserves & A/V room, including the AV materials that are not on reserve, must be charged out at the checkout station within this room. Reserves may be borrowed for three hours during the reserve room hours. Overnight loans are allowed when borrowed less then three hours before closing time. Renewals are only permitted when others do not need the item. For more information, read the Reserve Materials Policy.
Recalling Checked-out Items
Marlboro College Community members may check out books for one semester and videos for 7 days, provided they bring an item back when a Marlboro College student or faculty member requests it for their research. In this case, library staff will e-mail an individual to recall a checked-out library item and will do their best to enable equal access to the same material for multiple library users. This will be achieved through negotiation or by placing an item on a reserve shelf.
All Rice-Aron library users (including Marlboro Town residents and members of institutions that have reciprocal borrowing agreement with Marlboro College) are responsible for returning a recalled material within 10 days. Inter-library loans lent out to institutions out of state will have to be returned within 10 business days. Failure to do so will result in billing the user or institution for the recalled library material in order to buy a replacement copy and make it available to those who need it as soon as possible. Individual or an institution will not be refunded when the material is returned at a later time.
Overdue Materials
Patrons are responsible for all items borrowed on their account. While the Library will make reasonable efforts to contact patrons with overdue materials, it is the responsibility of the patron to know when materials are due and to return them promptly.
Revised Nov. 2008