Borrowing, Renewing, and Returning

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Library Cards

A current CCSF photo ID card is required to borrow materials. Visit Library Cards for information on how to get a CCSF ID card or a community card.

Newly registered noncredit students without a CCSF ID card may be able to get a temporary library card with proof of registration. Please contact the specific center library for more information.

Course Reserves Collection Loan Periods

The Reserve collections contain materials for specific courses. Only currently registered CCSF students may borrow reserve materials. Loan periods vary: 1 hour to 168 hours (7 days) and cannot be renewed. Some materials must only be used in the library. Only 2 reserve items may be checked out at a time. Some materials that are part of a pair, such as a textbook and companion workbook, may be treated as one item for checkout.

Circulating and Browsing Collection Loan Periods

Patron Type	Circulation Collection Loan Period	Number of Renewals	Maximum Number of Items
Student	3 weeks	2	50
Faculty	1 semester	None, only on a semester basis	50
Community Card Holder	3 weeks	2	2

How to Request Items

Request an item checked out to another borrower

A patron may request that an item be held for her/him when returned by another borrower. Look up the item in OneSearch, and find the request button. Requesting an item will prevent the current borrower from renewing it.

Request an item at another CCSF Center library

The library's inter-center loan service moves most circulating materials between center libraries on request. Reference and reserve materials may not be requested via inter-center loan. To request an item, find the item in OneSearch and click on the request button.

Returning Materials

Circulating materials may be returned at any CCSF library.
Reserve materials must be returned to the same library they were checked out from.
To return an item, use a CCSF library book return slot or give items directly to the circulation staff. When the library is closed, put the material in a CCSF book return slot.

Renewing Materials

On the Web

Go to the Renew Books link from the library's home page or CityCat, the library catalog.
Enter your name and the barcode from your library card, which is your Student, Faculty or Staff ID card.
Click on the link for Items Checked out to see a list.
To renew all items, click on the Renew All button.
To renew only some items, check the box next to each item to be renewed, then click the Renew Selected button.

By Telephone

Call a Circulation Desk at a CCSF Library.

In Person

Bring your library card to a Circulation Desk. You do not need to have the item with you to renew it.

Fines

Late, lost, and damaged items will result in a fine. For more information about fine amounts and how to pay off fines, visit the library's fines page.