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Circulation Services

Borrowing items, equipment, media, and booking study rooms are all part of circulation services in the Ray W. Howard library.

How long items can be borrowed

The borrowing periods that are outlined below for each type of library item are general rules. Occasionally there are special circumstances for particular items that may override these rules. Log in to your library account online to check the due date for materials you currently have checked out. In all cases the due date provided to you at the point of check out is the final word on when your items need to be returned.

Checkout periods

  • BOOKS: typically 3 weeks
    • Reference books: checked out through arrangement with a librarian only
  • COURSE RESERVES: varies by instructor, typically 2 hours
  • LAPTOPS:
    • Short-term: 2 hours 
    • Long-term: 1 quarter
  • AUDIO CDs: 1 week
  • VIDEOS AND DVDs:
    • Open collection: 1 week
    • Closed collection: in-library use only
  • MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS: 1 week
  • MEDIA EQUIPMENT: varies by equipment type

Item limits for checkout

Limits vary depending upon the type of patron. Students, staff, and faculty can check out a maximum of 25 items. 

In addition to these general limits, the following item-type limits also exist:

Maximum item-type limits

  • AUDIO (CDs, etc):                                   5
  • VIDEO (DVDs, VHSs, etc):                    5
  • COURSE RESERVES:                          2

Borrowing from other college libraries

As an SCC student, you can also borrow materials (using your SCC student ID) from libraries at other WA state community and technical colleges such as Edmonds Community College, Everett Community College, the Seattle Community Colleges, and Bellevue College.

*Please note that most of these are campus-use only, and some are retricted to faculty/staff, or students who have received training in film classes here. Realia on course Reserve is first-come, first-served, two-hour checkout, but other equipment may be reserved in advance.​

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