Up to 20 items
Four-week loan period, with up to two renewals and a valid RGS ID card.
Review borrowing privileges, loan periods, renewals, fines and fees, and guidelines for gifts and donations to Respect Library.
Borrowing at a Glance
Borrowing privileges are available to currently enrolled RGS students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, affiliates of other area colleges, and eligible non-affiliated community members.
Four-week loan period, with up to two renewals and a valid RGS ID card.
Four-month loan period, with up to two renewals and a valid RGS ID card.
Three-week loan period, one renewal, and a free alumni library card.
Four-week loan period, one renewal, and a current validated institutional ID.
Select a borrower category to review item limits, loan periods, renewal options, identification requirements, and eligibility details.
Students currently enrolled for classes may borrow up to 20 items, including books, videos, and audio CDs, for a period of four weeks. Items may be renewed two times.
During the summer, students who have enrolled for the fall semester also have borrowing privileges. Borrowers must display a valid RGS ID card.
Faculty, staff, and administration may borrow an unlimited number of items for a period of four months. Items may be renewed twice. All borrowers must display a valid RGS ID card.
Alumni may apply for a free alumni library card. Alumni may borrow a total of 10 items for a period of three weeks, and items may be renewed once.
Students and faculty from Moravian University who are currently enrolled for classes may borrow up to five items for a period of four weeks. These items may be renewed once.
Both groups must display a current validated ID card from their home institution to obtain a Respect Library card and borrow materials. RGS students and faculty also have borrowing privileges at these institutions.
The following community members may obtain an outside borrower’s card at no charge:
Friends of Respect Library who are not otherwise eligible for a card may obtain an outside borrower’s card for an annual fee of $25.
Fines & Fees
All students, including RGS and non-RGS students, alumni, and paying patrons are subject to late fees for overdue materials.
Books, DVDs, CDs, and CD-ROMs are charged $1 per item for each week following the due date.
The maximum overdue fine is $8 per item.
Once an item is 60 days overdue, it is characterized as lost.
A $15 lost-item fee is added to the borrower’s library account.
The borrower is responsible for accrued overdue fines, the lost-item fee, and the replacement cost of the item.
Student borrowing privileges are suspended when the account balance reaches $80.
Lost-item charges include all accrued overdue fines, the $15 lost-item fee, and the replacement cost of the item.
Gifts & Donations
Potential donors should provide a list of materials before sending a gift. Donors are responsible for delivery, and all materials are evaluated using the same standards applied when selecting new materials.
Return to the main Library page for hours, research support, digital resources, and library services, or search the online catalog.
Need assistance with donation methods? Please feel free to reach out to us.
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