Circulation Department

Parlett L. Moore Library

To register for borrowing materials:

• Students must have their current, validated photo identification card.
• Faculty and staff must present proof of employment at Coppin.

The following users are eligible to borrow material from Moore Library:

• Coppin faculty, staff, and students
• Registered borrowers of the USMAI (University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions—USM campuses, Morgan State University, & St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• Coppin Alumni (with proof of alumni status from the Alumni Office)

• 28 days for all registered borrowers except faculty
• One semester for faculty
• Items may be renewed if they have not been recalled
• Phone renewals are not accepted
• Items may be renewed online if they are not overdue.

• 50 cents per day per item
• Overdue items belonging to other libraries are charged at that library’s overdue rate
• Lost books: the cost of the book, plus a $25.00 processing fee to replace the lost copy. If book is returned, then a maximum fine of $15.00 will be assessed.

Note: Books may be returned at the Circulation Desk or dropped in the Book Depository located on the right wall at the front entrance.

• Holds may be placed on any book in the USMAI Libraries that is available to circulate, and may be sent to Moore Library or any USMAI library of choice.
• Holds may not be placed on an item that is on the shelf in the Moore Library.
• Holds may take anywhere from 5 days to two weeks to be delivered.
• Recalls may be placed on items in circulation within the USMAI. Users have 14 days from the date of notice to return a recalled item. Fines will accrue on overdue recalls.

The following items do not circulate outside the Moore Library:

• Reference materials
• Periodicals (magazines, journals, newspapers)
• Microforms
• Books from the African-American collection
• Reserve materials

Reserves

• Items on reserve are for in library use only
• The reserve card must be signed, and some form of identification (student ID, driver’s license, etc.) must be left at the Circulation Desk