Laptop Checkout Program

Borrower Requirements:

  • Must be a current student with a valid GC ID.
  • Must complete and sign a Laptop Borrower's Agreement each time a laptop is checked out. Must leave current student ID at the Circulation Desk until the laptop is returned. No exceptions. No GC ID, no laptop checkout.

Loan Periods and Hours of Program:

  • Laptops are available for checkout between 8:00 AM and 10:30 PM.
  • Laptops must remain within the library building.
  • Loan period is for three hours with one renewal if no holds.
  • No overnight checkouts.
  • Holds may be placed on the laptop with the patron being on the main floor when the laptop is returned so desk attendant can locate them.
  • One renewal if no hold has been placed.

Fines/Late Charges:

  • There will be a $10 late charge for each 1-hour period or portion thereof that the laptop is returned beyond the due time.
  • Unpaid charges will be sent to the accounting office at the end of the week and a $4.00 service charge will be added. Outstanding charges on a student's account may prevent a student from registering for classes or obtaining diploma/transcripts until paid in full.

    Replacement/Damage Charges:
  • The person checking out the laptop is responsible for any loss or damage and will be required to sign a liability statement printed on the Laptop Checkout Form.
  • Laptops should be returned to an assistant at the circulation desk rather than left sitting on the counter.
  • Damage will result in a $100 fee and replacement will be $1,500 plus fines.

     

    Written 10/16/01

 


Updated 24-May-2007 SJM