Due dates are provided for all materials at checkout. If you forget your due date, you can check your account in the library's online catalog or contact the Circulation Department at circdesk@aacc.edu or 410-777-2238. To keep items longer, please remember to renew your loans before the due date. Note that renewals are not automatic: it is your responsibility to request extension of any loan.
If you do not return items on time:
- At 5 days past the due date, you will be sent a first overdue notice.
- At 30 days past due, you will be sent a second overdue notice.
- At 30 days past due, a hold will be placed on college records for student and county resident borrowers. Holds prevent you from adding, dropping, or withdrawing from classes. The hold will not be removed until your account is brought up to date. (Note: the record hold may be placed earlier for high-value or high-demand items, such as laptops.)
- When any item on your account exceeds 50 days past due, you will be billed for the item's replacement cost plus a standard processing fee. A letter will be sent to your address on file notifying you of the bill.
- If you fail to respond to the bill, your account may be referred to the college's collections process. Unresolved accounts may be forwarded to an outside collection agency, in which case you will be held responsible for all library fines, reasonable attorney's fees, and collection costs.
For more information about borrowing, see How to Borrow and Return.