Circulation policy for courtesy patrons and visitors

Click on "My Account" in TrinCat to check due dates and renew materials.

Fines greater than $5 must be paid before you can check out any more material. 

Courtesy Patrons:

• Alumni
• Families of TIU staff and students
• ACTS libraries students and staff
• LIBRAS libraries students and staff
• Bannockburn residents
• Vernon Area Public Library patrons
• Full-time employees of Evangelical Free churches
• Other categories as approved

Visitors:

• Anyone living within a 60 mile radius of Trinity (includes Rockford, IL)
• A fee of $25.00 per year is charged to visitors.

Books:

• 4 week loan period (28 days)
• 2 renewal periods of 4 more weeks
• New books: 1 week loan period (7 days)
• Fines: 25¢ per day with a maximum fine of $25.00 per item

Media (Cassettes, CDs, DVDs, and Videos):

• 14 day loan period
• 2 renewal periods of 14 days
• Fines: 25¢ per day with a maximum fine of $25.00 per item

Lost Item Fees
Patrons are responsible for materials they have checked out. When an item is 30 days overdue it is considered lost.

• Cost of item plus $15 processing fee for items still in print
• $100.00 fee per item for which a replacement cannot be found plus a $15.00 processing fee
  
• Replacement of a TIU cassette: $10.00 plus a $15.00 processing fee