Borrowing Policies for Grinnell Residents
The Grinnell College Libraries welcome all residents of
the town of Grinnell to make use of the libraries, their
materials, and many of their services while in the building.
The following residents may, with a Stewart Library card,
borrow materials:
All Grinnell adult residents
All high school students enrolled in the Grinnell-Newburg
School District.
Children not yet in high school should be accompanied
by an adult.
Faculty and staff spouses or partners have the same
library privileges as faculty and staff (see faculty
services page).
All Grinnell residents may borrow books
and government documents, but not periodicals, videos,
cage or vault books, permanent reserves or course reserves. Grinnell residents
may not place recalls or holds or use interlibrary
loan. Grinnell residents may request books through
interlibrary loan at Stewart Library. More details are
available at the libraries' circulation
policies page.
Loan Periods
See circulation
policies page
Recalls
If you have checked out a book that is requested by Grinnell
College faculty or students, it can be recalled from you.
You will be notified by email, mail or telephone. You
will need to return the item immediately.
Obtaining a library card
Before checking out library materials for the first time
you should acquire a Stewart Library card. A Grinnell
College Libraries barcode will be placed on your Stewart
Library card by a staff person at the Circulation Desk
in Burling Library. Please bring your
Stewart Library Card to the Circulation Desk so that
all pertinent information such as addresses and phone
numbers can be entered into the circulation system. You
will be asked to present an additional piece of identification
showing your current address and phone number.
Please contact the circulation desk at 269-3350 during
regular library hours
if you have any questions
INNOPAC (the Grinnell College Libraries' Catalog)
The Libraries' Web-based catalog is available at http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu/.
A text-based (ascii)
interface is also available. For questions, contact a
reference librarian in person at our reference desk, send
a message to query@grinnell.edu,
or call the reference desk at 641-269-3353 during reference
hours. For the numbers of individual librarians or
other staff members, please see the
library directory.
Libraries' Web Site
The libraries'
Web site is a good place
to start when looking for material available through the
libraries or accessible via the World Wide Web. A librarian
will be happy to assist you in navigating our Web pages
if you have questions.
The Libraries make available a variety of print and electronic
indexes, abstracts and other databases. You may choose
from several options to identify the databases that might
be useful to you on our Databases and Indexes
Web page.These databases are available to Grinnell residents
while in Burling Library or the Science Library. For more
information or questions call or stop by the reference
desk at 269-3353 or ask a circulation desk supervisor
or assistant to help you locate a librarian.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
The libraries make a variety of encyclopedias and dictionaries
available via online subscriptions and in print in the
reference area. Ask a librarian to help you identify resources
most useful to your needs. All of our resources are also
available through the libraries' catalog at http://cat.lib.grinnell.edu/search/X.
Most online products are available to Grinnell residents
while they are in the library buildings.
Grinnell College librarians are happy to work with you.
You will find us at the reference desk or on call. If
you don't see a reference librarian at the reference desk,
please check at the circulation desk for assistance in
locating a librarian.
