Policies - Indianapolis

Research, Fiction, and Graphic Novel Collections

Up to 10 books can be checked out at a time for currently enrolled Ivy Tech students and employees. Books are checked out for 2 weeks at a time, and may be renewed up to 4 times, unless another patron has placed a hold on it. 

Reserve Textbook Collection

A small collection of textbooks are kept on reserve in the library for current Ivy Tech students, faculty, and staff to check-out and use within the library. Textbook reserves can be checked out for 4 hours at a time; however, it may be possible to extend the check-out time if the textbook does not have another student waiting to use it. 

The Lawrence campus library maintains a small collection of DVDs. All films may be checked out by faculty, and students may view videos in the library or check out non-medical feature films. Community patrons are not permitted to check-out DVDs at this time. All DVDs are checked out for one week at a time, with a limit of two per patron. 

Books and journal articles not available in our library may be ordered from other libraries. Please consult the Interlibrary Loan FAQ page. The delivery time varies depending on which library has the book:

From other Ivy Tech libraries, 1-2 weeks
From non-Ivy Tech libraries, 1-2 weeks
Articles can usually be obtained in one to two business days

• ILL service is for current Ivy Tech Students, faculty and staff
• No textbook lending or borrowing.
• No loaning or borrowing of DVD’s or audiobooks.
• Overdue fines will be calculated by the library and will follow the same policy for non-ILL checkouts.
• Lost item fines will be the cost of the item as determined by the lending library plus a $5 processing fee, and will be non-refundable after the item is 3 months overdue.
• ILL privileges may be revoked for a repeated pattern of lost items or failing to pick up requested items.
• All books loaned to other libraries from Ivy Tech Central Indiana Libraries will check out for 6 weeks.
• All books borrowed from other libraries for Ivy Tech Central Indiana students will have the due date determined by the lending library.
• Faculty and staff will be charged overdue fines for ILL items according to the above guidelines.

The library has headphones, webcams, and a variety of charging cords that current Ivy Tech students and employees are permitted to check-out and use in the library.  Headphones are sanitized between each use. 

Because it is important for all patrons to have the opportunity to borrow items from our collection, library materials must be returned. Fines may be charged for books that are not renewed or returned. However, once items are returned to the library, all accrued fines may be waived. If an item is lost or damaged, the fine will be equal to the replacement cost of the book.