Community members visiting the Ivy Tech NMC or Lawrence campus libraries are accountable for Ivy Tech's Code of Student Rights & Responsibilities, all Library policies, as well as local, state, and federal laws. Behavior that violates these expectations may result in community members being asked to leave library premises, and/or suspension of library privileges.
Community members wishing to check out materials from the Ivy Tech Indianapolis or Lawrence campus libraries must present a valid Community Patron library card, which is valid for 1 year and is renewable.
Community members may apply for or renew a Community Patron library card by providing the following documents to library staff:
Current, government-issued ID displaying an Indianapolis (Marion County) residential address
2 pieces of business mail (i.e. utility bill), no more than 30 days old, verifying name and address is same as government-issued ID
Community members may check out 2 items from the libraries’ general collection at a time, with a check-out period of 2 weeks. Community patrons are responsible for all fines associated with overdue and lost books. See fines and fees policy.
The following item types from the Lawrence campus library are not permitted to be checked out by community patrons due to their high demand by students and faculty in specialized academic programs:
Nursing and Health Science texts (items with call numbers beginning with Q and R)
DVDs
Ivy Tech campus libraries are unable to fill community patrons’ Interlibrary loan requests. Community members are encouraged to request desired items through the Indianapolis Public Library’s Interlibrary Loan services.
Due to their high demand, library computers are reserved for active Ivy Tech students; however, community patrons are welcome to bring personal laptops into the library and utilize the Ivy Tech guest wi-fi.
Community patrons needing desktop computer access should refer to Indianapolis Public Library locations.
