Overdue Materials
- Patrons will be notified by email when their books are due.
- Patrons may request a renewal for overdue materials. See renewal instructions above.
- Students with materials four weeks overdue or who have returned materials in damaged condition will be placed on academic hold. They will be unable to check out items from the library or add/drop classes until the matter is resolved.
Damaged or Lost Materials
- The fee for replacing a lost or damaged item is $50. Damage could include, but is not limited to, water damage, stains, torn or chewed pages, highlighting, or writing in the book.
- For OCCC Students, once materials are long overdue, replacement charges are transferred to the student's Bursar account and are subject to the terms of the Financial Responsibilities Agreement.
- Options for replacing lost or damaged items:
- Items overdue less than 18 months: you may purchase a replacement copy of the item or pay the $50 replacement fee. The replacement copy must be in like-new condition with no highlighting, writing, or library ownership stamps and be the same edition as the lost or damaged item.
- Items overdue by 18 months to 5 years: Subject Librarians will decide whether they will accept replacement copies of the item (items this old may have already been replaced) or if the patron will have to pay the $50 replacement fee.
- Items that are more than 5 years overdue: patrons will be required to pay the $50 replacement fee per item and replacement copies will not be accepted.
Paying for Lost or Damaged Library Materials
- Library patrons may pay for lost or damaged library materials with cash or check at the Circulation Desk or by using a credit/debit card or electronic check online.
- If paying by ccash or check, the library will provide a payment slip to submit to the Bursar's office to make the payment.
- If paying by credit/debit card or electronic check, please click on the link below.
- The link will take you to the OCCC Bursar's page.
- Select the "OCCC eMarket General Store" link, choose the "OCCC Library," and then the "Lost Book Replacement Fee" option.
- You will be asked for your name and student ID (if you do not have a student ID or do not know your number, you may leave this blank).
- For electronic check payments, you will need your bank routing and account numbers.
- Lost or Damaged Materials Payments.
- Please note that there will be a 2.95% processing fee added to all credit/debit card payments. There is no processing fee for electronic checks.
- Library and OCCC student accounts will be cleared by next business day. If you need your accounts cleared immediately, please contact the staff at the Circulation Desk.