Who may borrow from the North Seattle Community College Library?

• Students currently enrolled at NSCC
• Faculty and staff currently employed at NSCC
• Students currently enrolled at any Washington state community college
• Students currently enrolled in Western Washington University programs at NSCC

How long may library and media materials be checked out?

• Books: 2 weeks, 2 renewals
• Digital cameras: 3 days, no renewal
• Digital voice recorders: 3 days, no renewal
• Music CDs (5-item limit): 1 week, no renewal
• Periodicals: 2 weeks, 2 renewals
• Videos & DVDs (2-item limit): 2 days, no renewal

Students wishing to check out media materials for classroom use, must reserve items at least 24 hours in advance. Some media items, such as reserve or telecourse titles, or items borrowed from other libraries, must be viewed or listened to in the library.

Materials may be renewed online. If overdue, bring materials to the Circulation Desk to renew.

To renew online, log into your account through the library catalog.

Borrowing books and other materials from other libraries

You may request books and other materials from the Seattle Central or South Seattle Community College libraries directly, through the Library Catalog. In most cases, books arrive from Central or South within two working days. Ask a librarian for assistance the first time you use this service.

You may also borrow books from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. It can take from 1 - 3 weeks to get a book. See a reference librarian for this service.

Fines, overdue notices and replacement charges

• Overdue fines are assessed against Reserve materials only. See the Reserves page for details.
• Overdue Notices are sent 7 days after an item has not been returned to the Library.
• If an item has not been returned to the Library within two weeks of its due date, a Replacement Notice is sent.
• Replacement costs are the cost of the item itself plus a processing fee.

Circulation Department phone number: 206-527-3607

  North Seattle Community College
  9600 College Way North
  Seattle, WA 98103