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Student Guide to Rohrbach Library

Opening Hours

 

Logging into Library Resources

Accessing online resources via library web pages or the library catalog is a two-step process.

1) First you will be asked to click on "Use your Kutztown University account" from a menu:

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2) You will then be directed to Kutztown's Single Sign On page where you will login with your KU credentials:

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Renewing Online

Easily Renew Online

1) Go to the Library Website Homepage

2) Click on Accounts dropdown menu in the upper right corner

3) Click on Library Accounts

4) Your Loans will be displayed on the top 

5) Click on the specific Loan you want to renew

6) Click on Renew

Undergraduate Student Borrowing

Borrowing for Undergraduate Students

Print materials:  

  • Standard borrowing period:  28 days with a single 28 day renewal.  At the end of the 56 days, the items need to be returned to the library.  Periodicals, kits and textbooks from the Curriculum Materials Center circulate for one week.

Non-print materials, including DVDs, CDs, and Kits from Curriculum Materials: 

  • 1 week with ONE one-week renewal.

Equipment such as laptops, cameras, tripods, calculators, etc.: 

  • 7 days with NO renewals

Number of items that can be charged out at any time: 50

Books on Interlibrary Library Loan (ILL): 

  • The borrowing period is determined by the library that owns the book. It is important to return items on time because the material does not belong to the KU Library. Interlibrary Loan page. Fees for lost Interlibrary Loan books are determined by the library that owned the book.

Overdue Fines: 

  • None. If items are not returned thirty days after the Due Date, then you will receive a notice listing the replacement fee. A Library Hold will also be placed on your record until the items are returned. This means you cannot register for classes, receive grades, receive transcripts, or your diploma. When all the items are returned, your records are released and then you don't owe anything.

Fees for lost or damaged items: 

  • Standard fee for type of item borrowed, for example: lost book fee is $50.00.

Graduate and Honors Student Borrowing

Borrowing for Graduate and Honors Students

Print materials:  

  • Standard borrowing period: 120 days with a single 120-day renewal.  At the end of the 240 days, the items need to be returned to the library. 

Leisure Reading (Bestseller) books:

  • 28 days with one 28-day renewal. Periodicals, kits and textbooks from the Curriculum Materials Center circulate for one week with a one-week renewal.

Non-print materials, including DVDs, CDs, and Kits from Curriculum Materials: 

  • 1 week with ONE one-week renewal.

Equipment such as laptops, cameras, tripods, calculators, etc.: 

  • 7 days with NO renewals.

Number of items that can be charged out at any time:

  • 75

Books on Interlibrary Library Loan (ILL): 

  • The borrowing period is determined by the library that owns the book. It is important to return items on time because the material does not belong to the KU Library. Interlibrary Loan page. Fees for lost Interlibrary Loan books are determined by the library that owned the book.

Overdue Fines: 

  • None. If items are not returned thirty days after the Due Date, then you will receive a notice that your records have been sealed until the items are returned. If your records are sealed, it means you cannot register for classes, receive grades, receive transcripts, or your diploma. When all the items are returned, your records are released and then you don't owe anything.

Fees for lost or damaged items: 

  • There is a standard replacement fee based on the type of item borrowed, for example: lost book fee is $50.00.

Available Technology

Available Technology

The library offers a variety of devices for loan at the Information Desk. Equipment is loaned on a first-come-first-served basis. The library does not take reservations on equipment.

Laptops / iPads available for checkout – 7-day loan period, no renewals

  • 75 Lenovo Laptops

  • 50 Mac Laptops

  • 13 iPads

Equipment available for checkout – 7-day loan period, no renewals

  • 14 Canon Eos Rebel DSLR cameras
  • 3 Sony A7 DSLM Cameras
  • 5 Sony camcorders
  • 2 GoPro cameras
  • 5 Eiki Data Projectors
  • 4 voice recorders
  • 11 TI-84 graphing calculators
  • 2 DVD external drives
  • Various tripods

Equipment available for checkout – library use only

  • 5 Lenovo Laptops
  • 5 Mac Laptops
  • Headphones
  • Phone chargers
  • Dry erase sets
  • Various adapters

Kindles available for checkout – 28-day loan

  • 6 Kindle fire tablets