Library Home: Policies

Health and Safety

• Please follow the university's face covering policy
• Maintain social distancing
• Please sanitize your hands when entering the library
• Do not come to the library if you are sick
• Checked-out items will be quarantined for 24 hours before being placed back on the shelf

Food

• Covered drinks are allowed
• All food should be enjoyed outside the library
• No food or drink in the computer labs

Quiet Space

• Silence cell phones
• Group study rooms are for quiet talking only
• Silence please in the general quiet study areas

Library Study Space

• Study space may not be saved with belongings for more than a short break
• Study room priority is given to groups over individuals

Guests

• Guests of Midwestern students, faculty, and staff who are registered with security and have completed the daily health screen are welcome to use the library
• Contact security if you have questions about how to register your guest
• The library is temporarily closed to the general public

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, please email Rebecca Caton, Director of Library Services (rcaton@midwestern.edu) if you would like to donate books to the library.

Midwestern University Library accepts gifts of books from donors within and outside the community.  The donor is responsible for transporting all selected materials to the library. The library sends donor information along with the date and number of items to the Development Office, which sends the donor with a letter acknowledging the donation.

Material Checkout Policies

• Checkout period--varies by item type, books=6 weeks
• No renewals
• Reserve Collection -- 2 hours in the library
• Headphones, etc. are temporarily unavailable for checkout

Overdue Policies

On the 7th day overdue:

• 1st overdue notice with warning of $10.00 late fee

On the 14th day overdue:

• $10.00 late fee incurred (non-refundable)
• 2nd overdue notice with warning of replacement fees
• Restricted checkout privileges until fee(s) are paid

On the 28th day overdue:

• Replacement cost plus $15.00 procesing fee posted to student online billing system (non-refundable, return of item not accepted as substitute for payment)

To see a list of items you have checked out, their due dates, and any fines, log into your library account with your Midwestern University username and password.

Options:

• Pay by check at the library service desk or by mail (Checks payable to Midwestern University)
• Payment deducted from student ID card in person or by email

Downers Grove Campus

Linda Nilles
Midwestern University Library
555 31^st Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 515-6185

Glendale Campus

Arabela Gazda
Midwestern University Library
19555 N. 59^th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85308
(623) 572-3308