Welcome to the Mt. San Antonio College Library. For your convenience in using the library, we offer the following information.

• LIBRARY CARDS:
  • To check out materials, you must present your Mt. San Antonio College picture identification card with the current semester sticker affixed. The current semester sticker must be obtained at the Bursar's Office at the beginning of each semester. Only currently registered students will be given library check-out privileges. Notify the library immediately if your library card is lost, stolen, or if you change your address.
  CHECK-OUT PERIOD:
  • All books and pamphlets may be checked out for 21 days. Currently registered students may check out a maximum of seven (7) books. Community Service students, alumni, college starters, and Inland Empire Academic Library Consortium students may check out a maximum of three (3) books. The library does not carry textbooks.
  VIDEOS:
  • The library checks out videos for Distance Learning and some Math classes only. These videos may be checked out by students having a Mt. SAC ID with the current semester sticker. These videos are in the Media Services office located in the library. The videos may be checked out for two (2) days. They cannot be renewed or placed on hold. The maximum number of videos that a student may check out is two (2). Overdue videos have a late fee of $1.00 per day. The library also has a collection of over 5,000 videos which may be viewed in Media Services.
  RENEWALS:
  • Books that are not late and do not have a hold placed on them may be renewed one time for an additional 21 days. Books may be renewed in person or by using the User Services button located at the top of the Mt. SAC Library catalog screen. Phone renewals will not be accepted. Instructions on how to renew an item online are located on the Library web page at http://library.mtsac.edu/renew.html.
  PLACING BOOKS ON HOLD:
  • You may place a hold on a book that is checked out. A book which has a hold placed on it cannot be renewed. When the book is returned, you will be sent a letter to notify you that a book is available. The book will be kept at the check-out desk, with your name on it, for seven (7) days. At the end of the seven days, the book will be re-shelved. Instructions for placing an item on hold are located on the Library web page at http://library.mtsac.edu/holds.html.
  RETURN OF MATERIALS:
  • Library materials should be returned to one of the two library book drops. One book drop is located OUTSIDE the library entrance in the wall to the left of the doors. A drive-up book drop is located behind the Information Kiosk near the main college entrance off Grand Avenue. Materials may be placed in these book drops 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These book drops are OPEN during weekends, all semester breaks and on holidays. They are emptied daily. Late materials may be returned to the check-out desk during regular hours if you wish to pay the overdue fine at the time of return.
  OVERDUE BOOKS AND FINES:
  • A fine of twenty-five cents per book or pamphlet will be charged for every day that it is late, including weekends, holidays, and semester breaks. Late videos will be charged $1.00 for each late day. Late reserve books will be charged $1.00 per hour. If you have an overdue book, pamphlet or video, or an outstanding fine, you will be placed on obligation on the college computer system. Grades, transcripts, financial aid checks, and registration privileges will be withheld until the obligation is cleared with the library.
  RESERVE BOOKS:
  • Instructors will occasionally place both library and personal materials on reserve for student use. These items are kept at the Reserve Desk in the library. They may be checked out for two hour use within the library. Students must present a Mt. San Antonio College picture identification card with the current semester sticker affixed to check out Reserve items. Overdue reserve items have a late fee of $1.00 per hour.
  LOST AND DAMAGED BOOKS:
  • If a book is lost or damaged, you will be charged a flat fee of $35.00 per book plus a $10.00 library processing charge. A partial refund will be given if the book is returned within one year of payment. Lost or damaged pamphlets are $1.00 each, and the cost for a lost or damaged envelope is $10.00. Lost or damaged videos will be assessed at $30.00 for each cassette and $5.00 for each cassette case, plus a $10.00 library processing charge.
  LIBRARY HOURS:
  • Fall and Spring Semesters:
    Monday through Thursday - 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
    Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Sunday - Noon to 4:00 p.m.
    Closed Holidays
  • Summer and Winter Intersessions:
    Monday through Thursday - 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
    Friday, Saturday & Sunday -
    Closed Holidays
  FURTHER INFORMATION:
  • Further information may be obtained by calling the library check-out desk at (909)594-5611, extension 4260.
• KEY POINTS:
  • A $20.00 fee will be assessed on all returned checks. Do not lend your card to anyone else. You are responsible for any materials checked out with your card. Avoid a fine--return your books on time!
  • REMEMBER: BOOK DROPS ARE OPEN 24-HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SEMESTER BREAKS AND HOLIDAYS.