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Circulation Services - Hope students

Library card:

  • present your library card for library service
  • your student ID may be used at the Hope College libraries and Beardslee Library of Western Theological Seminary
  • non-photo cards are free to part-time Hope students

Item limit:

  • you may borrow up to 50 items at a time

Loan periods

To RENEW items yourself online:

  1. Go to the library home page: http://www.hope.edu/lib
  2. In the navigation bar in the left column, hover over the HopeCAT link, then choose the Renew Items link
  3. Follow directions there for accessing My Account
  4. Or for help call 395-7905
  5. Or bring the item to the circulation desk for assistance

To request a HOLD on an item that is out:

  • In HopeCAT Web, click on request title before title. Follow directions online.
  • or ask someone at the circulation desk.

To RECALL a needed item:

  • ask someone at the circulation desk. A recall notifies the current borrower that another person needs the item
  • there is a $5 fine for late return of a recalled item

Overdue fines:

  • when 1 week overdue, $1 per item
  • CDs or videos--$1 per day, $5 maximum
  • replacement fee of $55 is charged for each item 3 weeks overdue (when the item is returned, the replacement fee is cancelled)
  • when an item is 3 weeks overdue, your borrowing privileges are suspended
  • fines and fees not paid by the end of the semester will be added to your tuition bill
  • lost book replacement fees can only be paid at Business Services at 100 East 8th Street, but are eliminated by returning the item