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Access Services: Fines and Fees

Guide to Access Services which include activities related to Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, Reserves, Stack Management and other library public services.

Fine and Fee Payment

Fines may be paid online or at the Cashier’s window in the W. R. Banks Building.

Electronics Fines and Fees

TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus graphing calculators

Overdue Fines: Replacement/repair cost plus $15.00 non-refundable processing fee if returned after the due date; an additional $95.00 non-refundable extended overdue fine will be assessed for calculators returned more than one week after the due date.

Charges for lost, stolen, and damaged calculators: Replacement fee of $100.00 (TI-83 Plus), $120.00 (TI-84 Plus yellow), $180.00 (TI-84 Plus black), or cost of repair.

DVD player

The default replacement cost charged to patrons is $65.00. This includes a replacement fee of $50.00 plus a $15.00 non-refundable processing charge.

Fines and Fees

The date a book or other circulation item is to be returned to the library, the due date, is stamped in each book or printed on a receipt. Patrons are responsible for returning all borrowed items on time whether or not an overdue notice is received. Overdue notices will be sent to patron’s PVAMU email within fourteen (14) days of the due date, with a second notice sent after twenty-one (21) days.

Books may be returned to the John B. Coleman Library at the circulation counter, in the book return slot at the circulation counter, in the book drop box at the main entrance or the outside book return on the west side of the library. The borrower is responsible for material lost due to improper returns.

Fines may be paid online or at the Cashier’s window in the W. R. Banks Building. A fine is charged for each day an item is overdue.

The following charges will be made: Regular circulating books - $ .25 per day to a maximum of $65.00; Reserve Materials - $1.20 for first minute and $ .10 each additional minute to a maximum of $90.00.

The default replacement cost charged to patrons is $65.00/book. This includes a replacement fee of $50.00/book plus a $15.00/book non-refundable processing charge.

Staff

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Susan Streety
Library Associate I
(936) 261-1534
sestreety@pvamu.edu

John B. Coleman Library
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 519, MS 1040, Prairie View, Texas 77446
Physical Address: L.W. Minor St. / University Drive, Prairie View, Texas 77446
Reference: (936) 261-1535, Circulation: (936) 261-1542
Email: askalibrarian@pvamu.edu

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