Borrowing

Library facilities and services are open to all students, faculty, staff and community users free of charge. Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) students, faculty or staff may check out library materials with a student ID card. Guests or community users may check out library materials with a guest library card.

• Student ID Card: Cards are obtained it the Print Shop.

  • Print Shop Location: Library, Bldg 2, lower level, Room 2-010
  • Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Phone: 509-533-3744

• Guest Library Card: issued SFCC library circulation desk.

When you apply for a student ID card or guest library card, you must show a current copy of one of these documents: 

• Washington State Driver's License

• State ID

• Military ID

• Tribal ID

You Should Also Know

• Children under the age of 18 may not apply for a library card unless they are registered students enrolled in an SCC or SFCC credit class.

• Minor-age children must be accompanied by an adult to use the libraries.

• Library patrons are responsible for all items checked out to their library card and are responsible for notifying the library if their card is lost or stolen.

• In order to borrow laptops, hotspots, projectors, and other technology, users will need to fill out a Library Equipment Agreement Form.

Check-Out Item Limits

All library materials are checked out at the circulation desk. Renewals may be requested for items online or in person. You must provide your student ID or guest library card number when calling for renewal.

If a library book is checked out, a “Hold” can be placed on it.  We will notify you when the book is available for checkout.

Sorry, but no holds or reservations can be placed on library technology that circulates, including laptops, internet hotspots, and cameras. 

Students and Employees

• Maximum items on loan: 40

• Maximum items claimed returned:10  

Community Users Loan Periods

• Videos or DVDs:  Two per card

• Books: Five per card

• Magazines: Five per card  

Community users are not eligible to check out equipment and may only check out five items total.

Faculty may ask you to read material they have placed on “Reserve.”  Reserve items may include:

• Instructor’s personal material

• Library-owned materials

• Photocopies of articles

• Other materials in high demand like textbooks

Materials on reserve are in high demand and short loan periods help make the material available to all members of the class.
In order to allow everyone to use reserve material:

• Only two items may be checked out at one time.    

• No hold or renewals are allowed on reserve items.  

Ask for reserve items at the library circulation desk.

You are responsible for all items checked out on your ID/library card. Lost item status is automatically applied to overdue items. Borrowers will be charged the full replacement cost of the item lost plus a processing fee. If you paid for a lost item, but locate it and return it within six months of the official due date, the library refunds the replacement charge.

Library privileges are blocked for those owing more than $10 to a library.