​Checkout & Return

• Students, faculty, and staff from Minnesota State Mankato - must present MavCard.
• Students from other colleges and universities in Minnesota - must present student ID.
• Minnesota State Mankato Alumni & Emeriti with MavCard.
• Community members who have completed application and received a Community User library card.

• Undergraduate & graduate student loan period for books: end of semester
• Faculty & staff loan period for books: end of academic year
• Community & alumni loan period for books: end of semester
• Some items have shorter loan periods, such as videos and music CDs

• Undergraduate & graduate students - 250 items
• Faculty & staff - 250 items
• Community & alumni - 10 items

Loan periods will vary per item.

Notices will be sent to your MNSU email address. Email notices are sent as a courtesy. Failure to receive a notice does not change the obligation of the borrower to return or renew the material on time. It is the responsibility of the borrower to update their contact information.

• Courtesy Notice -- reminder of upcoming due date
• Overdue Notice -- return or renew immediately to avoid replacement cost
• Loan Recall Notice -- A recall means that someone else has requested the book. Please
  return book by the due date listed.
• Overdue/billed Notice --A default replacement cost has been billed to your account. Please return items immediately.

You are responsible for all materials checked out with your MavCard. This includes reviewing receipt or checking online library account to confirm due date.

Notices may be ending up in your junk mail. 
White List the email address to fix this problem :
Go to your “Junk” email folder:

Right click on the email that should not have gone to the “Junk” email folder:
On the drop-down menu – choose Junk then Not Junk 

A dialog box appears:

Click on OK!
Then go to your “In Box” to find the email.

Library materials can be returned in a number of places. All items can be returned to the Circulation Desk whenever the library is open. When the library is closed, materials can be turned in at book drops on either side of the library (see map for locations). The book drop on the south side of the library, near the fountain, is in the alcove near the bike racks. The book drop on the north side is across from Preska Hall, in the alcove next to the receiving door.

Note: Equipment and other oversized items can only be returned to the front Circulation desk. They will not fit in the book drops.

Not in Mankato?

If you attend classes at 7700 France Ave, books can be returned via campus mail.

Most Minnesota libraries will return books to MNSU. Ask at your nearest library about doing a courtesy return.

If mailing library materials to us, address is Memorial Library, Minnesota State University, 601 Maywood Ave, Mankato MN 56001

Renewals can be requested from within your online library account, by responding to a library email, or in person at the library.

Materials cannot be renewed if they have been requested by another library user. Overdue materials cannot be renewed online.

Once an item is late enough to be marked overdue/billed, your library account will be charged a default replacement cost. If you are billed for replacement costs, bring back the overdue/billed item so that replacement charges can be removed.

Holds (Request Item)

Patrons can place pickup holds on materials using the Request Item button in MavScholar 

If item is listed as On Shelf, you should receive a Hold Pickup email within a day (M-F).

If item is currently checked out, other patron will receive a recall notice, and you will receive the Hold Pickup notice when item is returned.

Materials will be held for one week only.

Alternatively, you can request the unavailable item via Inter Library Loan - include note that item is checked out. This is often a faster way to acquire a checked out title.

Recall
If you receive a Due Date Change Notice, it means someone has requested that book. Please return book by the due date indicated on the notice. Books can be recalled after three weeks. If recalled materials are not returned by the new due date, a block will be placed on your library record.

The Library does not charge fines for late returns. Overdue library materials are however automatically declared Overdue/Billed and assigned a default replacement cost by our system.

The default charge on an Overdue/Billed item is removed from your library account when item is returned.

If you cannot locate an item, please contact the library to talk about actual replacement cost. We will usually accept a replacement copy of a book.

Severely overdue items may be reported campus financial services and will then appear on your university bill.

If replacement cost is paid, payment can be refunded if item is found and returned within 3 months of original due date.

If item is damaged, a repair fee may be charged. Amount depends on the value of the item and extent of damage as assessed by the Library. Borrowers may also receive fines for misuse of materials or services or damage to materials. Misuse can include ignoring recall notice or failure to leave a group study room in a timely fashion.

Reply to email notice or contact a staff member listed below to inquire about library charges, or overdue notices.