Laptop & Equipment Borrowing
All equipment will be loaned on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check with the Learning Commons Help Desk by Memorial Library's entrance, or call 1-507-389-5931, if you have any questions.
Checkout for semester-long laptops loans starts Thursday, August 20 (1-4 pm) and Friday, August 21 (9am-4pm). You must show your MavCard and be registered for classes.
Equipment available for checkout
- Multimedia equipment is available to current students, faculty, and staff for class-related projects.
- Community borrowers may not checkout library multimedia equipment.
- All loanable equipment is available on a first-come first-served basis.
- Most items circulate for one week.
- Equipment cannot be renewed. Upon returning the equipment, a different unit may be checked out if one is available.
- Equipment can be returned anytime during Library hours at the Learning Commons Help Desk. Do NOT place equipment in the book drop. A damage fee may be charged if equipment is returned with broken parts, missing cables, or is placed in the book drop.
- Equipment cannot be renewed. Upon returning the equipment, a different unit may be checked out if one is available.
- Borrowers must provide multimedia supplies, such as USB drives, SD cards, etc, for the equipment.
- Please return equipment on time. Overdue equipment is charged a default replacement cost that will block your library account until return.
Equipment items available:
One week checkout unless otherwise noted.
- Adapter cables (HDMI, VGA, USB, etc.)
- Audio cassette tape recorders
- Calculators (financial, scientific, and graphing)
- Camera DSLR – photo and video
- Camera smoothee curve
- Camera Steadicam
- Cameras - basic point & shoot
- CD and cassette tape players
- CD, DVD, and BluRay external optical drives for computers
- Charging cables for phones, tablets, and laptops - due end of day
- Digital voice recorders and microphones
- Extension cords
- GoPro camera + accessories
- Headphones - end of day
- Laptop computers -- The majority of laptops check out for the semester. Laptops cannot be renewed. All laptops are Dell PCs. The Library does not checkout any MacBooks.
- Microfilm & microfiche portable readers
- Microphone: boom
- Microphone: handheld
- Microphone: headset
- Microphone: shotgun
- Podcast Equipment: Podcast Kit includes 2 PodMic microphones and stands, RodeCaster II audio production board, headphones, in a carrying bag.
- Portable overhead projectors
- Portable speakers
- Presentation pointers/remotes
- Projector screens
- Public address systems with microphone and amplifier
- Slide projectors
- Sun lamps with full-spectrum light
- Swivl
- Tripods
- Video projectors -- one week checkout
- Webcams
Equipment available for use in Library
Multimedia equipment available for in-Library use. MavCard not required to use these items.
- DVD players
- Videotape players (VCRs)
- Videotape player for international video formats – PAL, SECAM, etc.
- Region-free DVD player for international DVDs
- Cassette tape recorders
- 16mm film projector
- Record player
Contact the Learning Commons Help Desk at 1-507-389-5931 or msulibrary@mnsu.edu with questions.
