Circulation Desk:

The Circulation Desk is located directly inside the front doors of the Henrietta G. Lewis Library. This is where books and magazines are borrowed and returned. A second Check-Out Desk is available for you to check out and return media (videos, films, music recordings, etc.) and to borrow Reserve items. You may also return material in the Book Drop located outside the Day Care Center located on the first floor of D-Building.

In addition to checking out and checking in material, the Circulation Staff will assist you in placing a "hold" on a book or video; help you use media, microforms, personal computers, reserves, and periodicals. We also reserve study rooms for small study groups.


Borrowing Material:

Borrowing material from the Henrietta G. Lewis Library is simple. All you need is a bar coded NCCC ID card. This card also entitles you to borrowing privileges at other State University of New York (SUNY) libraries.

I. D. cards are required for Niagara County Community College students, faculty, administrators, and staff to borrow material. Cards may be obtained at the Security Office located in G-Building. Also available are LAP(Library Access Project) cards which can be used to borrow items from local private colleges. LAP cards are available at the Reference/Information Desk. For those not employed by or attending NCCC, an Off-Campus Borrower card, which entitles you to borrow books and periodicals from NCCC only, may be completed at the Circulation Desk.


Borrowing Policy:

How long may you borrow material?

  • Books: 4 weeks
  • Non-current Magazines, Pamphlets, Compact Discs, Records: 1 week
  • Reference books, Reserves,some videos, current magazines, and microforms: for in Library use only


Overdue Material:

Once you have borrowed material from the Henrietta G. Lewis Library you are responsible for returning it on time. The Library charges $.25 a day for overdue books, magazines, journals, newspapers and pamphlets. Overdue fines for RESERVE MATERIAL are $1.00 a day. Overdue fines for VIDEOS are $3.00 a day.

Be sure to take note of the due date.
Remember, your grades, transcripts, course registration and diploma will be withheld until all fines are paid.


Reference Services:

The Library participates in the "Ask Us 24/7" reference service. A link to this service is available on the Library home page. At Ask Us 24/7 you can "chat" with and interact live with a reference librarian online. These are not necessarily NCCC librarians (although we do participate a few hours a week) but a collective group of librarians from around the country who monitor this program.




For more information concerning Circulation, contact Tamara Anderson, Circulation Librarian at 716.614.6788.

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