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Borrowing From Other Libraries

Circulation Services: 410-704-2456

The Baltimore Academic Library Consortium (BALC)

TU students, faculty and staff may now go directly to the following libraries to borrow materials. Your TU OneCard must be presented in order to borrow materials. The policies and procedures for each library are described below:

Goucher College - Julia Rogers Library 

1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore MD 21204
Information and Library Hours: 410-337-6361

ID Required:	Current TU photo ID or a non-photo ID from TU and a photo ID such as a driver's license.
Loan Period:	28 days. Material can be renewed once by phone or in person.
Returns:	Directly to Goucher Library.
Overdues:	Fines $ .10/day.

Loyola/Notre Dame Library 

200 Winston Avenue, Baltimore MD 21212
Information and Library Hours: 410-617-6800

ID Required:	Current TU photo ID or a non-photo ID from TU and a photo ID such as a driver's license.
Loan Period:	3 weeks. No renewals. Limit of 5 items.
Returns:	Directly to Loyola/Notre Dame Library.
Overdues:	Fines $.10/day

McDaniel College, Hoover Library 

2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157
Information and Library Hours: 410-857-2281

ID Required:	Current Towson photo ID.
Loan Period:	3 weeks. Materials can be renewed online or in person.
Returns:	Directly to Hoover Library.
Overdues:	Fines $0.25 per day.

Maryland Institute, College of Art - The Decker Library 

1401 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore MD 21217
Information and Library Hours: 410-225-2272

ID Required:	Current Towson photo ID.
Loan Period:	3 weeks with a maximum of five books. Materials must be renewed in person.
Returns:	Directly to Decker Library.
Overdues:	Fines $0.25 per day.

Stevenson University Library 

1525 Greenspring Valley Road, Stevenson MD 21153
Information and Library Hours: 410-602-7233

ID Required:	Current TU photo ID or a non-photo ID from TU and a photo ID such as a driver's license.
Loan Period:	28 days. Material must be renewed in person.
Returns:	Directly to Stevenson University Library.
Overdues:	Fines $.20/day.

Please remember you are borrowing materials directly from these libraries. It is your responsibility to understand and observe the policies of the library owning the material. Fines and other charges will be payable to the library owning the material.

These new direct borrowing privileges are in addition to the privileges currently available to you through the University of Maryland System libraries.

If you have general questions about the project contact TU Circulation or Reference Desk.

If you have specific questions about library policy contact library owning material to be borrowed.