Who Can Borrow

Students and faculty of participating Courtesy Card institutions. Contact Reference Services at 816.363.4600 for more information about the Courtesy Card Program.

Individuals living within the following counties:
Missouri - Bates, Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray
Kansas - Douglas, Franklin, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte

High school students with credit card information provided by a parent. (Parent must be present at registration).

Established businesses within the KC Metro area (see above counties). Contact Reference Services for more information about authorized borrowing for businesses.

If you wish to borrow from the Linda Hall Library but do not meet the above criteria, please contact your local public, academic or corporate library and request to borrow through interlibrary loan from Document Delivery Services.

How Much Can You Borrow

Adult and courtesy card borrowers may borrow 10 items.
High school students (student with parent) may borrow 5 items.
All borrowers must provide a picture ID at the time of check-out.

Details

Check-out period for books is three weeks with one three week renewal, via phone, email or in person, if no request has been placed on the item(s).
Check-out period for standards and government documents is 48 hours with one 48-hour renewal, via phone, email or in person, if no request has been placed on the item(s).
Material on loan may be renewed either by phone - call 816.926.8701 or by email circ@lindahall.org

Material which does not circulate:

Journals/periodicals/magazines
Conference proceedings
Material published before 1900
Microforms - microfiche, microfilm, microcard
Rare books and/or items from the History of Science Center collection
Reference books
Technical reports
Other items listed in the Linda Hall Library circulation guidelines. (Please ask at the Reference Desk for a copy)

Terms and Conditions

All Borrowers must provide a picture ID at the time of check-out.
Individual borrowers must provide credit card information on their application.
The Linda Hall Library reserves the right to deny circulation of any item determined to be fragile or difficult to replace. Patrons with overdue items will not be able to check out additional items. Abuse of the loan agreement may result in the loss of borrowing privileges.

Replacement Costs

A standard replacement cost of $150 will be charged for each item not returned in a timely manner.
A damage fee of $25 will be assessed on an individual basis unless the item needs to be replaced.
A $25 processing fee will be added to all credit card transactions.

Library Services - Circulation

Terms and Conditions

Replacement Costs