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How do Reserves work?

The library's reserve collection allows checkouts for the following items:

  • textbooks
  • Chromebooks & laptops (note: semester-long chromebook loans are through Academic Services)
  • calculators
  • bones and minerals kits

You may borrow reserve items in two ways:

IN PERSON ONLINE

Ask for your books at the front desk, M-Th 9 am-5:45pm

(It's helpful if you bring your class schedule or know the following info: Course name and number, Full book title, Edition number)

 COMING SOON! We will soon have secure lockers so you can place requests for reserves online and then pick up your items after-hours.   
NOTE: all reserve checkouts require you to have a Solano College (or Napa Valley College) library card.  If you don't have one yet, please fill out this form: https://napa.polarislibrary.com/polaris/patronaccount/selfregister.aspx?ctx=10.1033.0.0.5 

 

See the Reserves Borrowing Rules section of this page for information on borrowing limits, fines, and more.

2-hour checkout textbooks

14-day checkout textbooks

Reserves Borrowing Rules

  • Not all textbooks are available in the reserve collection.
  • Checkout periods for each item vary (some books are 2 hours, library use only and some are semester long checkouts).    
  • Abuse of reserve collection check out periods may result in (up to a) non-refundable $300 fine and suspension of borrowing privileges. 
  • Back-to-back checkout periods are not permitted for high use / single copy items.
  • Textbooks and Calculators can be loaned out for a 7-day period, but may be renewed based on availability.
  • Renewals cannot be guaranteed.
  • If you have overdue library items from the Spring or Summer semesters, please return them to the library dropdox on the Fairfield campus. Items will be checked back in regularly; you will not incur late fines.  Thank you!