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Checking out Books and Media Items

1. To check out items, an individual must have one of the following:

An Alamo Colleges District ID card and be currently active as identified by Alamo Colleges District.
A TexShare Card issued by your public library.

2. Checkouts for Students, Faculty, Staff, and TexShare:


	Students	Faculty & Staff	TexShare Borrowers
Max Items	25 items except Course Reserves	25 items except Course Reserves	5 items except Course Reserves
Loan Period	30 days	30 days	14 Days
Renew	2 Times	2 Times	0 Times
Overdue Hold	Until items are returned or replaced	Until items are returned or replaced	Until items are returned or replaced
Lost Item Fee	Cost of item and processing fee	Cost of item and processing fee	Cost of item and processing fee

3. An item can be renewed in the following ways:

In person: Bring the item along with your Alamo Colleges District ID card to the Circulation Desk on the third floor in Moody Learning Center
By telephone: Call 210-486-0554
Online: Go to Library Discovery and sign in to your account using your ACES username and ACES password
An item with a hold on it may not be renewed.

4. To place a hold on items checked out, go to the Circulation Desk on the third floor in Moody Learning Center for assistance.

5. Fees:

No refunds are given for paid lost items.
Lost Item Fees are paid at the SAC Business Office after obtaining a payment form on the fourth floor in Moody Learning Center, room MLC 409.